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X-ray structure of the dihydroxyacetone kinase from Escherichia coli
Structural highlights
FunctionDHAK_ECOLI Dihydroxyacetone binding subunit of the dihydroxyacetone kinase, which is responsible for phosphorylating dihydroxyacetone. Binds covalently dihydroxyacetone in hemiaminal linkage. Acts also as a corepressor of DhaR by binding to its sensor domain, in the absence of dihydroxyacetone. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedDihydroxyacetone (Dha) kinases are homologous proteins that use different phosphoryl donors, a multiphosphoryl protein of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent carbohydrate:phosphotransferase system in bacteria, ATP in animals, plants, and some bacteria. The Dha kinase of Escherichia coli consists of three subunits, DhaK and DhaL, which are colinear to the ATP-dependent Dha kinases of eukaryotes, and the multiphosphoryl protein DhaM. Here we show the crystal structure of the DhaK subunit in complex with Dha at 1.75 A resolution. DhaK is a homodimer with a fold consisting of two six-stranded mixed beta-sheets surrounded by nine alpha-helices and a beta-ribbon covering the exposed edge strand of one sheet. The core of the N-terminal domain has an alpha/beta fold common to subunits of carbohydrate transporters and transcription regulators of the phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent carbohydrate:phosphotransferase system. The core of the C-terminal domain has a fold similar to the C-terminal domain of the cell-division protein FtsZ. A molecule of Dha is covalently bound in hemiaminal linkage to the N epsilon 2 of His-230. The hemiaminal does not participate in covalent catalysis but is the chemical basis for discrimination between short-chain carbonyl compounds and polyols. Paralogs of Dha kinases occur in association with transcription regulators of the TetR/QacR and the SorC families, pointing to their biological role as sensors in signaling. A mechanism of covalent substrate binding in the x-ray structure of subunit K of the Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone kinase.,Siebold C, Garcia-Alles LF, Erni B, Baumann U Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jul 8;100(14):8188-92. Epub 2003 Jun 17. PMID:12813127[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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