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Function
It is involved in the processing of carbohydrates as it has important roles in the glucose metabolic process (glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway).
It also has a role in protecting cells from destruction because it produces a cofactor NADPH which plays a role in protecting cells from reactive oxygen species.
Genomic context
It is coded by the G6PD gene (1461 nucleotides).
Catalytic activity
D-glucose 6-phosphate + NAD+ → 6-phospho-D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H+ + NADH
KM=114 µM for G6PD (with NADP), KM=69 µM for G6PD (with NAD),
KM=8.0 µM for NADP, KM=160 µM for NAD
Its regulation depends on the concentration of substrate and coenzyme, rate limiting step in pentose phosphate pathway.
Optimal activity conditions
Optimum pH is 5.4 - 8.9.
Evolutionary conservation
We will keep the interactivity that exist on the page: a box can be checked to observe the different structures conserved evolutionary.
Mutations
Mutagenesis inducing catalytic activity loss: +200 mutations have been identified. A change of amino acids leads to disruption of the normal
structure/function/reduce the expression of enzymes.
Structural highlights
It is formed of a homodimer (dimer of two identical monomers).
Depending on several conditions, it can dimerize to form tetramers. Each monomer in the complex has a substrate binding site that binds to G6P, and a catalytic coenzyme binding site that binds to NADP+/NADPH using the Rossman fold.
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- ↑ Hanson, R. M., Prilusky, J., Renjian, Z., Nakane, T. and Sussman, J. L. (2013), JSmol and the Next-Generation Web-Based Representation of 3D Molecular Structure as Applied to Proteopedia. Isr. J. Chem., 53:207-216. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300024
- ↑ Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644