Structural highlights
Function
ACEK_ECO57 Bifunctional enzyme which can phosphorylate or dephosphorylate isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) on a specific serine residue. This is a regulatory mechanism which enables bacteria to bypass the Krebs cycle via the glyoxylate shunt in response to the source of carbon. When bacteria are grown on glucose, IDH is fully active and unphosphorylated, but when grown on acetate or ethanol, the activity of IDH declines drastically concomitant with its phosphorylation.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
We have revealed that bifunctional AceK kinase/phosphatase utilizes a stepwise addition-elimination mechanism in its dephosphorylation reaction. This work explains how AceK enables opposite kinase and phosphatase activities with Asp477 and a single Mg(2+) ion.
The phosphatase mechanism of bifunctional kinase/phosphatase AceK.,Wang S, Shen Q, Chen G, Zheng J, Tan H, Jia Z Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Nov 25;50(91):14117-20. doi: 10.1039/c4cc05375c. PMID:25272278[1]
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References
- ↑ Wang S, Shen Q, Chen G, Zheng J, Tan H, Jia Z. The phosphatase mechanism of bifunctional kinase/phosphatase AceK. Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Nov 25;50(91):14117-20. doi: 10.1039/c4cc05375c. PMID:25272278 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4cc05375c
