Uridine 5'-monophosphate synthase

From Proteopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

Function

Uridine 5’-monophosphate synthase (UMPS) is a bifunctional enzyme which catalyzes the formation of uridine monophosphate (UMP)[1]. UMPS N-terminal domain is an orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRT) subunit which catalyzes the addition of ribose-phosphate to orotate forming orotidine 5’-monophosphate (OMP). The C-terminal subunit is orotidine 5’-phosphate decarboxylase (OPD) or OMP decarboxylase which decarboxylates OMP to form UMP. Potent inhibitors of OPD are BMP – a barbituric acid derivative and xanthosine-5'-monophosphate (XMP).

Disease

Defects in UMPS result in the hereditary rare metabolic disease orotic aciduria[2]. UMPS deficiency in Holstein cattle results in an autosomal disorder which causes early embryonic death of offspring[3].

Structural highlights

UMPS contains UMP in its nucleotide-binding pocket[4] (the surface of chain B doesn't shown). Water molecules are shown as red spheres.

3D structures of uridine 5'-monophosphate synthase

Uridine 5'-monophosphate synthase 3D structures

Human uridine 5-monophosphate synthase OPD subunit dimer complex with UMP 2qcd

Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate

References

  1. Yablonski MJ, Pasek DA, Han BD, Jones ME, Traut TW. Intrinsic activity and stability of bifunctional human UMP synthase and its two separate catalytic domains, orotate phosphoribosyltransferase and orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase. J Biol Chem. 1996 May 3;271(18):10704-8. PMID:8631878
  2. Grohmann K, Lauffer H, Lauenstein P, Hoffmann GF, Seidlitz G. Hereditary orotic aciduria with epilepsy and without megaloblastic anemia. Neuropediatrics. 2015 Apr;46(2):123-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1547341. Epub 2015 Mar, 10. PMID:25757096 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1547341
  3. Schwenger B, Schober S, Simon D. DUMPS cattle carry a point mutation in the uridine monophosphate synthase gene. Genomics. 1993 Apr;16(1):241-4. PMID:8486364 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/geno.1993.1165
  4. Wittmann JG, Heinrich D, Gasow K, Frey A, Diederichsen U, Rudolph MG. Structures of the human orotidine-5'-monophosphate decarboxylase support a covalent mechanism and provide a framework for drug design. Structure. 2008 Jan;16(1):82-92. PMID:18184586 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2007.10.020

Proteopedia Page Contributors and Editors (what is this?)

Michal Harel, Alexander Berchansky, Joel L. Sussman

Personal tools