Structural highlights
Function
PPCS_HUMAN Catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of coenzyme A from vitamin B5, where cysteine is conjugated to 4'-phosphopantothenate to form 4-phosphopantothenoylcysteine.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Daugherty M, Polanuyer B, Farrell M, Scholle M, Lykidis A, de Crecy-Lagard V, Osterman A. Complete reconstitution of the human coenzyme A biosynthetic pathway via comparative genomics. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jun 14;277(24):21431-9. Epub 2002 Mar 28. PMID:11923312 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M201708200
- ↑ Manoj N, Strauss E, Begley TP, Ealick SE. Structure of human phosphopantothenoylcysteine synthetase at 2.3 A resolution. Structure. 2003 Aug;11(8):927-36. PMID:12906824