Structural highlights
Function
[PDXT_BACSU] Involved in the hydrolysis of glutamine to glutamate and ammonia. Channels an ammonia molecule to PdxS.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The structure of YaaE from Bacillus subtilis was determined at 2.5-A resolution. YaaE is a member of the triad glutamine aminotransferase family and functions in a recently identified alternate pathway for the biosynthesis of vitamin B(6). Proposed active residues include conserved Cys-79, His-170, and Glu-172. YaaE shows similarity to HisH, a glutaminase involved in histidine biosynthesis. YaaD associates with YaaE. A homology model of this protein was constructed. YaaD is predicted to be a (beta/alpha)(8) barrel on the basis of sequence comparisons. The predicted active site includes highly conserved residues 211-216 and 233-235. Finally, a homology model of a putative YaaD-YaaE complex was prepared using the structure of HisH-F as a model. This model predicts that the ammonia molecule generated by YaaE is channeled through the center of the YaaD barrel to the putative YaaD active site.
Three-dimensional structure of YaaE from Bacillus subtilis, a glutaminase implicated in pyridoxal-5'-phosphate biosynthesis.,Bauer JA, Bennett EM, Begley TP, Ealick SE J Biol Chem. 2004 Jan 23;279(4):2704-11. Epub 2003 Oct 28. PMID:14585832[1]
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References
- ↑ Bauer JA, Bennett EM, Begley TP, Ealick SE. Three-dimensional structure of YaaE from Bacillus subtilis, a glutaminase implicated in pyridoxal-5'-phosphate biosynthesis. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jan 23;279(4):2704-11. Epub 2003 Oct 28. PMID:14585832 doi:10.1074/jbc.M310311200
