CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 3.40.50.880
Functional Family Folate gamma-glutamyl hydrolase

Enzyme Information

3.4.19.9
Folate gamma-glutamyl hydrolase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q92820
Tetrahydropteroyl-(gamma-glutamyl)(n) + (n-1) H(2)O = 5,6,7,8- tetrahydrofolate + (n-1) L-glutamate.
-!- The enzyme, which occurs only in animals and plants, can be either endo- and/or exopeptidase. -!- It acts on tetrahydropteroyl polyglutamates and their modified forms, as well as the polyglutamates of the folate breakdown product N-(4-aminobenzoyl)-L-glutamate (pABA-Glu). -!- The initial cleavage may release either monoglutamate or poly-gamma- glutamate of two or more residues, depending on the specific enzyme. -!- For example, GGH1 from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana cleaves pentaglutamates, mainly to di- and triglutamates, whereas GGH2 from the same organism yields mainly monoglutamates. -!- The enzyme is lysosomal (and secreted) in animals and vacuolar in plants. -!- Belongs to peptidase family C26. -!- Formerly EC 3.4.12.10 and EC 3.4.22.12.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q92820
GGH_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Gamma-glutamyl hydrolase

PDB Structure

PDB 1L9X
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Three-dimensional structure of human gamma -glutamyl hydrolase. A class I glatamine amidotransferase adapted for a complex substate.
Li, H., Ryan, T.J., Chave, K.J., Van Roey, P.
J.Biol.Chem.