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CATH Superfamily 3.40.50.880

Class I glutamine amidotransferase (GATase) domain

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was: waiting to be named.

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FunFam 174: Imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase subunit HisH

There are 2 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Imidazole glycerol-phosphate synthase. [EC: 4.3.2.10]
5-((5-phospho-1-deoxy-D-ribulos-1-ylamino)methylideneamino)-1-(5-phospho- beta-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide + L-glutamine = 5-amino-1- (5-phospho-beta-D-ribosyl)imidazole-4-carboxamide + D-erythro-1- (imidazol-4-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate + L-glutamate.
  • The enzyme is involved in histidine biosynthesis, as well as purine nucleotide biosynthesis.
  • The enzymes from archaea and bacteria are heterodimeric.
  • A glutaminase component (cf. EC 3.5.1.2) produces an ammonia molecule that is transferred by a 25 A tunnel to a cyclase component, which adds it to the imidazole ring, leading to lysis of the molecule and cyclization of one of the products.
  • The glutminase subunit is only active within the dimeric complex.
  • In fungi and plants the two subunits are combined into a single polypeptide.
 4 B0R711 B0R711 Q9HNI6 Q9HNI6
Glutaminase. [EC: 3.5.1.2]
L-glutamine + H(2)O = L-glutamate + NH(3).
    		 4 B0R711 B0R711 Q9HNI6 Q9HNI6
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