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CATH Superfamily 3.90.190.20

Mur ligase, C-terminal 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 named:

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Mur ligase, C-terminal domain
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FunFam 71: Putative folylpolyglutamate synthase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Tetrahydrofolate synthase. [EC: 6.3.2.17]
ATP + tetrahydropteroyl-(gamma-Glu)(n) + L-glutamate = ADP + phosphate + tetrahydropteroyl-(gamma-Glu)(n+1).
  • In some bacteria, a single protein catalyzes both this activity and that of EC 6.3.2.12, the combined activity of which leads to the formation of the coenzyme polyglutamated tetrahydropteroate (H(4)PteGlu(n)), i.e. various tetrahydrofolates (H(4)folate).
  • In contrast, the activities are located on separate proteins in most eukaryotes studied to date.
  • In Arabidopsis thaliana, this enzyme is present as distinct isoforms in the mitochondria, the cytosol and the chloroplast.
  • Each isoform is encoded by a separate gene, a situation that is unique among eukaryotes.
  • As the affinity of folate-dependent enzymes increases markedly with the number of glutamic residues, the tetrahydropteroyl polyglutamates are the preferred coenzymes of C(1) metabolism.
  • The enzymes from different sources (particularly eukaryotes versus prokaryotes) have different substrate specificities with regard to one-carbon substituents and the number of glutamate residues present on the tetrahydrofolates.
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