CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily S-ribosylhomocysteinase (LuxS)
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

4.4.1.21
S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q9ZMW8
S-(5-deoxy-D-ribos-5-yl)-L-homocysteine = L-homocysteine + (4S)-4,5- dihydroxypentan-2,3-dione.
-!- The 4,5-dihydroxypentan-2,3-dione formed spontaneously cyclizes and combines with borate to form an autoinducer (AI-2) in the bacterial quorum-sensing mechanism, which is used by many bacteria to control gene expression in response to cell density. -!- Formerly EC 3.2.1.148 and EC 3.3.1.3.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q9ZMW8
LUXS_HELPJ
Helicobacter pylori J99
S-ribosylhomocysteine lyase

PDB Structure

PDB 1J6X
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
A structural genomics approach to the study of quorum sensing: crystal structures of three LuxS orthologs.
Lewis, H.A., Furlong, E.B., Laubert, B., Eroshkina, G.A., Batiyenko, Y., Adams, J.M., Bergseid, M.G., Marsh, C.D., Peat, T.S., Sanderson, W.E., Sauder, J.M., Buchanan, S.G.
Structure