CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Decaprenyl diphosphate synthase-like
Functional Family Isoprenyl transferase

Enzyme Information

2.5.1.86
Trans,polycis-decaprenyl diphosphate synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt P9WFF7
(2Z,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + 7 isopentenyl diphosphate = 7 diphosphate + (2Z,6Z,10Z,14Z,18Z,22Z,26Z,30Z,34E)-decaprenyl diphosphate.
-!- The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of decaprenyl phosphate, which plays a central role in the biosynthesis of essential mycobacterial cell wall components, such as the mycolyl- arabinogalactan-peptidoglycan complex and lipoarabinomannan.
2.5.1.87
Ditrans,polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate synthase ((2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate specific).
based on mapping to UniProt P9WFF7
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + n isopentenyl diphosphate = n diphosphate + ditrans,polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate (n = 10-55).
-!- The enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of dolichol (a long-chain polyprenol) with a saturated alpha-isoprene unit, which serves as a glycosyl carrier in protein glycosylation. -!- The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has two different enzymes that catalyze this reaction. -!- Rer2p synthesizes a well-defined family of polyprenols of 13-18 isoprene residues with dominating C(80) (16 isoprene residues) extending to C(120), while Srt1p synthesizes mainly polyprenol with 22 isoprene subunits. -!- Largest Srt1p products reach C(290). -!- The enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana catalyzes the formation of polyprenyl diphosphates with predominant carbon number C(120).

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P9WFF7
DPDS_MYCTU
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
Decaprenyl diphosphate synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 2VG3
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
The structural basis of chain length control in Rv1086.
Wang, W., Dong, C., McNeil, M., Kaur, D., Mahapatra, S., Crick, D.C., Naismith, J.H.
J. Mol. Biol.