CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Diphtheria Toxin, domain 1
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.4.2.36
NAD(+)--diphthamide ADP-ribosyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P11439
NAD(+) + diphthamide-[translation elongation factor 2] = nicotinamide + N-(ADP-D-ribosyl)diphthamide-[translation elongation factor 2].
-!- Dihtheria toxin and some other bacterial toxins catalyze this reaction, which inactivates translation elongation factor 2 (EF2). -!- The acceptor is diphthamide, a unique modification of a histidine residue in the elongation factor found in archaebacteria and all eukaryotes, but not in eubacteria. -!- Cf. EC 2.4.2.31. -!- The relevant histidine of EF2 is His(715) in mammals, His(699) in yeast and His(600) in Pyrococcus horikoshii.

UniProtKB Entries (2)

P11439
TOXA_PSEAE
Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
Exotoxin A
P32324
EF2_YEAST
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C
Elongation factor 2

PDB Structure

PDB 1ZM2
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Exotoxin A-eEF2 complex structure indicates ADP ribosylation by ribosome mimicry.
Joergensen, R., Merrill, A.R., Yates, S.P., Marquez, V.E., Schwan, A.L., Boesen, T., Andersen, G.R.
Nature