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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Deoxyhypusine synthase
Functional Family deoxyhypusine synthase isoform X2

Enzyme Information

2.5.1.46
Deoxyhypusine synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt P49366
[eIF5A-precursor]-lysine + spermidine = [eIF5A-precursor]-deoxyhypusine + propane-1,3-diamine.
-!- The eukaryotic initiation factor eIF5A contains a hypusine residue that is essential for activity. -!- Catalyzes the first reaction of hypusine formation from one specific lysine residue of the eIF5A precursor. -!- The reaction occurs in four steps: NAD(+)-dependent dehydrogenation of spermidine (1a), formation of an enzyme-imine intermediate by transfer of the 4-aminobutylidene group from dehydrospermidine to the active site lysine residue (1b), transfer of the same 4-aminobutylidene group from the enzyme intermediate to the e1F5A precursor (1c), reduction of the e1F5A-imine intermediate to form a deoxyhypusine residue (1d). -!- Hence the overall reaction is transfer of a 4-aminobutyl group. -!- For the plant enzyme, homospermidine can substitute for spermidine and putrescine can substitute for the lysine residue of the eIF5A precursor. -!- Hypusine is formed from deoxyhypusine by the action of EC 1.14.99.29. -!- Formerly EC 1.1.1.249.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P49366
DHYS_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Deoxyhypusine synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 1RQD
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
A New Crystal Structure of Deoxyhypusine Synthase Reveals the Configuration of the Active Enzyme and of an Enzyme-NAD-Inhibitor Ternary Complex
Umland, T.C., Wolff, E.C., Park, M.-H., Davies, D.R.
J.Biol.Chem.
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