Pseudouridylate synthase

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In enzymology, a pseudouridylate synthase (EC 4.2.1.70) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

uracil + D-ribose 5-phosphate $\rightleftharpoons$ pseudouridine 5'-phosphate + H₂O

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are uracil and D-ribose 5-phosphate, whereas its two products are pseudouridine 5'-phosphate and H₂O.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is uracil hydro-lyase (adding D-ribose 5-phosphate pseudouridine-5'-phosphate-forming). Other names in common use include pseudouridylic acid synthetase, pseudouridine monophosphate synthetase, 5-ribosyluracil 5-phosphate synthetase, pseudouridylate synthetase, upsilonUMP synthetase, and uracil hydro-lyase (adding D-ribose 5-phosphate). This enzyme participates in pyrimidine metabolism.

1 Structural studies
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Gene Ontology (GO) codes

[edit] Structural studies

As of late 2007, 22 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1DJ0, 1K8W, 1KSK, 1KSL, 1KSV, 1PRZ, 1QYU, 1R3E, 1R3F, 1SB7, 1SGV, 1SI7, 1SZW, 1V9F, 1V9K, 1VIO, 1XPI, 1Z2Z, 1ZE1, 1ZE2, 1ZL3, and 2I82.

[edit] References

IUBMB entry for 4.2.1.70
BRENDA references for 4.2.1.70 (Recommended.)
PubMed references for 4.2.1.70
PubMed Central references for 4.2.1.70
Google Scholar references for 4.2.1.70
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Matsushita T, Davis FF (1971). "Studies on pseudouridylic acid synthetase from various sources". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 238: 165–73. PMID 4936431.
Remsen JF, Matsushita T, Chirikjian JG, Davis FF (1972). "Enzymatic synthesis of deoxypseudouridylic acid and a study of certain of its properties". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 281: 481–7. PMID 4569284.
Suzuki T, Hochster RM (1966). "On the biosynthesis of pseudouridine and of pseudouridylic acid in Agrobacterium tumefaciens". Can. J. Biochem. 44: 259–72. PMID 5942965.