Formylmethanofuran—tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase

formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.3.1.101
CAS number 105669-83-8
Databases
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BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
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MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO
FTR

formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin fromyltransferase from methanosarcina barkeri
Identifiers
Symbol FTR
Pfam PF01913
InterPro IPR022667
SCOP 1ftr
SUPERFAMILY 1ftr
TCDB 9.A.17
FTR, proximal lobe

formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase from archaeoglobus fulgidus
Identifiers
Symbol FTR_C
Pfam PF02741
InterPro IPR002770
SCOP 1ftr
SUPERFAMILY 1ftr

In enzymology, a formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin N-formyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.101) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

formylmethanofuran + 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin methanofuran + 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are formylmethanofuran and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin, whereas its two products are methanofuran and 5-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is formylmethanofuran:5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin 5-formyltransferase. Other names in common use include formylmethanofuran-tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, formylmethanofuran:tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase, N-formylmethanofuran(CHO-MFR):tetrahydromethanopterin(H4MPT), formyltransferase, FTR, formylmethanofuran:5,6,7,8-tetrahydromethanopterin, and N5-formyltransferase. This enzyme participates in folate biosynthesis.

Ftr from the thermophilic methanogen Methanopyrus kandleri (which has an optimum growth temperature 98 degrees C) is a hyperthermophilic enzyme that is absolutely dependent on the presence of lyotropic salts for activity and thermostability. The crystal structure of Ftr, determined to a reveals a homotetramer composed essentially of two dimers. Each subunit is subdivided into two tightly associated lobes both consisting of a predominantly antiparallel beta sheet flanked by alpha helices forming an alpha/beta sandwich structure. The approximate location of the active site was detected in a region close to the dimer interface.[1] Ftr from the mesophilic methanogen Methanosarcina barkeri and the sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus have a similar structure.[2]

In the methylotrophic bacterium Methylobacterium extorquens, Ftr interacts with three other polypeptides to form an Ftr/hydrolase complex which catalyses the hydrolysis of formyl-tetrahydromethanopterin to formate during growth on C1 substrates.[3]

Structural studies

As of late 2007, 5 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 1FTR, 1M5H, 1M5S, 2FHJ, and 2FHK.

References

  1. Ermler U, Merckel M, Thauer R, Shima S (May 1997). "Formylmethanofuran: tetrahydromethanopterin formyltransferase from Methanopyrus kandleri - new insights into salt-dependence and thermostability". Structure. 5 (5): 635–46. doi:10.1016/s0969-2126(97)00219-0. PMID 9195883.
  2. Mamat B, Roth A, Grimm C, Ermler U, Tziatzios C, Schubert D, Thauer RK, Shima S (September 2002). "Crystal structures and enzymatic properties of three formyltransferases from archaea: environmental adaptation and evolutionary relationship". Protein Sci. 11 (9): 2168–78. doi:10.1110/ps.0211002. PMC 2373594Freely accessible. PMID 12192072.
  3. Pomper BK, Saurel O, Milon A, Vorholt JA (July 2002). "Generation of formate by the formyltransferase/hydrolase complex (Fhc) from Methylobacterium extorquens AM1". FEBS Lett. 523 (1-3): 133–7. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(02)02962-9. PMID 12123819.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro IPR022667


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