Protein Domain : Indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase, conserved site IPR001468

Type  Conserved_site
Description  Indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase ( ) (IGPS) catalyses the fourth step in the biosynthesis of tryptophan, the ring closure of 1-(2-carboxy-phenylamino)-1-deoxyribulose into indol-3-glycerol-phosphate. In some bacteria, IGPS is a single chain enzyme. In others, such as Escherichia coli, it is the N-terminal domain of a bifunctional enzyme that also catalyses N-(5'-phosphoribosyl)anthranilate isomerase ( ) (PRAI) activity (see ), the third step of tryptophan biosynthesis. In fungi, IGPS is the central domain of a trifunctional enzyme that contains a PRAI C-terminal domain and a glutamine amidotransferase ( ) (GATase) N-terminal domain. A structure of the IGPS domain of the bifunctional enzyme from the mesophilic bacterium E. coli (eIGPS) has been compared with the monomeric indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus (sIGPS). Both are single-domain(beta/alpha)8 barrel proteins, with one (eIGPS) or two (sIGPS) additional helices inserted before the first beta strand [ ]. This entry represents a highly conserved region within the N-terminal section of IGPS, which has been shown to be part of the active site cavity.
Short Name  Indole-3-GlycerolPSynthase_CS

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