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ReviewBioorganic chemistry2011

The ATP-grasp enzymes.

Maria V Fawaz, Melissa E Topper, Steven M Firestine

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Review in Bioorganic chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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106citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

106 citing papers in PubMed, 183 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria V FawazDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, United States.
Melissa E Topper
Steven M Firestine
Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · USWayne State University · US

Funding

Enzymology of N5-CAIR SynthetaseR01GM087467 · NIGMS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FIRESTINE, STEVEN M · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM087467NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM087467
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ATP-grasp enzymes consist of a superfamily of 21 proteins that contain an atypical ATP-binding site, called the ATP-grasp fold. The ATP-grasp fold is comprised of two α+β domains that "grasp" a molecule of ATP between them and members of the family typically have an overall structural design containing three common conserved focal domains. The founding members of the family consist of biotin carboxylase, d-ala-d-ala ligase and glutathione synthetase, all of which catalyze the ATP-assisted reaction of a carboxylic acid with a nucleophile via the formation of an acylphosphate intermediate. While most members of the superfamily follow this mechanistic pathway, studies have demonstrated that two enzymes catalyze only the phosphoryl transfer step and thus are kinases instead of ligases. Members of the ATP-grasp superfamily are found in several metabolic pathways including de novo purine biosynthesis, gluconeogenesis, and fatty acid synthesis. Given the critical nature of these enzymes, researchers have actively sought the development of potent inhibitors of several members of the superfamily as antibacterial and anti-obseity agents. In this review, we will discuss the structure, function, mechanism, and inhibition of the ATP-grasp enzymes.

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceBinding, CompetitiveBinding SitesCarbon-Nitrogen LigasesEnzyme InhibitorsEnzymesMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationAdenosine Triphosphatebiotin carboxylaseCarbon-Nitrogen LigasesEnzyme InhibitorsEnzymes

Identifiers

PMID21920581
PMCPMC3243065
OpenAlexW1972011132

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