3CUX

Atomic Resolution Structures of Escherichia coli and Bacillis anthracis Malate Synthase A: Comparison with Isoform G and Implications for Structure Based Drug Design


Domain Annotation: ECOD Classification ECOD Database Homepage

ChainsFamily NameDomain Identifier ArchitecturePossible HomologyHomologyTopologyFamilyProvenance Source (Version)
AMalate_synthasee3cuxA2 A: a/b barrelsX: TIM beta/alpha-barrelH: TIM barrels (From Topology)T: TIM barrelsF: Malate_synthaseECOD (1.6)

Domain Annotation: CATH CATH Database Homepage

ChainDomainClassArchitectureTopologyHomologyProvenance Source (Version)
A3.20.20.360 Alpha Beta Alpha-Beta Barrel TIM Barrel Malate synthase, domain 3CATH (4.3.0)
A1.20.1220.12 Mainly Alpha Up-down Bundle Malate Synthase G Chain: ACATH (4.3.0)

Protein Family Annotation Pfam Database Homepage

ChainsAccessionNameDescriptionCommentsSource
PF01274Malate synthase, TIM barrel domain (MS_TIM-barrel)Malate synthase, TIM barrel domainMalate synthase (MS) catalyses the aldol condensation of glyoxylate with acetyl-CoA to form malate as part of the second step of the glyoxylate bypass and an alternative to the tricarboxylic acid cycle in bacteria, fungi and plants. There have been i ...Malate synthase (MS) catalyses the aldol condensation of glyoxylate with acetyl-CoA to form malate as part of the second step of the glyoxylate bypass and an alternative to the tricarboxylic acid cycle in bacteria, fungi and plants. There have been identified two isoforms, A and G (MSA and MSG, respectively) that differ in size and is attributed to an inserted alpha/beta domain in MSG that may have regulatory function [1,2]. In malate synthases, the TIM beta/alpha-barrel fold and the C-terminal domain are well conserved and the cleft between them forms the active site [1,2,3,4]. MSA and MSG consist of an N-terminal alpha-helical clasp domain, a central TIM barrel domain and a C-terminal helical plug domain. This is the TIM barrel domain of malate synthases.
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PF20659Malate synthase, C-terminal (MS_C)Malate synthase, C-terminalMalate synthase (MS) catalyses the aldol condensation of glyoxylate with acetyl-CoA to form malate as part of the second step of the glyoxylate bypass and an alternative to the tricarboxylic acid cycle in bacteria, fungi and plants. There have been i ...Malate synthase (MS) catalyses the aldol condensation of glyoxylate with acetyl-CoA to form malate as part of the second step of the glyoxylate bypass and an alternative to the tricarboxylic acid cycle in bacteria, fungi and plants. There have been identified two isoforms, A and G (MSA and MSG, respectively) that differ in size and is attributed to an inserted alpha/beta domain in MSG that may have regulatory function [1,2]. In malate synthases, the TIM beta/alpha-barrel fold and the C-terminal helical domain are well conserved and the cleft between them forms the active site [1,2,3,4]. This entry represents the C-terminal domain which consists of a five-helix 'plug' connected to the barrel by an extended loop and caps the active site.
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