In enzymology, a cystathionine gamma-synthase (EC 2.5.1.48) is an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of cystathionine from cysteine and an activated derivative of homoserine, e.g.:
| cystathionine gamma-synthase | |||||||||
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 Cystathionine gamma-synthase homotetramer, Helicobacter pylori | |||||||||
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| EC no. | 2.5.1.48 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9030-70-0 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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- O4-succinyl-L-homoserine + L-cysteine L-cystathionine + succinate
In microorganisms, the activated substrate of this enzyme is O4-succinyl-L-homoserine or O4-acetyl-L-homoserine. Cystathionine gamma-synthase from plants uses L-homoserine phosphate instead.[1]
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring aryl or alkyl groups other than methyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is O4-succinyl-L-homoserine:L-cysteine S-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)transferase. Other names in common use include O-succinyl-L-homoserine succinate-lyase (adding cysteine), O-succinylhomoserine (thiol)-lyase, homoserine O-transsuccinylase, O-succinylhomoserine synthase, O-succinylhomoserine synthetase, cystathionine synthase, cystathionine synthetase, homoserine transsuccinylase, 4-O-succinyl-L-homoserine:L-cysteine, and S-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)transferase. This enzyme participates in 4 metabolic pathways: methionine metabolism, cysteine metabolism, selenoamino acid metabolism, and sulfur metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.
References
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- Wiebers JL, Garner HR (December 1967). "Acyl derivatives of homoserine as substrates for homocysteine synthesis in Neurospora crassa, yeast, and Escherichia coli". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 242 (23): 5644–9. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)99405-6. PMID 12325384.
- Clausen T, Huber R, Prade L, Wahl MC, Messerschmidt A (December 1998). "Crystal structure of Escherichia coli cystathionine gamma-synthase at 1.5 A resolution". The EMBO Journal. 17 (23): 6827–38. doi:10.1093/emboj/17.23.6827. PMC 1171030. PMID 9843488.
- Ravanel S, Gakière B, Job D, Douce R (April 1998). "Cystathionine gamma-synthase from Arabidopsis thaliana: purification and biochemical characterization of the recombinant enzyme overexpressed in Escherichia coli". The Biochemical Journal. 331 ( Pt 2) (2): 639–48. doi:10.1042/bj3310639. PMC 1219399. PMID 9531508.
