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Acylphosphatase-like domain signatures and profile


Description

Acylphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.7) [1,2] catalyzes the hydrolysis of various acyl phosphate carboxyl-phosphate bonds such as carbamyl phosphate, succinyl phosphate, 1,3-diphosphoglycerate, etc. The physiological role of this enzyme is not yet clear. Acylphosphatase is a small protein of around 100 amino-acid residues. Two different isoenzymes are expressed in mammalian tissues: muscle type (MT) acylphosphatase is prevalently found in the skeletal muscle and heart, whereas the organ common type (CT) acylphosphatase is expressed in erythrocytes, brain and testis.

While acylphosphatase have been so far only characterized in vertebrates, there are a number of bacterial and archebacterial hypothetical proteins that are highly similar to that enzyme and that probably possess the same activity. These proteins are:

  • Escherichia coli probable acylphosphatase yccX.
  • Bacillus subtilis probable acylphosphatase yflL.
  • Archaeoglobus fulgidus probable acylphosphatase AF0818.

An acylphosphatase-like domain is also found in the N-terminus of prokaryotic hydrogenase maturation protein hypF [3,4].

The acylphosphatase-like domain forms a compact, pear-shaped, stucture (see <PDB:2ACY>). It has a globular α/β fold, consisting of a β sheet with five antiparallel strands and two α helices packed parallel on the same side of the sheet, forming an α/β sandwich protein. The acylphosphatase-like domain is stabilized by intramolecular contacts of the two antiparallel amphipatic α-helices, which pack their hydrophobic residues against the inner face of the β-sheet, leaving no core cavities in the proteins structure [4,5].

As signature patterns, we selected two conserved regions. The first is located in the N-terminal section, while the second is found in the central part of the protein sequence. We also developed a profile that covers the entire acylphosphatase-like domain.

Last update:

April 2006 / Pattern revised.

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Technical section

PROSITE methods (with tools and information) covered by this documentation:

ACYLPHOSPHATASE_3, PS51160; Acylphosphatase-like domain profile  (MATRIX)

ACYLPHOSPHATASE_1, PS00150; Acylphosphatase signature 1  (PATTERN)

ACYLPHOSPHATASE_2, PS00151; Acylphosphatase signature 2  (PATTERN)


References

1AuthorsStefani M. Ramponi G.
TitleAcylphosphate phosphohydrolases.
SourceLife Chem. Rep. 12:271-301(1995).

2AuthorsStefani M. Taddei N. Ramponi G.
TitleInsights into acylphosphatase structure and catalytic mechanism.
SourceCell. Mol. Life Sci. 53:141-151(1997).
PubMed ID9118002

3AuthorsWolf I. Buhrke T. Dernedde J. Pohlmann A. Friedrich B.
TitleDuplication of hyp genes involved in maturation of [NiFe] hydrogenases in Alcaligenes eutrophus H16.
SourceArch. Microbiol. 170:451-459(1998).
PubMed ID9799289

4AuthorsRosano C. Zuccotti S. Bucciantini M. Stefani M. Ramponi G. Bolognesi M.
TitleCrystal structure and anion binding in the prokaryotic hydrogenase maturation factor HypF acylphosphatase-like domain.
SourceJ. Mol. Biol. 321:785-796(2002).
PubMed ID12206761

5AuthorsThunnissen M.M.G.M. Taddei N. Liguri G. Ramponi G. Nordlund P.
TitleCrystal structure of common type acylphosphatase from bovine testis.
SourceStructure 5:69-79(1997).
PubMed ID9016712



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