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2-[(3S)-amino-3-carboxypropyl]-L-histidyl-[translation elongation factor 2]
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RHEA-COMP:9749
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- Name help_outline 2-[(3S)-amino-3-carboxypropyl]-L-histidine residue Identifier CHEBI:73995 Charge 0 Formula C10H14N4O3 SMILEShelp_outline N1C(C[C@@H](C(=O)*)N*)=CN=C1CC[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)[O-] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 4 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline S-adenosyl-L-methionine Identifier CHEBI:59789 Charge 1 Formula C15H23N6O5S InChIKeyhelp_outline MEFKEPWMEQBLKI-AIRLBKTGSA-O SMILEShelp_outline C[S+](CC[C@H]([NH3+])C([O-])=O)C[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)n1cnc2c(N)ncnc12 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 868 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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diphthine-[translation elongation factor 2]
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RHEA-COMP:10172
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- Name help_outline diphthine residue Identifier CHEBI:82696 Charge 0 Formula C13H20N4O3 SMILEShelp_outline C[N+](C)(C)[C@@H](CCc1nc(C[C@H](N-*)C(-*)=O)c[nH]1)C([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 4 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H+ Identifier CHEBI:15378 Charge 1 Formula H InChIKeyhelp_outline GPRLSGONYQIRFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H+] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 9,431 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine Identifier CHEBI:57856 Charge 0 Formula C14H20N6O5S InChIKeyhelp_outline ZJUKTBDSGOFHSH-WFMPWKQPSA-N SMILEShelp_outline Nc1ncnc2n(cnc12)[C@@H]1O[C@H](CSCC[C@H]([NH3+])C([O-])=O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 792 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Publications
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Reconstitution of diphthine synthase activity in vitro.
Zhu X., Kim J., Su X., Lin H.
Diphthamide, the target of diphtheria toxin, is a unique posttranslational modification on eukaryotic and archaeal translation elongation factor 2 (EF2). Although diphthamide modification was discovered three decades ago, in vitro reconstitution of diphthamide biosynthesis using purified proteins ... >> More
Diphthamide, the target of diphtheria toxin, is a unique posttranslational modification on eukaryotic and archaeal translation elongation factor 2 (EF2). Although diphthamide modification was discovered three decades ago, in vitro reconstitution of diphthamide biosynthesis using purified proteins has not been reported. The proposed biosynthesis pathway of diphthamide involves three steps. Our laboratory has recently showed that in Pyrococcus horikoshii (P. horikoshii), the first step uses a [4Fe-4S] enzyme PhDph2 to generate a 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl radical from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) to form a C−C bond. The second step is the trimethylation of an amino group to form the diphthine intermediate. This step is catalyzed by a methyltransferase called diphthine synthase or Dph5. Here we report the in vitro reconstitution of the second step using P. horikoshii Dph5 (PhDph5). Our results demonstrate that PhDph5 is sufficient to catalyze the mono-, di-, and trimethylation of P. horikoshii EF2 (PhEF2). Interestingly, the trimethylated product from the PhDph5-catalyzed reaction can easily eliminate the trimethylamino group. The potential implication of this unexpected finding on the diphthamide biosynthesis pathway is discussed. << Less
Biochemistry 49:9649-9657(2010) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
This publication is cited by 3 other entries.
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Biosynthesis of diphthamide in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Partial purification and characterization of a specific S-adenosylmethionine:elongation factor 2 methyltransferase.
Chen J.Y., Bodley J.W.
The inactivation of elongation factor 2 (EF-2) by diphtheria toxin requires the presence of a post-translationally modified histidine residue in EF-2. This residue, diphthamide, has the structure 2-[3-carboxyamido-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]histidine. The present work was undertaken to study the p ... >> More
The inactivation of elongation factor 2 (EF-2) by diphtheria toxin requires the presence of a post-translationally modified histidine residue in EF-2. This residue, diphthamide, has the structure 2-[3-carboxyamido-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]histidine. The present work was undertaken to study the pathway of diphthamide biosynthesis using diphtheria toxin-resistant yeast mutants (Chen. J.-Y., Bodley, J. W., and Livingston, D. M. (1985) Mol. Cell. Biol. 5, 3357-3360) which are defective in diphthamide formation. We demonstrate here that one of these mutants (dph5) contains a toxin-resistant form of EF-2 which can be converted in vitro to a toxin-sensitive form through the action of an enzyme present in other yeast strains. Both this toxin-resistant EF-2 and its modifying enzyme have been partially purified and evidence is presented that the modifying enzyme is a specific S-adenosylmethionine:EF-2 methyltransferase. In vitro complementation to diphtheria toxin sensitivity required S-adenosylmethionine, and when partially purified components were incubated with [methyl-3H]S-adenosylmethionine, label was incorporated specifically into EF-2. Hydrolysis of labeled EF-2 yielded diphthine (the unamidated form of diphthamide) and a single chromatographically separable labeling intermediate. We conclude that the S-adenosylmethionine:EF-2 methyltransferase adds at least the last two of the three methyl groups present in diphthine and that this modification is sufficient to create diphtheria toxin sensitivity. Evidence is also presented for the existence of an ATP-dependent amidating enzyme which catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of diphthamide in EF-2. << Less
J Biol Chem 263:11692-11696(1988) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
This publication is cited by 4 other entries.
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Identification of the proteins required for biosynthesis of diphthamide, the target of bacterial ADP-ribosylating toxins on translation elongation factor 2.
Liu S., Milne G.T., Kuremsky J.G., Fink G.R., Leppla S.H.
Diphthamide, a posttranslational modification of translation elongation factor 2 that is conserved in all eukaryotes and archaebacteria and is the target of diphtheria toxin, is formed in yeast by the actions of five proteins, Dph1 to -5, and a still unidentified amidating enzyme. Dph2 and Dph5 we ... >> More
Diphthamide, a posttranslational modification of translation elongation factor 2 that is conserved in all eukaryotes and archaebacteria and is the target of diphtheria toxin, is formed in yeast by the actions of five proteins, Dph1 to -5, and a still unidentified amidating enzyme. Dph2 and Dph5 were previously identified. Here, we report the identification of the remaining three yeast proteins (Dph1, -3, and -4) and show that all five Dph proteins have either functional (Dph1, -2, -3, and -5) or sequence (Dph4) homologs in mammals. We propose a unified nomenclature for these proteins (e.g., HsDph1 to -5 for the human proteins) and their genes based on the yeast nomenclature. We show that Dph1 and Dph2 are homologous in sequence but functionally independent. The human tumor suppressor gene OVCA1, previously identified as homologous to yeast DPH2, is shown to actually be HsDPH1. We show that HsDPH3 is the previously described human diphtheria toxin and Pseudomonas exotoxin A sensitivity required gene 1 and that DPH4 encodes a CSL zinc finger-containing DnaJ-like protein. Other features of these genes are also discussed. The physiological function of diphthamide and the basis of its ubiquity remain a mystery, but evidence is presented that Dph1 to -3 function in vivo as a protein complex in multiple cellular processes. << Less
Mol. Cell. Biol. 24:9487-9497(2004) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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The post-translational trimethylation of diphthamide studied in vitro.
Moehring J.M., Moehring T.J.
The amino acid diphthamide is a complex post-translational derivative of histidine that exists in eukaryotic and Archaebacterial elongation factor 2 (EF-2). Diphtheria toxin and Pseudomonas exotoxin A catalyze the transfer of an ADP-ribose residue from NAD to diphthamide, causing the inactivation ... >> More
The amino acid diphthamide is a complex post-translational derivative of histidine that exists in eukaryotic and Archaebacterial elongation factor 2 (EF-2). Diphtheria toxin and Pseudomonas exotoxin A catalyze the transfer of an ADP-ribose residue from NAD to diphthamide, causing the inactivation of EF-2. We have used cytosolic extracts of mutant CHO-K1 cells to study the biosynthesis of diphthamide in vitro. We have identified chromatographically a precursor form of diphthamide that exists in one complementation group of mutant cells and have documented the addition of 3 methyl residues from S-adenosylmethionine to this precursor. We have identified the presence of methyltransferase capable of carrying out this reaction in vitro in cells of 15 diverse eukaryotic species. << Less
J Biol Chem 263:3840-3844(1988) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
This publication is cited by 5 other entries.
Comments
Multi-step reaction: RHEA:36419 and RHEA:36423 and RHEA:36427.