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SUBMITTER: Nagata R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931981 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Nagata Ryuhei R Fujihashi Masahiro M Sato Takaaki T Atomi Haruyuki H Miki Kunio K
Nature communications 20180502 1
Almost all kinases utilize ATP as their phosphate donor, while a few kinases utilize pyrophosphate (PPi) instead. PPi-dependent kinases are often homologous to their ATP-dependent counterparts, but determinants of their different donor specificities remain unclear. We identify a PPi-dependent member of the ribokinase family, which differs from known PPi-dependent kinases, and elucidate its PPi-binding mode based on the crystal structures. Structural comparison and sequence alignment reveal five ...[more]