phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase
function
purine biosynthesis
product
phosphoribosylaminoimidazole synthetase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.5|Nucleotide metabolism] → [category|SW 2.5.2|Biosynthesis/ acquisition of nucleotides] → [category|SW 2.5.2.1|Biosynthesis/ acquisition of purine nucleotides][SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein
[SW|biosynthesis/ acquisition of nucleotides]This gene is a member of the following [SW|regulons]
[SW|G-box], [SW|PurR regulon]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
ATP + 2-(formamido)-N(1)-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)acetamidine = ADP + phosphate + 5-amino-1-(5-phospho-D-ribosyl)imidazole (according to Swiss-Prot)Protein family
AIR synthase family (according to Swiss-Prot)Structure
[PDB|2BTU] (from ''Bacillus anthracis'', 64% identity, 78% similarity)[SW|Localization]
cytoplasm (according to Swiss-Prot)Expression and Regulation
Operon
''[protein|search|purE]-[protein|search|purK]-[protein|search|purB]-[protein|search|purC]-[protein|search|purS]-[protein|search|purQ]-[protein|search|purL]-[protein|search|purF]-[protein|search|purM]-[protein|search|purN]-[protein|search|purH]-[protein|search|purD]'' [Pubmed|3036807][SW|Sigma factor]
[protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|3036807]Regulation
repressed in the presence of purine nucleotides ([protein|search|PurR]) [Pubmed|7638212]repressed in the presence of adenine or adenosine([protein|search|PurR]) [Pubmed|2536750]repressed in the presence of guanine([protein|search|G-box]) [Pubmed|3036807]Regulatory mechanism
[PurR]]: transcription repression [Pubmed|7638212][protein|search|PurR]: transcription repression (molecular inducer: PRPP) [Pubmed|2536750][protein|search|G-box]: transcription termination/ antitermination ([SW|riboswitch]) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/3036807 PubMed1] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/12787499 PubMed2]Biological materials
Mutant
1A601 ( ''purM''::''erm''), [Pubmed|3015878], available at [http://pasture.asc.ohio-state.edu/BGSC/getdetail.cfm?bgscid=1A601&Search=1A601 BGSC]References