2.1.1.314: diphthine methyl ester synthase
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Reaction
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine
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Synonyms
diphthine methyltransferase, diphthine synthase, Dph5, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:elongation factor 2 methyltransferase
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
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in the absence of ATP, S-adenosyl-L-methionine donates three methyl groups to form the trimethylamine and converts the intermediate intermediate to diphthine. The methyltransferase activity is specific for a single soluble cytosolic protein, translation elongation factor 2
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
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in the absence of ATP, S-adenosyl-L-methionine donates three methyl groups to form the trimethylamine and converts the intermediate intermediate to diphthine. The methyltransferase activity is specific for a single soluble cytosolic protein, translation elongation factor 2
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
Drosophila sp. (in: flies)
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
Drosophila sp. (in: flies)
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post-translational modification of eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2)
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
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?
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
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?
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
the eukaryotic enzyme is part of the biosynthetic pathway of diphthamide. The modification is sufficient to create diphtheria toxin sensitivity
diphthine methyl ester i.e. 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy methyl ester-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]-L-histidine
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?
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
the relevant histidine of elongation factor 2 is His699 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
diphthine methyl ester i.e. 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy methyl ester-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]-L-histidine
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?
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
eukaryotic diphthine synthase, Dph5, is a promiscuous methyltransferase that catalyzes an extraordinary N,O-tetramethylation of 2-(3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl)-L-histidine to yield diphthine methyl ester. This compound is an intermediates in the biosynthesis of the post-translationally modified histidine residue diphthamide, a unique and essential residue part of the eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2)
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
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in eukaryotes, the modification of an invariant histidine (His-699 in yeast) residue in translation elongation factor 2 (EF2) with diphthamide involves a conserved pathway encoded by the DPH1-DPH7 gene network. Diphthamide is the target for diphtheria toxin and related lethal ADP ribosylases, which collectively kill cells by inactivating the essential translocase function of EF2 during mRNA translation and protein biosynthesis
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
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the enzyme is involved in the diphthamide modification pathway
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
homology modeling of the enzyme (Dph5) is carried out to provide the structure of Dph5, protein-protein docking and molecular dynamics to construct the Dph5-eukaryotic elongation factor 2 complex, and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations to outline a plausible mechanism. The calculations show that the methylation of N,O-tetramethylation of 2-(3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl)-L-histidine follows a typical SN2 mechanism, initiating with a complete methylation (trimethylation) at the N-position, followed by the single O-methylation. For each of the three N-methylation reactions, our calculations support a stepwise mechanism, which first involve proton transfer through a bridging water to a conserved aspartate residue D165, followed by a methyl transfer. Once fully methylated, the trimethyl amino group forms a weak electrostatic interaction with D165, which allows the carboxylate group of diphthine to attain the right orientation for the final methylation step to be accomplished
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4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
the eukaryotic enzyme is part of the biosynthetic pathway of diphthamide. The modification is sufficient to create diphtheria toxin sensitivity
diphthine methyl ester i.e. 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy methyl ester-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]-L-histidine
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?
4 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy-3-aminopropyl]-L-histidine-[translation elongation factor 2]
4 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + diphthine methyl ester-[translation elongation factor 2]
the relevant histidine of elongation factor 2 is His699 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
diphthine methyl ester i.e. 2-[(3S)-3-carboxy methyl ester-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]-L-histidine
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?
