Shikimate kinase

Background

The shikimate pathway consists of seven enzymatic reactions by which phosphoenolpyruvate and erythrose 4-phosphate are converted to chorismate, the common precursor of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan. The aromatic amino acids are used in the synthesis of proteins and, in plants, fungi, and bacteria, give rise to a number of other specialized metabolites, such as phenylpropanoids and alkaloids. Chorismate and several other intermediates of the pathway serve as precursors for a number of other metabolites, such as folates, quinates, and quinones. The four enzymes that precede shikimate kinase in the pathway are DAHP synthase, 3-dehydroquinate synthase, 3-dehydroquinate dehydratase, and shikimate dehydrogenase, and the two that follow it are EPSP synthase and chorismate synthase. In fungi and protists, it is part of the AROM complex, in which the five central steps of the shikimate pathway are co-localized. The pathway is not found in humans and other animals, which must obtain the aromatic amino acids from their food.

Activity

The reaction catalyzed by shikimate kinase is shown below:

This reaction involves the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to the 3-hydroxyl group of shikimate. Shikimate kinase thus has two substrates, shikimate and ATP, and two products, shikimate 3-phosphate and ADP.

Examples

Human proteins containing this domain include: MAPK7 and THNSL1

References

References

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3. (July 2020). "Architecture and functional dynamics of the pentafunctional AROM complex". Nature Chemical Biology.
4. (December 2006). "Mechanism of phosphoryl transfer catalyzed by shikimate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis". Journal of Molecular Biology.