Identification
Name:Argininosuccinate synthase
Synonyms:
  • Citrulline--aspartate ligase
Gene Name:argG
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in argininosuccinate synthase activity
Specific Function:ATP + L-citrulline + L-aspartate = AMP + diphosphate + N(omega)-(L-arginino)succinate
Cellular Location:Cytoplasm (Probable)
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
SMPDB Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0L-Aspartic acid+1.0Thumb1.0Pyrophosphate+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Adenosine triphosphate + 1.0Citrulline + 1.0L-Aspartic acid + 1.0L-Aspartic acid → 1.0Pyrophosphate + 1.0Adenosine monophosphate + 1.0Argininosuccinic acid
ReactionCard
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00045Adenosine monophosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00538Adenosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01006Argininosuccinic acidMetaboCard
ECMDB00904CitrullineMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB00191L-Aspartic acidMetaboCard
ECMDB04142PyrophosphateMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
argininosuccinate synthase activity
ATP binding
binding
catalytic activity
ligase activity
ligase activity, forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
Process
arginine biosynthetic process
arginine metabolic process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
glutamine family amino acid metabolic process
metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b3172
Gene OrientationClockwise
Centisome Percentage:71.48
Left Sequence End3316659
Right Sequence End3318002
Gene Sequence:
>1344 bp
GTGAGCAATCTGTCGCTCGATTTTTCGGATAATACTTTTCAACCTCTGGCCGCGCGTATG
CGGCCAGAAAATTTAGCACAGTATATCGGCCAGCAACATTTGCTGGCTGCGGGGAAGCCG
TTGCCGCGCGCTATCGAAGCCGGGCATTTACATTCTATGATCCTCTGGGGGCCGCCGGGT
ACCGGCAAAACAACTCTCGCTGAAGTGATTGCCCGCTATGCGAACGCTGATGTGGAACGT
ATTTCTGCCGTCACCTCTGGCGTGAAAGAGATTCGCGAGGCGATCGAGCGCGCCCGGCAA
AACCGCAATGCAGGTCGCCGCACTATTCTTTTTGTTGACGAAGTTCACCGTTTCAACAAA
AGCCAGCAGGATGCATTTCTGCCACATATTGAAGACGGCACCATCACTTTTATTGGCGCA
ACCACTGAAAACCCGTCGTTTGAGCTTAATTCGGCACTGCTTTCCCGTGCCCGTGTCTAT
CTGTTGAAATCCCTGAGTACAGAGGATATTGAGCAAGTACTAACTCAGGCGATGGAAGAC
AAAACCCGTGGCTATGGTGGTCAGGATATTGTTCTGCCAGATGAAACACGACGCGCCATT
GCTGAACTGGTGAATGGCGACGCGCGCCGGGCGTTAAATACGCTGGAAATGATGGCGGAT
ATGGCCGAAGTCGATGATAGCGGTAAGCGGGTCCTGAAGCCTGAATTACTGACCGAAATC
GCCGGTGAACGTAGCGCCCGCTTTGATAACAAAGGCGATCGCTTTTACGATCTGATTTCC
GCACTGCATAAGTCGGTACGTGGTAGCGCACCCGATGCGGCGCTGTACTGGTATGCGCGA
ATTATTACCGCTGGTGGCGATCCGTTATATGTCGCGCGTCGCTGTCTGGCGATTGCGTCT
GAAGACGTCGGTAATGCCGATCCACGGGCGATGCAGGTGGCAATTGCGGCCTGGGATTGC
TTTACTCGCGTTGGCCCGGCGGAAGGTGAACGCGCCATTGCTCAGGCGATTGTTTACCTG
GCCTGCGCGCCAAAAAGCAACGCTGTCTACACTGCGTTTAAAGCCGCGCTGGCCGATGCT
CGCGAACGCCCGGATTATGACGTGCCGGTTCATTTGCGTAATGCGCCGACGAAATTAATG
AAGGAAATGGGCTACGGGCAGGAATATCGTTACGCTCATGATGAAGCAAACGCTTATGCT
GCCGGTGAGGTTTACTTCCCGCCGGAAATAGCACAAACACGCTATTATTTCCCGACAAAC
AGGGGCCTTGAAGGCAAGATTGGCGAAAAGCTCGCCTGGCTGGCTGAACAGGATCAAAAT
AGCCCCATAAAACGCTACCGTTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:447
Protein Molecular Weight:49898
Protein Theoretical pI:5
PDB File:1KP3
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Argininosuccinate synthase
MTTILKHLPVGQRIGIAFSGGLDTSAALLWMRQKGAVPYAYTANLGQPDEEDYDAIPRRA
MEYGAENARLIDCRKQLVAEGIAAIQCGAFHNTTGGLTYFNTTPLGRAVTGTMLVAAMKE
DGVNIWGDGSTYKGNDIERFYRYGLLTNAELQIYKPWLDTDFIDELGGRHEMSEFMIACG
FDYKMSVEKAYSTDSNMLGATHEAKDLEYLNSSVKIVNPIMGVKFWDESVKIPAEEVTVR
FEQGHPVALNGKTFSDDVEMMLEANRIGGRHGLGMSDQIENRIIEAKSRGIYEAPGMALL
HIAYERLLTGIHNEDTIEQYHAHGRQLGRLLYQGRWFDSQALMLRDSLQRWVASQITGEV
TLELRRGNDYSILNTVSENLTYKPERLTMEKGDSVFSPDDRIGQLTMRNLDITDTREKLF
GYAKTGLLSSSAASGVPQVENLENKGQ
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P0A6E4
Uniprot Name:ASSY_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:4062469
PDB ID:1KP3
Ecogene ID:EG10068
Ecocyc:EG10068
ColiBase:b3172
Kegg Gene:b3172
EchoBASE ID:EB0066
CCDB:ASSY_ECOLI
BacMap:16131063
General Reference:
  • Blattner, F. R., Plunkett, G. 3rd, Bloch, C. A., Perna, N. T., Burland, V., Riley, M., Collado-Vides, J., Glasner, J. D., Rode, C. K., Mayhew, G. F., Gregor, J., Davis, N. W., Kirkpatrick, H. A., Goeden, M. A., Rose, D. J., Mau, B., Shao, Y. (1997). "The complete genome sequence of Escherichia coli K-12." Science 277:1453-1462. Pubmed: 9278503
  • Hayashi, K., Morooka, N., Yamamoto, Y., Fujita, K., Isono, K., Choi, S., Ohtsubo, E., Baba, T., Wanner, B. L., Mori, H., Horiuchi, T. (2006). "Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110." Mol Syst Biol 2:2006.0007. Pubmed: 16738553
  • Lemke, C. T., Howell, P. L. (2001). "The 1.6 A crystal structure of E. coli argininosuccinate synthetase suggests a conformational change during catalysis." Structure 9:1153-1164. Pubmed: 11738042
  • Lemke, C. T., Howell, P. L. (2002). "Substrate induced conformational changes in argininosuccinate synthetase." J Biol Chem 277:13074-13081. Pubmed: 11809762
  • Lemke, C., Yeung, M., Howell, P. L. (1999). "Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of Escherichia coli argininosuccinate synthetase." Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 55:2028-2030. Pubmed: 10666579
  • Link, A. J., Robison, K., Church, G. M. (1997). "Comparing the predicted and observed properties of proteins encoded in the genome of Escherichia coli K-12." Electrophoresis 18:1259-1313. Pubmed: 9298646
  • Van Vliet, F., Crabeel, M., Boyen, A., Tricot, C., Stalon, V., Falmagne, P., Nakamura, Y., Baumberg, S., Glansdorff, N. (1990). "Sequences of the genes encoding argininosuccinate synthetase in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: comparison with methanogenic archaebacteria and mammals." Gene 95:99-104. Pubmed: 2123815