Identification
Name:2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase
Synonyms:
  • MECDP-synthase
  • MECPS
Gene Name:ispF
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase activity
Specific Function:Converts 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2- phosphate into 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate (MECDP) and CMP. Also converts 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D- erythritol into 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 3,4-cyclophosphate and CMP
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:
  • Operon: cytidyl pyrophosphate biosynthesis of isoprenoids PW000988
  • Secondary metabolites: isoprenoid biosynthesis (nonmevalonate pathway) PW000975
  • Secondary metabolites: methylerythritol phosphate and polyisoprenoid biosynthesis PW000958
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
SMPDB Reactions:
1.02-phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol+1.0Thumb1.0Cytidine monophosphate+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.02-phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol + 1.02-Phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol → 1.0Cytidine monophosphate + 1.02-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate + 1.0Cytidine monophosphate
ReactionCard
1.0Thumb+1.02-Phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol1.0Thumb+1.0Cytidine monophosphate+1.0Thumb
1.02-Phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol + 1.02-Phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol → 1.02-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate + 1.0Cytidine monophosphate + 1.0Cytidine monophosphate
ReactionCard
EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Complex Reactions:
1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB231122-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB041032-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB200492-Phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritolMetaboCard
ECMDB00095Cytidine monophosphateMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase activity
catalytic activity
lyase activity
phosphorus-oxygen lyase activity
Process
cellular lipid metabolic process
isoprenoid metabolic process
lipid metabolic process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
terpenoid biosynthetic process
terpenoid metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b2746
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:61.84
Left Sequence End2869323
Right Sequence End2869802
Gene Sequence:
>480 bp
ATGCGAATTGGACACGGTTTTGACGTACATGCCTTTGGCGGTGAAGGCCCAATTATCATT
GGTGGCGTACGCATTCCTTACGAAAAAGGATTGCTGGCGCATTCTGATGGCGACGTGGCG
CTCCATGCGTTGACCGATGCATTGCTTGGCGCGGCGGCGCTGGGGGATATCGGCAAGCTG
TTCCCGGATACCGATCCGGCATTTAAAGGTGCCGATAGCCGCGAGCTGCTACGCGAAGCC
TGGCGTCGTATTCAGGCGAAGGGTTATACCCTTGGCAACGTCGATGTCACTATCATCGCT
CAGGCACCGAAGATGTTGCCGCACATTCCACAAATGCGCGTGTTTATTGCCGAAGATCTC
GGCTGCCATATGGATGATGTTAACGTGAAAGCCACTACTACGGAAAAACTGGGATTTACC
GGACGTGGGGAAGGGATTGCCTGTGAAGCGGTGGCGCTACTCATTAAGGCAACAAAATGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:159
Protein Molecular Weight:16897
Protein Theoretical pI:7
PDB File:1U43
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase
MRIGHGFDVHAFGGEGPIIIGGVRIPYEKGLLAHSDGDVALHALTDALLGAAALGDIGKL
FPDTDPAFKGADSRELLREAWRRIQAKGYTLGNVDVTIIAQAPKMLPHIPQMRVFIAEDL
GCHMDDVNVKATTTEKLGFTGRGEGIACEAVALLIKATK
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P62617
Uniprot Name:ISPF_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AB038256
Genebank Protein ID:7678764
PDB ID:1U43
Ecogene ID:EG11816
Ecocyc:EG11816
ColiBase:b2746
Kegg Gene:b2746
EchoBASE ID:EB1763
CCDB:ISPF_ECOLI
BacMap:16130653
General Reference:
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  • Li, C., Ichikawa, J. K., Ravetto, J. J., Kuo, H. C., Fu, J. C., Clarke, S. (1994). "A new gene involved in stationary-phase survival located at 59 minutes on the Escherichia coli chromosome." J Bacteriol 176:6015-6022. Pubmed: 7928962
  • Richard, S. B., Ferrer, J. L., Bowman, M. E., Lillo, A. M., Tetzlaff, C. N., Cane, D. E., Noel, J. P. (2002). "Structure and mechanism of 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase. An enzyme in the mevalonate-independent isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway." J Biol Chem 277:8667-8672. Pubmed: 11786530
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