Identification
Name:Gamma-glutamylputrescine synthetase
Synonyms:
  • Gamma-Glu-Put synthetase
  • Glutamate--putrescine ligase
Gene Name:puuA
Enzyme Class:
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in glutamate-ammonia ligase activity
Specific Function:Involved in the breakdown of putrescine via the biosynthesis of gamma-L-glutamylputrescine
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:
KEGG Pathways:
KEGG Reactions:
1.0Thumb+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-Glutamic acid+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Adenosine diphosphate+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
1.0Putrescine + 1.0Adenosine triphosphate + 1.0L-Glutamic acid + 1.0L-Glutamate → 1.0Phosphate + 1.0Adenosine diphosphate + 1.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0gamma-Glutamyl-L-putrescine + 1.0ADP
ReactionCard
EcoCyc Reactions:
1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb+1.0Thumb
Complex 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
Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB00538Adenosine triphosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01341ADPMetaboCard
ECMDB21186AmmoniumMetaboCard
ECMDB20274EthylenediamineMetaboCard
ECMDB12230gamma-Glutamyl-L-putrescineMetaboCard
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
ECMDB21380Inorganic phosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB00148L-GlutamateMetaboCard
ECMDB00641L-GlutamineMetaboCard
ECMDB01429PhosphateMetaboCard
ECMDB01414PutrescineMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
acid-ammonia (or amide) ligase activity
ammonia ligase activity
catalytic activity
glutamate-ammonia ligase activity
ligase activity
ligase activity, forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
Process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
cellular metabolic process
glutamine biosynthetic process
glutamine family amino acid metabolic process
glutamine metabolic process
metabolic process
nitrogen compound metabolic process
Gene Properties
Blattner:b1297
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:29.26
Left Sequence End1357514
Right Sequence End1358932
Gene Sequence:
>1419 bp
ATGAGCCAGTCACTGTTTAGCCAACCATTGAACGTTATTAACGTCGGCATCGCCATGTTT
AGCGATGACCTGAAAAAGCAGCATGTAGAAGTGACTCAACTCGACTGGACGCCGCCGGGG
CAGGGCAATATGCAGGTGGTGCAGGCGCTGGATAACATTGCCGATTCGCCGCTGGCGGAC
AAAATCGCCGCCGCTAACCAGCAGGCGCTGGAGCGTATTATCCAGTCGCATCCGGTGCTG
ATTGGTTTTGATCAGGCGATTAACGTGGTGCCGGGCATGACGGCGAAAACCATTCTTCAC
GCCGGGCCGCCGATCACCTGGGAAAAAATGTGCGGCGCGATGAAAGGCGCGGTCACCGGA
GCGCTGGTGTTCGAAGGACTGGCGAAAGATCTCGACGAGGCGGCTGAACTGGCGGCTTCC
GGGGAGATCACCTTCTCGCCGTGTCACGAGCACGACTGCGTGGGATCGATGGCGGGTGTT
ACCTCGGCCTCGATGTTTATGCACATCGTAAAAAACAAAACCTACGGCAACATCGCTTAT
ACCAACATGAGCGAGCAGATGGCGAAGATTTTGCGTATGGGCGCTAACGACCAGAGCGTG
ATTGACCGCCTGAACTGGATGCGTGATGTGCAGGGACCAATACTGCGCGACGCGATGAAA
ATTATCGGCGAAATCGATCTGCGCTTAATGCTGGCGCAGGCGCTGCATATGGGCGATGAG
TGCCATAACCGCAATAACGCCGGGACGACACTGCTGATTCAGGCGCTGACGCCGGGGATT
ATTCAGGCGGGTTATTCCGTCGAGCAACAGCGCGAAGTGTTTGAGTTTGTCGCCAGCAGC
GACTACTTCTCCGGCCCGACGTGGATGGCGATGTGTAAAGCGGCGATGGATGCGGCGCAT
GGCATCGAATACAGCACCGTGGTCACCACCATGGCGCGTAACGGCGTCGAGTTCGGCCTG
CGGGTCAGCGGCCTGCCGGGGCAATGGTTTACCGGCCCGGCGCAGCAGGTGATCGGCCCG
ATGTTTGCCGGTTATAAGCCGGAAGATTCGGGGCTGGATATCGGCGACAGCGCCATCACC
GAAACCTACGGTATTGGCGGATTTGCTATGGCGACCGCGCCCGCTATCGTCGCGCTGGTG
GGCGGCACGGTGGAAGAAGCTATTGATTTCTCCCGTCAGATGCGCGAAATCACCCTCGGT
GAAAACCCCAACGTCACCATTCCGCTGCTCGGTTTTATGGGCGTGCCGTCGGCAATCGAC
ATCACCCGCGTGGGTAGCAGCGGCATTCTGCCGGTGATCAACACCGCCATCGCCCATAAA
GATGCGGGCGTCGGCATGATTGGCGCGGGCATTGTGCATCCACCTTTTGCCTGCTTCGAG
AAAGCCATTCTTGGCTGGTGCGAACGTTACGGCGTCTGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:472
Protein Molecular Weight:53177
Protein Theoretical pI:5
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Gamma-glutamylputrescine synthetase
METNIVEVENFVQQSEERRGSAFTQEVKRYLERYPNTQYVDVLLTDLNGCFRGKRIPVSS
LKKLEKGCYFPASVFAMDILGNVVEEAGLGQEMGEPDRTCVPVLGSLTPSAADPEFIGQM
LLTMVDEDGAPFDVEPRNVLNRLWQQLRQRGLFPVVAVELEFYLLDRQRDAEGYLQPPCA
PGTDDRNTQSQVYSVDNLNHFADVLNDIDELAQLQLIPADGAVAEASPGQFEINLYHTDN
VLEACDDALALKRLVRLMAEKHKMHATFMAKPYEEHAGSGMHIHISMQNNRGENVLSDAE
GEDSPLLKKMLAGMIDLMPSSMALLAPNVNSYRRFQPGMYVPTQASWGHNNRTVALRIPC
GDRHNHRVEYRVAGADANPYLVMAAIFAGILHGLDNELPLQEEVEGNGLEQEGLPFPIRQ
SDALGEFIENDHLRRYLGERFCHVYHACKNDELLQFERLITETEIEWMLKNA
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P78061
Uniprot Name:PUUA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:85674464
Ecogene ID:EG13908
Ecocyc:EG13908
ColiBase:b1297
Kegg Gene:b1297
EchoBASE ID:EB3667
CCDB:PUUA_ECOLI
BacMap:90111244
General Reference:
  • Aiba, H., Baba, T., Hayashi, K., Inada, T., Isono, K., Itoh, T., Kasai, H., Kashimoto, K., Kimura, S., Kitakawa, M., Kitagawa, M., Makino, K., Miki, T., Mizobuchi, K., Mori, H., Mori, T., Motomura, K., Nakade, S., Nakamura, Y., Nashimoto, H., Nishio, Y., Oshima, T., Saito, N., Sampei, G., Horiuchi, T., et, a. l. .. (1996). "A 570-kb DNA sequence of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome corresponding to the 28.0-40.1 min region on the linkage map." DNA Res 3:363-377. Pubmed: 9097039
  • 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
  • Kurihara, S., Oda, S., Kato, K., Kim, H. G., Koyanagi, T., Kumagai, H., Suzuki, H. (2005). "A novel putrescine utilization pathway involves gamma-glutamylated intermediates of Escherichia coli K-12." J Biol Chem 280:4602-4608. Pubmed: 15590624