This entry represents proteins from the MmgE/PrpD family, which includes 2-methylcitrate dehydratase (PrpD; EC:4.2.1.79). PrpD is required for propionate catabolism, catalysing the third step of the 2-methylcitric acid cycle [1]. This enzyme consists of two domains: a large domain with an all-helical fold and a smaller domain that folds into an alpha+beta domain [2].
Lohkamp B, Bauerle B, Rieger PG, Schneider G.
Three-dimensional structure of iminodisuccinate epimerase defines the fold of the MmgE/PrpD protein family.
J. Mol. Biol. 362 2006 555-66
[PubMed: 16934291] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.051
Horswill AR, Escalante-Semerena JC.
In vitro conversion of propionate to pyruvate by Salmonella enterica enzymes: 2-methylcitrate dehydratase (PrpD) and aconitase Enzymes catalyze the conversion of 2-methylcitrate to 2-methylisocitrate.
Biochemistry 40 2001 4703-13
[PubMed: 11294638] http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi015503b