EC 4.1.2.8 - Indole-3-glycerol-phosphate lyase
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EC 4.1.2.8
Names
Accepted name:
indole-3-glycerol-phosphate lyase
Other
names:
tryptophan synthase α
TSA
indoleglycerolphosphate aldolase
indole glycerol phosphate hydrolase
indole synthase
indole-3-glycerolphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase
indole-3-glycerol phosphate lyase
IGL
BX1
(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase
TSA
indoleglycerolphosphate aldolase
indole glycerol phosphate hydrolase
indole synthase
indole-3-glycerolphosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase
indole-3-glycerol phosphate lyase
IGL
BX1
(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase
Systematic name:
(1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-lyase (indole-forming)
Reaction
- (1S,2R)-1-C-(indol-3-yl)glycerol 3-phosphate = indole + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
Comments:
Forms part of the defence mechanism against insects and microbial pathogens in the grass family, Gramineae, where it catalyses one of the steps in the formation of the cyclic hydroxamic acids 2,4-dihydroxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIBOA) and 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one (DIMBOA) [1]. This enzyme resembles the α-subunit of EC 4.2.1.20, tryptophan synthase [3] but, unlike tryptophan synthase, its activity is independent of the β-subunit and free indole is released [2].
Links to other databases
Protein domains and families:
PROSITE:PDOC00151
Gene Ontology:
GO:0033984
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:
References
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The enzymatic conversion of anthranilic acid to indole.J. Biol. Chem. 223 : 171-184 (1956). [PMID: 13376586]
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Analysis of a chemical plant defense mechanism in grasses.Science 277 : 696-699 (1997). [PMID: 9235894]
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An herbivore elicitor activates the gene for indole emission in maize.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97 : 14801-14806 (2000). [PMID: 11106389]
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A deletion in an indole synthase gene is responsible for the DIMBOA-deficient phenotype of bxbx maize.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94 : 13345-13350 (1997). [PMID: 9371848]
[EC 4.1.2.8 created 1961, deleted 1972, reinstated 2006]