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Figure 2.
FIGURE 2. Sequential intersubstrate phosphate transfer hypotheses for hITPK1. This graphic shows hypothetical intersubstrate phosphate transfer mechanisms by which levels of Ins(1,3,4)P[3] could regulate the synthesis of Ins(3,4,5,6)P[4]. Panel A shows the two candidate phosphate carriers with enzyme represented as "E" with the transferred phosphate highlighted in red. Panel B expands the nucleotide-mediated phosphate transfer hypothesis in which enzyme-bound nucleotide acts as the phosphate carrier. Unliganded ITPK1 is represented by E; phosphotransferase reactions are indicated by red graphics. The position of the [^32P] group that is transferred between inositol phosphates is shown in red.An asterisk indicates a reaction for which Ins(1,3,4,5)P[4] is also produced at a reduced rate. We do not rule out the possibility that a phosphoenzyme intermediate might also participate in these reactions.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the ASBMB: J Biol Chem (2007, 282, 28117-28125) copyright 2007.