The structure of human phosphoglucose isomerase complexed with a transition-state analogue.
Davies, C., Muirhead, H., Chirgwin, J.(2003) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 59: 1111-1113
- PubMed: 12777791 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/s0907444903007352
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1NUH - PubMed Abstract: 
Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) is a workhorse enzyme of carbohydrate metabolism that interconverts glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate. Outside the cell, however, the protein appears to function as a cytokine. A crystal structure of human PGI bound with 5-phosphoarabinonate, a strong inhibitor that mimics the cis-enediol(ate) intermediate of the reaction, has been determined at 2.5 A resolution. The structure helps to confirm the assignment of Glu357 as the base catalyst in the isomerase reaction.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. [email protected]