Function and Biology

Escherichia coli AGPase in complex with FBP.

Source organism: Escherichia coli
Biochemical function: identical protein binding
Biological process: protein homotetramerization
Cellular component: glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase complex

EC 2.7.7.27: Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase

Reaction catalysed:
ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate = diphosphate + ADP-glucose
Systematic name:
ATP:alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
Alternative Name(s):
  • ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase
  • ADP-glucose diphosphorylase
  • ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase
  • ADP-glucose synthase
  • ADP-glucose synthetase
  • ADP:alpha-D-glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
  • ADPG pyrophosphorylase
  • Adenosine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase
  • Adenosine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase
  • Glucose 1-phosphate adenylyltransferase

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00483
Domain description: Nucleotidyl transferase
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 6r8b contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF00483 (Nucleotidyl transferase) in Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase. Showing 1 copy in chain C [auth A].

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR005836
Domain description: ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, conserved site
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
IPR011831
Domain description: Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
IPR029044
Domain description: Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
IPR011004
Domain description: Trimeric LpxA-like superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
IPR005835
Domain description: Nucleotidyl transferase domain
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase
IPR023049
Domain description: Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase GlgC, bacterial
Occurring in:
  1. Glucose-1-phosphate adenylyltransferase