Cyclic phosphodiesterase (CPDase, Swiss:O04147) is involved in the tRNA splicing pathway. This protein exhibits a bilobal arrangement of two alpha-beta modules. Two antiparallel helices are found on the outer side of each lobe and frame an antiparall ...
Cyclic phosphodiesterase (CPDase, Swiss:O04147) is involved in the tRNA splicing pathway. This protein exhibits a bilobal arrangement of two alpha-beta modules. Two antiparallel helices are found on the outer side of each lobe and frame an antiparallel beta-sheet that is wrapped around an accessible cleft. Moreover, the beta-strands of each lobe interact with the other lobe. The central water-filled cavity houses the enzyme's active site [1].
During the tRNA splicing reaction in eukaryotes, an ADP ribose cyclic phosphate is formed. Hydrolysis of this to regenerate the monoester ADP ribose-1-phosphate is therefore a necessary part of the overall process. The enzyme cyclic phosphodiesterase is able to catalyse this reaction in the organism Arabidopsis thaliania. It displays a unique fold, but has some sequence identity with the equivalent enzymes in both wheat and zebrafish, specifically in the presence of the sequence motif H-X-T-S-X-H in the active site. Mechanistic and active site features in this family of enzymes are also found to be similar to other RNA processing proteins such as RNAase A.
Defined by 6 residues: HIS:A-42THR:A-44MET:A-117HIS:A-119SER:A-121TYR:A-124