Diphthamide
Names
IUPAC name
2-Amino-3-[2-(3-carbamoyl-3-trimethylammonio-propyl)-3H -imidazol-4-yl]propanoate
Identifiers
ChemSpider
UNII
InChI=1S/C13H23N5O3/c1-18(2,3)10(12(15)19)4-5-11-16-7-8(17-11)6-9(14)13(20)21/h7,9-10H,4-6,14H2,1-3H3,(H3-,15,16,17,19,20,21)
Y Key: FOOBQHKMWYGHCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Y InChI=1/C13H23N5O3/c1-18(2,3)10(12(15)19)4-5-11-16-7-8(17-11)6-9(14)13(20)21/h7,9-10H,4-6,14H2,1-3H3,(H3-,15,16,17,19,20,21)
Key: FOOBQHKMWYGHCE-UHFFFAOYAN
C[N+](C)(C)C(CCC1=NC=C(N1)CC(C(=O)[O-])N)C(=O)N
[O-]C(=O)C(N)Cc1cnc([nH]1)CCC(C(=O)N)[N+](C)(C)C
Properties
C 13 H 23 N 5 O 3
Molar mass
297.354 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Diphthamide is a post-translationally modified histidine amino acid found in archaeal and eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF-2).
Dipthamide is named after the toxin produced by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae , which targets diphthamide.[ 1] Besides this toxin, it is also targeted by exotoxin A from Pseudomonas aeruginosa .[ 1] [ 2] It is the only target of these toxins.[ 2]
Structure and biosynthesis
Diphthamide is proposed to be a 2-[3-carboxyamido-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]histidine. Though this structure has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography , its stereochemistry is uncertain.[ 1] [ 3]
Diphthamide is biosynthesized from histidine and S -adenosyl methionine (SAM).[ 1] The side chain bound to imidazole group and all methyl groups come from SAM. The whole synthesis takes place in three steps:[ 1]
transfer of 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl group from SAM
transfer of three methyl groups from SAM – synthesis of diphtine
amidation – synthesis of diphthamide
In eukaryotes, this biosynthetic pathway contains a total of 7 genes (Dph1-7).[ 1]
Biological function
Diphthamide ensures translation fidelity.[ 1]
The presence or absence of diphthamide is known to affect NF-κB or death receptor pathways.[ 4]
References
^ a b c d e f g Su X, Lin Z, Lin H (2013-11-01). "The biosynthesis and biological function of diphthamide" . Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . 48 (6): 515–521. doi :10.3109/10409238.2013.831023 . PMC 4280834 . PMID 23971743 .
^ a b Liu S, Wiggins JF, Sreenath T, Kulkarni AB, Ward JM, Leppla SH (May 2006). "Dph3, a small protein required for diphthamide biosynthesis, is essential in mouse development" . Molecular and Cellular Biology . 26 (10): 3835–3841. doi :10.1128/MCB.26.10.3835-3841.2006 . PMC 1488998 . PMID 16648478 .
^ Jørgensen R, Merrill AR, Andersen GR (February 2006). "The life and death of translation elongation factor 2". Biochemical Society Transactions . 34 (Pt 1): 1–6. doi :10.1042/BST20060001 . PMID 16246167 .
^ Stahl S, da Silva Mateus Seidl AR, Ducret A, Kux van Geijtenbeek S, Michel S, Racek T, et al. (August 2015). "Loss of diphthamide pre-activates NF-κB and death receptor pathways and renders MCF7 cells hypersensitive to tumor necrosis factor" . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 112 (34): 10732–10737. Bibcode :2015PNAS..11210732S . doi :10.1073/pnas.1512863112 . PMC 4553792 . PMID 26261303 .