Nucleoside Triphosphate Pyrophosphohydrolase (EC 3.6.1.8) MazG-like domain found in Mycobacterium tuberculosis phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphohydrolase (HisE or PRATP-PH) and its bacterial homologs
This family includes M. tuberculosis phosphoribosyl-ATP pyrophosphohydrolase (HisE or PRATP-PH) and its bacterial homologs. M. tuberculosis HisE is encoded by the hisE gene, which is a separate gene presenting in many bacteria and archaea but is fused to hisI in other bacteria, fungi and plants. HisE is responsible for the second step in the histidine-biosynthetic pathway. It can irreversibly hydrolyze phosphoribosyl-ATP (PRATP) to phosphoribosyl-AMP (PRAMP) and pyrophosphate. HisE dimerizes into a four alpha-helix bundle, forming two inferred PRATP active sites on the outer faces. M. tuberculosis HisE has been found to be essential for growth in vitro, thus making it a potential drug target for tuberculosis.