Phosphoribosyl diphosphate (PRPP): biosynthesis, enzymology, utilization, and metabolic significance

B Hove-Jensen, KR Andersen, M Kilstrup… - Microbiology and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Phosphoribosyl diphosphate (PRPP) is an important intermediate in cellular metabolism.
PRPP is synthesized by PRPP synthase, as follows: ribose 5-phosphate+ ATP→ PRPP+ …

Direct stimulation of de novo nucleotide synthesis by O-GlcNAcylation

L Chen, Q Zhou, P Zhang, W Tan, Y Li, Z Xu… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
O-linked β-N-acetyl glucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is at the crossroads of cellular metabolism,
including glucose and glutamine; its dysregulation leads to molecular and pathological …

Biological production of nicotinamide mononucleotide: a review

RB Cabulong, SR Kafle, A Singh… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) presents significant therapeutic potential against
aging-related conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, due to its consistent and strong …

Human PRPS1 filaments stabilize allosteric sites to regulate activity

KL Hvorecny, K Hargett, JD Quispe… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The universally conserved enzyme phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase (PRPS)
assembles filaments in evolutionarily diverse organisms. PRPS is a key regulator of …

A holistic approach for process intensification of nicotinamide mononucleotide production via high cell density cultivation under exponential feeding strategy

SR Kafle, A Kushwaha, L Goswami, A Maharjan… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) subsists in all living organisms and has drawn
tremendous attention as a nutraceutical and pharmaceutical product for several diseases …

Biosynthesis of a therapeutically important nicotinamide mononucleotide through a phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase 1 and 2 engineered strain of …

A Maharjan, M Singhvi, BS Kim - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a precursor of NAD+, can be synthesized by the
conversion of nicotinamide with the help of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase …

Filamentation modulates allosteric regulation of PRPS

HH Hu, GM Lu, CC Chang, Y Li, J Zhong, CJ Guo… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of purine
and pyrimidine nucleotides, histidine, tryptophan, and cofactors NAD and NADP. Abnormal …

Conversion of PRPS hexamer to monomer by AMPK-mediated phosphorylation inhibits nucleotide synthesis in response to energy stress

X Qian, X Li, L Tan, JH Lee, Y Xia, Q Cai, Y Zheng… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Tumors override energy stress to grow. However, how nucleotide synthesis is regulated
under energy stress is unclear. We demonstrate here that glucose deprivation or hypoxia …

Contribution of model organisms to investigating the far-reaching consequences of PRPP metabolism on human health and well-being

EA Ugbogu, LM Schweizer, M Schweizer - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase (PRS EC 2.7. 6.1) is a rate-limiting enzyme that
irreversibly catalyzes the formation of phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) from ribose-5 …

Harnessing lactic acid bacteria for nicotinamide mononucleotide biosynthesis: a review of strategies and future directions

L Kong, X Li, T Liu, Q Yao, J Qin - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), one of the crucial precursors of nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide, has garnered considerable interest for its pharmacological and anti-aging …