Phosphatidate cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.41)^[1]^[2]^[3] (also known as CDP- diacylglycerol synthase) (CDS) is the enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of CDP-diacylglycerol from cytidine triphosphate and phosphatidate.

CTP + phosphatidate

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diphosphate + CDP-diacylglycerol

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are cytidine triphosphate, or CTP, and phosphatidate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and CDP-diacylglycerol.

CDP-diacylglycerol is an important branch point intermediate in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. CDS is a membrane-bound enzyme.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring phosphorus-containing nucleotide groups (nucleotidyltransferases). The systematic name of this enzyme class is CTP:phosphatidate cytidylyltransferase. Other names in common use include CDP diglyceride pyrophosphorylase, CDP-diacylglycerol synthase, CDP-diacylglyceride synthetase, cytidine diphosphoglyceride pyrophosphorylase, phosphatidate cytidyltransferase, phosphatidic acid cytidylyltransferase, CTP:1,2-diacylglycerophosphate-cytidyl transferase, CTP-diacylglycerol synthetase, DAG synthetase, and CDP-DG. This enzyme participates in glycerophospholipid metabolism and phosphatidylinositol signaling system.

References

^ Sparrow CP, Raetz CR (1985). "Purification and properties of the membrane-bound CDP-diglyceride synthetase from Escherichia coli". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260 (22): 12084–12091. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(17)38989-5. PMID 2995359.
^ Shen H, Heacock PN, Clancey CJ, Dowhan W (1996). "The CDS1 gene encoding CDP-diacylglycerol synthase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is essential for cell growth". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271 (2): 789–795. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.2.789. PMID 8557688.
^ Kondo H, Goto K, Saito S, Tonosaki A (1997). "Gene cloning and characterization of CDP-diacylglycerol synthase from rat brain". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272 (14): 9503–9509. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.14.9503. PMID 9083091.

Carter JR, Kennedy EP (1966). "Enzymatic synthesis of cytidine diphosphate diglyceride". Journal of Lipid Research. 7 (5): 678–83. doi:10.1016/S0022-2275(20)39250-6. PMID 4291255.
McCaman RE, Finnerty WR (1968). "Biosynthesis of cytidine diphosphate-diglyceride by a particulate fracgion from Micrococcus cerificans". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243 (19): 5074–80. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)91993-9. PMID 5679981.
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Transferases: phosphorus-containing groups (EC 2.7)

2.7.1-2.7.4:
phosphotransferase/kinase
(PO₄)

2.7.1: OH acceptor	Hexo- Gluco- Fructo- Hepatic Galacto- Phosphofructo- 1 Liver Muscle Platelet 2 Riboflavin Shikimate Thymidine ADP-thymidine NAD⁺ Glycerol Pantothenate Mevalonate Pyruvate Deoxycytidine PFP Diacylglycerol Phosphoinositide 3 Class I PI 3 Class II PI 3 Sphingosine Glucose-1,6-bisphosphate synthase
2.7.2: COOH acceptor	Phosphoglycerate Aspartate kinase
2.7.3: N acceptor	Creatine
2.7.4: PO₄ acceptor	Phosphomevalonate Adenylate Nucleoside-diphosphate Uridylate Guanylate Thiamine-diphosphate

2.7.6: diphosphotransferase
(P₂O₇)

2.7.7: nucleotidyltransferase
(PO₄-nucleoside)

Polymerase

DNA polymerase	DNA-directed DNA polymerase I/A γ θ ν T7 Taq II/B α δ ε ζ Pfu III/C IV/X β λ μ TDT V/Y η ι κ RNA-directed DNA polymerase Reverse transcriptase Telomerase
RNA polymerase	Template-directed RNA polymerase I II III IV V ssRNAP POLRMT Primase 1 2 PrimPol RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Polyadenylation PAP PNPase

Phosphorolytic
3' to 5' exoribonuclease

Nucleotidyltransferase

Guanylyltransferase

mRNA capping enzyme

Other

2.7.8: miscellaneous

Phosphatidyltransferases	CDP-diacylglycerol—glycerol-3-phosphate 3-phosphatidyltransferase CDP-diacylglycerol—serine O-phosphatidyltransferase CDP-diacylglycerol—inositol 3-phosphatidyltransferase CDP-diacylglycerol—choline O-phosphatidyltransferase
Glycosyl-1-phosphotransferase	N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase

2.7.10-2.7.13: protein kinase
(PO₄; protein acceptor)

2.7.10: protein-tyrosine	see tyrosine kinases
2.7.11: protein-serine/threonine	see serine/threonine-specific protein kinases
2.7.12: protein-dual-specificity	see serine/threonine-specific protein kinases
2.7.13: protein-histidine	Protein-histidine pros-kinase Protein-histidine tele-kinase Histidine kinase

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