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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography2014

Threonine 57 is required for the post-translational activation of Escherichia coli aspartate α-decarboxylase.

Michael E Webb, Briony A Yorke, Tom Kershaw, Sarah Lovelock, Carina M C Lobley, Mairi L Kilkenny, Alison G Smith, Tom L Blundell, Arwen R Pearson, Chris Abell

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael E WebbAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England.
Briony A YorkeAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England.
Tom KershawDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, England.
Sarah LovelockSchool of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England.
Carina M C LobleyDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, England.
Mairi L KilkennyDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, England.
Alison G SmithDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, England.
Tom L BlundellDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QW, England.
Arwen R PearsonAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England.
Chris AbellUniversity Chemical Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England.
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Leeds · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/D005817/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 089312/Z/09/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aspartate α-decarboxylase is a pyruvoyl-dependent decarboxylase required for the production of β-alanine in the bacterial pantothenate (vitamin B5) biosynthesis pathway. The pyruvoyl group is formed via the intramolecular rearrangement of a serine residue to generate a backbone ester intermediate which is cleaved to generate an N-terminal pyruvoyl group. Site-directed mutagenesis of residues adjacent to the active site, including Tyr22, Thr57 and Tyr58, reveals that only mutation of Thr57 leads to changes in the degree of post-translational activation. The crystal structure of the site-directed mutant T57V is consistent with a non-rearranged backbone, supporting the hypothesis that Thr57 is required for the formation of the ester intermediate in activation.

Indexed as

Enzyme ActivationEscherichia coliGlutamate DecarboxylaseModels, MolecularMutationProtein Structure, TertiaryThreonineaspartate-alpha-decarboxylaseGlutamate DecarboxylaseThreonineamino-acid-derived cofactorsaspartate decarboxylasepost-translational modificationpyruvoyl-dependent

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PMID24699660
PMCPMC3975893
OpenAlexW2131581807

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