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ArticleNature communications2017

A substrate-bound structure of cyanobacterial biliverdin reductase identifies stacked substrates as critical for activity.

Haruna Takao, Kei Hirabayashi, Yuki Nishigaya, Haruna Kouriki, Tetsuko Nakaniwa, Yoshinori Hagiwara, Jiro Harada, Hideaki Sato, Toshimasa Yamazaki, Yoichi Sakakibara and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Haruna TakaoOrganization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Kei HirabayashiOrganization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Yuki NishigayaAdvanced Analysis Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
Haruna KourikiOrganization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Tetsuko NakaniwaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
Yoshinori HagiwaraDepartment of Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Kurume College, Fukuoka 830-8555, Japan.
Jiro HaradaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
Hideaki SatoDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.
Toshimasa YamazakiAdvanced Analysis Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan.
Yoichi SakakibaraDepartment of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan.
Masahito SuikoDepartment of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan.
Yujiro AsadaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Yasuhiro TakahashiDivision of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
Ken YamamotoDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1531-9685
Keiichi FukuyamaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan.
Masakazu SugishimaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0840-4929
Kei WadaOrganization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
University of Miyazaki · JPKurume University Medical Center · JPNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization · JPThe University of Osaka · JPNational Institute of Technology, Kurume College · JPSaitama University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biliverdin reductase catalyses the last step in haem degradation and produces the major lipophilic antioxidant bilirubin via reduction of biliverdin, using NAD(P)H as a cofactor. Despite the importance of biliverdin reductase in maintaining the redox balance, the molecular details of the reaction it catalyses remain unknown. Here we present the crystal structure of biliverdin reductase in complex with biliverdin and NADP

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ArginineBilirubinBiliverdineBinding SitesBiocatalysisCoenzymesCrystallography, X-RayCyanobacteriaModels, MolecularMutagenesisNADPOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityArginineBilirubinBiliverdinebiliverdin reductaseCoenzymesNADPOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors

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PMID28169272
PMCPMC5309722
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