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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications2018

Structure of the mouse acidic amino acid decarboxylase GADL1.

Arne Raasakka, Elaheh Mahootchi, Ingeborg Winge, Weisha Luan, Petri Kursula, Jan Haavik

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Arne RaasakkaDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies Vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-9443-9959
Elaheh MahootchiDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies Vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.
Ingeborg WingeDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies Vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.
Weisha LuanFaculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, PO Box 5400, 90014 Oulu, Finland.
Petri KursulaDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies Vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-8529-3751
Jan HaavikDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies Vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway.
University of Bergen · NOHaukeland University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oulu · FI

Funding

Helse VestNorges ForskningsrådSeventh Framework Programme 602805Sigrid Juséliuksen SäätiöStiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) is a ubiquitous cofactor in various enzyme classes, including PLP-dependent decarboxylases. A recently discovered member of this class is glutamic acid decarboxylase-like protein 1 (GADL1), which lacks the activity to decarboxylate glutamate to γ-aminobutyrate, despite its homology to glutamic acid decarboxylase. Among the acidic amino acid decarboxylases, GADL1 is most similar to cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase (CSAD), but the physiological function of GADL1 is unclear, although its expression pattern and activity suggest a role in neurotransmitter and neuroprotectant metabolism. The crystal structure of mouse GADL1 is described, together with a solution model based on small-angle X-ray scattering data. While the overall fold and the conformation of the bound PLP are similar to those in other PLP-dependent decarboxylases, GADL1 adopts a more loose conformation in solution, which might have functional relevance in ligand binding and catalysis. The structural data raise new questions about the compactness, flexibility and conformational dynamics of PLP-dependent decarboxylases, including GADL1.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCarboxy-LyasesCatalytic DomainCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayMiceModels, MolecularProtein Structure, QuaternaryPyridoxal PhosphateScattering, Small AngleSequence Homology, Amino AcidSolutionsStatic ElectricityStructural Homology, ProteinX-Ray DiffractionCarboxy-LyasesGADL1 protein, mousePyridoxal PhosphateSolutionscatalysisconformational changedecarboxylasespyridoxal phosphate

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PMID29372909
PMCPMC5947694
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