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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2018

The structure of monoamine oxidases: past, present, and future.

Luca Giacinto Iacovino, Francesca Magnani, Claudia Binda

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luca Giacinto IacovinoDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Francesca MagnaniDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
Claudia BindaDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy. claudia.binda@unipv.it.ORCID 0000-0003-2038-9845
University of Pavia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The first crystal structure of mammalian monoamine oxidases (MAOs) was solved in 2002; almost 65 years after, these FAD-dependent enzymes were discovered and classified as responsible for the oxidation of aromatic neurotransmitters. Both MAO A and MAO B feature a two-domain topology characterized by the Rossmann fold, interacting with dinucleotide cofactors, which is intimately associated to a substrate-binding domain. This globular body is endowed with a C-terminal α-helix that anchors the protein to the outer mitochondrial phospholipid bilayer. As monotopic membrane proteins, the structural elucidation of MAOs was a challenging task that required the screening of different detergent conditions for their purification and crystallization. MAO A and MAO B structures differ both in their oligomerization architecture and in details of their active sites. Purified human MAO B and rat MAO A are dimeric, whereas human MAO A was found to be monomeric, which is believed to result from the detergent treatments used to extract the protein from the membrane. The active site of MAOs consists of a hydrophobic cavity located in front of the flavin cofactor and extending to the protein surface. Some structural features are highly conserved in the two isozymes, such as a Tyr-Tyr aromatic sandwich in front of the flavin ring and a Lys residue hydrogen-bonded to the cofactor N5 atom, whereas a pair of gating residues (Phe208/Ile335 in MAO A; Ile199/Tyr326 in MAO B) specifically determines the different substrate and inhibitor properties of the two enzymes.

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AnimalsHumansMonoamine OxidaseMonoamine OxidaseAmine oxidaseDrug designEnzyme active siteFlavinInhibitorMembrane proteinMitochondrial membrane

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PMID30167931
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