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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2019

Crystal structure of the apo form of a β-transaminase from Mesorhizobium sp. strain LUK.

Sunghark Kwon, Hyun H Park

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Sunghark KwonCollege of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Hyun H ParkCollege of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Chung-Ang University · KR

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Abstract

Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent β-transaminases (βTAs) reversibly catalyze transamination reactions by recognizing amino groups linked to the β-carbon atoms of their substrates. Although several βTA structures have been determined as holo forms containing PLP, little is known about the effect of PLP on the conversion of the apo structure to the holo structure. We determined the crystal structure of the apo form of a βTA from Mesorhizobium sp. strain LUK at 2.2 Å resolution to elucidate how PLP affects the βTA structure. The structure revealed three major disordered regions near the active site. Structural comparison with the holo form also showed that the disordered regions in the apo form are ordered and partially adopt secondary structures in the holo form. These findings suggest that PLP incorporation into the active site contributes to the structural stability of the active site architecture, thereby forming the complete active site. Our results provide novel structural insights into the role of PLP in terms of active site formation.

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Bacterial ProteinsCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayMesorhizobiumModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtein Structure, SecondaryTransaminasesBacterial ProteinsTransaminasesapo formdisorder-to-order transitionMesorhizobium sp. strain LUKpyridoxal 5′-phosphateβ-transaminase

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PMID30805955
PMCPMC6459997
OpenAlexW2924886757

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