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Structure and cooperativity of a T-state mutant of histidine decarboxylase from Lactobacillus 30a.
Proteins - 15 Feb 2002
Worley Scott, Schelp Elisabeth, Monzingo Arthur F, Ernst Stephen, Robertus Jon D
Abstract excerpt
Histidine decarboxylase (HDC) from Lactobacillus 30a converts histidine to histamine, a process that enables the bacteria to maintain the optimum pH range for cell growth. HDC is regulated by pH; it is active at low pH and inactive at neutral to alkaline pH. The X-ray structure of HDC at pH 8 revealed that a helix was disordered, resulting in the disruption of the substrate-binding site. The HDC trimer has also...
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