Stabilization of the R allosteric structure of Escherichia coli aspartate transcarbamoylase by disulfide bond formation.

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Here we report the first use of disulfide bond formation to stabilize the R allosteric structure of Escherichia coli aspartate transcarbamoylase. In the R allosteric state, residues in the 240s loop from two catalytic chains of different subunits are close together, whereas in the T allosteric state they are far apart. By substitution of Ala-241 in the 240s loop of the catalytic chain with cysteine, a disulfide...

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