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Tyrosine-728 and glutamic acid-735 are essential for the metalloproteolytic activity of the lethal factor of Bacillus anthracis.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 16 Jan 2004
Tonello Fiorella, Naletto Laura, Romanello Vanina, Dal Molin Federica, Montecucco Cesare
Abstract excerpt
The lethal factor (LF) of Bacillus anthracis is a Zn2+-endopeptidase specific for the MAPK-kinase family of proteins. The catalytic zinc atom is coordinated by a first shell of residues including the two histidines and the glutamate of the zinc-binding motif HExxH and by Glu-735. A characteristic...
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