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Structural basis of hereditary coproporphyria.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Oct 2005
Lee Dong-Sun, Flachsová Eva, Bodnárová Michaela, Demeler Borries, Martásek Pavel, Raman C S
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary coproporphyria is an autosomal dominant disorder resulting from the half-normal activity of coproporphyrinogen oxidase (CPO), a mitochondrial enzyme catalyzing the antepenultimate step in heme biosynthesis. The mechanism by which CPO catalyzes oxidative decarboxylation, in an extraordinary metal- and cofactor-independent manner, is poorly understood. Here, we report the crystal structure of human CPO...
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