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The crystal structure of the transthyretin-like protein from Salmonella dublin, a prokaryote 5-hydroxyisourate hydrolase.
Journal of molecular biology - 23 Jun 2006
Hennebry Sarah C, Law Ruby H P, Richardson Samantha J, Buckle Ashley M, Whisstock James C
Abstract excerpt
The mechanism of binding of thyroid hormones by the transport protein transthyretin (TTR) in vertebrates is structurally well characterised. However, a homologous family of transthyretin-like proteins (TLPs) present in bacteria as well as eukaryotes do not bind thyroid hormones, instead they are postulated to perform a role in the purine degradation pathway and function as 5-hydroxyisourate hydrolases. Here we...
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