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Structure, assembly, and mechanism of a PLP-dependent dodecameric L-aspartate beta-decarboxylase.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 15 Apr 2009
Chen Hui-Ju, Ko Tzu-Ping, Lee Chia-Yin, Wang Nai-Chen, Wang Andrew H-J
Abstract excerpt
The type-I PLP enzyme l-aspartate beta-decarboxylase converts aspartate to alanine and CO(2). Similar to the homodimeric aminotransferases, its protein subunit comprises a large and a small domain, of 410 and 120 residues, respectively. The crystal structure reveals a dodecamer made of six identical dimers arranged in a truncated tetrahedron whose assembly involves tetramer and hexamer as intermediates. The...
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