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A surface loop directs conformational switching of a lipoyl domain between a folded and a novel misfolded structure.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 12 Aug 2009
Stott Katherine M, Yusof Adlina M, Perham Richard N, Jones D Dafydd
Abstract excerpt
A prominent surface loop links the first two beta strands of the lipoyl domain (E2plip) from the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli. We show here that shortening this loop by two residues generates a protein that populates two structurally distinct stable conformers: an active, native-like monomer (HM) and a functionally compromised misfolded dimer (LM). Conversion of LM to HM was...
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