Structural features of cephalosporin acylase reveal the basis of autocatalytic activation.

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Cephalosporin acylase (CA), a member of the N-terminal nucleophile hydrolase family, is activated through two steps of intramolecular autoproteolysis, the first mediated by a serine residue, and the second by a glutamate, which releases the pro-segment and produces an active enzyme. In this study, we have determined the crystal structures of mutants which could affect primary or secondary auto-cleavage and of...

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