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Tyr219 of human matrix metalloproteinase 7 is not critical for catalytic activity, but is involved in the broad pH-dependence of the activity.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Aug 2011
Muta Yuko, Inouye Kuniyo
Abstract excerpt
Human matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7) exhibits a broad bell-shaped pH-dependence with the acidic and alkaline pK(e) (pK(e1) and pK(e2)) values of about 4 and 10. Its active-site tyrosyl residue, Tyr219, is conserved in all other MMPs, and thus has been thought for the ionizable group responsible for pK(e2). In this study, we examined the mutational effects of Tyr219 on enzyme activity. Five Tyr219 variants,...
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