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Structural insight into the molecular mechanism of allosteric activation of human cystathionine β-synthase by S-adenosylmethionine.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Sept 2014
Ereño-Orbea June, Majtan Tomas, Oyenarte Iker, Kraus Jan P, Martínez-Cruz Luis Alfonso
Abstract excerpt
Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) is a heme-dependent and pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent protein that controls the flux of sulfur from methionine to cysteine, a precursor of glutathione, taurine, and H2S. Deficiency of CBS activity causes homocystinuria, the most frequent disorder of sulfur amino acid metabolism. In contrast to CBSs from lower organisms, human CBS (hCBS) is allosterically activated by...
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