Article
Insights on the participation of Glu256 and Asp204 in the oligomeric structure and cooperative effects of human arginase type I.
Journal of structural biology - 1 Aug 2020
Lobos Marcela, Figueroa Maximiliano, Martínez-Oyanedel José, López Vasthi, García-Robles María de Los Ángeles, Tarifeño-Saldivia Estefanía, Carvajal Nelson, Uribe Elena
Abstract excerpt
Arginase (EC 3.5.3.1) catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to L-ornithine and urea, and requires a bivalent cation, especially Mn2+ for its catalytic activity. It is a component of the urea cycle and regulates the intracellular levels of l-arginine, which makes the arginase a target for treatment of vascular diseases and asthma. Mammalian arginases contain an unusual S-shaped motif located at the intermonomeric...
Topics
- Arginase
- Arginine
- Aspartic Acid
- Glutamic Acid
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Macromolecular Substances
- Models, Molecular
- Mutation
- Protein Conformation
