A double mutation at the tip of the dimer interface loop of triosephosphate isomerase generates active monomers with reduced stability.

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Triosephosphate isomerase (TIM) is a very stable dimer. In order to understand better the importance of dimerization for stability and catalytic activity, we have constructed a monomeric double-mutation variant. The dimer interface residues Thr75 and Gly76, which are at the tip of loop 3, have been substituted by an arginine and a glutamate, respectively. In wild type TIM, these two residues are at a distance of...

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