2 CONFORMATIONS OF CRYSTALLINE ADENYLATE KINASE
2 CONFORMATIONS OF CRYSTALLINE ADENYLATE KINASE
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-2836(77)90280-7
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
SCHULZ, GE
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作者:
SACHSENHEIMER, W;SCHULZ, GE
Pig muscle adenylate kinase (EC 2.7.4.3) can exist in 3 crystal forms, which are interconvertible. For crystal form A the enzyme structure was known in atomic detail. The X-ray diffraction analysis of crystal form B at 4.7 .ANG. resolution and a comparison with the A form was reported. During the transition from A to B the packing arrangement of the molecules changed slightly. The individual molecule underwent an appreciable conformational change: by displacing a chain segment of 7 residues and 2 adjacent .alpha.-helices a hydrophobic pocket was opened deep in the cleft near the center of the molecule. Concomitantly the .beta.-pleated sheet was enlarged by about 4 hydrogen bonds in the B form. Several lines of evidence indicated that the observed conformational change was an intrinsic property of the molecule and was not induced by crystal packing forces.