PMID:11528003
| Citation |
Helmstaedt, K, Krappmann, S and Braus, GH (2001) Allosteric regulation of catalytic activity: Escherichia coli aspartate transcarbamoylase versus yeast chorismate mutase. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 65:404-21, table of contents |
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| Abstract |
Allosteric regulation of key metabolic enzymes is a fascinating field to study the structure-function relationship of induced conformational changes of proteins. In this review we compare the principles of allosteric transitions of the complex classical model aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase) from Escherichia coli, consisting of 12 polypeptides, and the less complicated chorismate mutase derived from baker's yeast, which functions as a homodimer. Chorismate mutase presumably represents the minimal oligomerization state of a cooperative enzyme which still can be either activated or inhibited by different heterotropic effectors. Detailed knowledge of the number of possible quaternary states and a description of molecular triggers for conformational changes of model enzymes such as ATCase and chorismate mutase shed more and more light on allostery as an important regulatory mechanism of any living cell. The comparison of wild-type and engineered mutant enzymes reveals that current textbook models for regulation do not cover the entire picture needed to describe the function of these enzymes in detail. |
| Links |
PubMed PMC99034 Online version:10.1128/MMBR.65.3.404-421.2001 |
| Keywords |
Allosteric Regulation; Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase/chemistry; Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase/metabolism; Binding Sites; Chorismate Mutase/chemistry; Chorismate Mutase/metabolism; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Models, Molecular; Protein Structure, Quaternary; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Signal Transduction; Structure-Activity Relationship; Yeasts/enzymology |
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