A proposed architecture for lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT): Identification of the catalytic triad and molecular modeling

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 587-599

  Peelman, F ^a   Vinaimont, N ^a   Verhee, A ^b   Vanloo, B ^a   Verschelde, J L ^b   Labeur, C ^a   Seguret Mace, S ^c   Duverger, N ^c   Hutchinson, G ^d   Vandekerckhove, J ^b   Tavernier, J ^b   Rosseneu, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalytic residues; Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase; Lipase; Protein fold; Threading

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; ESTERASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE STEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEINASE; SERINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CORNEA OPACITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HYPOLIPOPROTEINEMIA; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0031887830     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070307     Document Type: Article

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