Crystal structure of a lysine biosynthesis enzyme, LysX, from Thermus thermophilus HB8

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 332, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 729-740

  Sakai, Hiroaki ^a   Vassylyeva, Marina N ^a,b   Matsuura, Takanori ^a   Sekine, Shun Ichi ^b   Gotoh, Kazumi ^c   Nishiyama, Makoto ^c   Terada, Takaho ^a,b   Shirouzu, Mikako ^a,b   Kuramitsu, Seiki ^b   Vassylyev, Dmitry G ^b   Yokoyama, Shigeyuki ^a,b,c  

^a RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b RIKEN HARIMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Lysine biosynthesis; Thermus thermophilus HB8; aminoadipate pathway

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BINDING PROTEIN; DEXTRO ALANINE; ENZYME LYSX; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; LIGASE; LYSINE; SYNAPSIN I; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0042736814     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00946-X     Document Type: Article

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