Crystal structure of glycogen synthase: Homologous enzymes catalyze glycogen synthesis and degradation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3196-3205

  Buschiazzo, Alejandro ^a   Ugalde, Juan E ^b   Guerin, Marcelo E ^a   Shepard, William ^c   Ugalde, Rodolfo A ^b   Alzari, Pedro M ^a,d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Glycogen; Glycosyltransferase; Starch 3D structure; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 4444373841     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600324     Document Type: Article

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