Structure and function of a complex between chorismate mutase and DAHP synthase: Efficiency boost for the junior partner

EMBO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2128-2142

  Sasso, Severin ^a   Kvist, Mats ^b   Roderer, Kathrin ^a   Gamper, Marianne ^a   Codoni, Giosiana ^a   Krengel, Ute ^b   Kast, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Enzyme catalysis; Multi enzyme complex; Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0948c; Shikimate pathway; X ray crystal structure

Indexed keywords

3 DEOXY 7 PHOSPHOHEPTULONATE SYNTHASE; CHORISMATE MUTASE; DIMER; PHENYLALANINE; SHIKIMIC ACID; TYROSINE;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

3-DEOXY-7-PHOSPHOHEPTULONATE SYNTHASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CHORISMATE MUTASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALATES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHENYLALANINE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHIKIMIC ACID; TYROSINE;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 67651147947     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.165     Document Type: Article

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