The N-terminal extension is essential for the formation of the active dimeric structure of liver peroxisomal alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 536-546

  Montioli, Riccardo ^a   Fargue, Sonia ^a   Lewin, Jackie ^c   Zamparelli, Carlotta ^d   Danpure, Christopher J ^b   Borri Voltattorni, Carla ^a   Cellini, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase; Intra peroxisomal aggregates; N terminal extension; Protein aggregation; Protein targeting; Pyridoxal phosphate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE GLYOXYLATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINO ACID; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CELL TRANSPORT; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONSTRUCT; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PEROXISOME; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; HUMANS; HYPEROXALURIA, PRIMARY; LIVER; MICE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSAMINASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857236273     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: 18785875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.12.007     Document Type: Article

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