Crystal structure of the enzyme CapF of Staphylococcus aureus reveals a unique architecture composed of two functional domains

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 443, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 671-680

  Miyafusa, Takamitsu ^a   Caaveiro, Jose M M ^a   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^a,b   Tsumoto, Kouhei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bifunctional enzyme; Capsular polysaccharide; Crystal structure; Cupin fold; Short chain dehydrogenase reductase; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

APOENZYME; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CAPF ENZYME; HOMODIMER; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; ZINC ION;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIMERIZATION; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALORIMETRY; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84860205552     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20112049     Document Type: Article

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