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==Mechanism of Bio luminescence== | ==Mechanism of Bio luminescence== | ||
| - | Luciferase found in ''''Vibrio harveyi'''' is a heterodimer that is composed of a catalytic α subunit and a homologous but noncatalytic | + | Luciferase found in ''''Vibrio harveyi'''' is a heterodimer that is composed of a catalytic α subunit and a homologous but noncatalytic β subunit. The catalytic α subunit houses the FMN cofactor and is connected to the β subunit via a hairpin structure called the "mobile loop." |
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==Structural Motifs== | ==Structural Motifs== | ||
| + | Structure homology-There is a great deal of sequence homology and structural coservation between the α and β subunits. When superimposed over eachother the barrels of the alpha and beta subunits with a deviation of 0.62Å for 42 equivalent | ||
| + | α carbons. | ||
Active Site | Active Site | ||
| - | Mobile Loop | + | Mobile Loop- Phe2772-thr 288 |
| - | (β/α)<SUB>8</SUB> Barrel | + | (β/α)<SUB>8</SUB> Barrel- The tertiary structure of the α and β subunits is very similar. both subunits fold into a single-domain eight-stranded β/α barrel motif. the two subunits assemble around a parallel four-helix bundle centered on a pseudo 2-fold axis that relates the alpha and beta subunits. |
| - | + | Subunit Homology-the topology of the αand β subunits is identical. In the alpha subnunit, the γ7-α7 loop is 71 residues long and contains 29 residues not present in the beta subunit. | |
==Applications In Biotechnology== | ==Applications In Biotechnology== | ||
Revision as of 04:07, 17 November 2011
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| 3fgc, resolution 2.30Å () | |||||||||
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| Ligands: | , , | ||||||||
| Gene: | luxA (Vibrio harveyi), luxB (Vibrio harveyi) | ||||||||
| Activity: | Alkanal monooxygenase (FMN-linked), with EC number 1.14.14.3 | ||||||||
| Related: | 1luc, 1brl | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
Contents |
Mechanism of Bio luminescence
Luciferase found in 'Vibrio harveyi' is a heterodimer that is composed of a catalytic α subunit and a homologous but noncatalytic β subunit. The catalytic α subunit houses the FMN cofactor and is connected to the β subunit via a hairpin structure called the "mobile loop."
Structural Motifs
Structure homology-There is a great deal of sequence homology and structural coservation between the α and β subunits. When superimposed over eachother the barrels of the alpha and beta subunits with a deviation of 0.62Å for 42 equivalent α carbons. Active Site
Mobile Loop- Phe2772-thr 288 (β/α)8 Barrel- The tertiary structure of the α and β subunits is very similar. both subunits fold into a single-domain eight-stranded β/α barrel motif. the two subunits assemble around a parallel four-helix bundle centered on a pseudo 2-fold axis that relates the alpha and beta subunits. Subunit Homology-the topology of the αand β subunits is identical. In the alpha subnunit, the γ7-α7 loop is 71 residues long and contains 29 residues not present in the beta subunit.
Applications In Biotechnology
The luciferase assay
Quorum Sensing
Quorum sensing is a population density dependent form gene expression found in many bacteria.
