Adenosine kinase

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AdK deficiency causes hypermethioninemia. Overexpression of AdK in the brain leads to decrease of adenosine and is believed as the main cause of epilepsy.
AdK deficiency causes hypermethioninemia. Overexpression of AdK in the brain leads to decrease of adenosine and is believed as the main cause of epilepsy.
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== Structural highlights ==
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AdK consists of a large α/β domain with 9 β strands and 8 α helices and a small capping α/β domain with 5 β strands and 2 α helices. The active site is formed along the edge of the β sheet in the large domain.
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Revision as of 09:07, 28 October 2015

Structure of human adenosine kinase complex with adenosine (stick model), Mg+2 (small light green) and Cl- (large, deep green) ions (PDB entry 1bx4)

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3D structures of adenosine kinase

Updated on 28-October-2015

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