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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Glutamate dehydrogenases (GDHs) are widespread metabolic enzymes that play key roles in nitrogen homeostasis. Large glutamate dehydrogenases composed of 180 kDa subunits (L-GDHs180) contain long N- and C-terminal segments flanking the catalytic core. Despite the relevance of L-GDHs180 in bacterial physiology, the lack of structural data for these enzymes has limited the progress of functional studies. Here we show that the mycobacterial L-GDH180 (mL-GDH180) adopts a quaternary structure that is radically different from that of related low molecular weight enzymes. Intersubunit contacts in mL-GDH180 involve a C-terminal domain that we propose as a new fold and a flexible N-terminal segment comprising ACT-like and PAS-type domains that could act as metabolic sensors for allosteric regulation. These findings uncover unique aspects of the structure-function relationship in the subfamily of L-GDHs.

3D architecture and structural flexibility revealed in the subfamily of large glutamate dehydrogenases by a mycobacterial enzyme.,Lazaro M, Melero R, Huet C, Lopez-Alonso JP, Delgado S, Dodu A, Bruch EM, Abriata LA, Alzari PM, Valle M, Lisa MN Commun Biol. 2021 Jun 3;4(1):684. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02222-x. PMID:34083757^[2]

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