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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The juvenile hormone (JH) epoxide hydrolase (JHEH) catalyzes the degradation of JH, which regulates the metamorphosis development of insects. Here we report the 2.30 A crystal structure of JHEH from the silkworm Bombyx mori (BmJHEH). The overall structure of BmJHEH is composed of an N-terminal segment followed by a core hydrolase domain, which is interrupted by an all-alpha lid domain. Structural analyses together with molecular simulation reveal insights into the conservation and specificity of the active-site pocket. These findings increase our understanding of the substrate recognition and catalysis of microsomal epoxide hydrolase family and might help the design of JH-derived pesticides. (c) Proteins 2014;. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Crystal structure of juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase from the silkworm Bombyx mori.,Zhou K, Jia N, Hu C, Jiang YL, Yang JP, Chen Y, Li S, Li WF, Zhou CZ Proteins. 2014 Aug 21. doi: 10.1002/prot.24676. PMID:25143157^[1]

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