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5-AMINOLEVULINATE SYNTHASE FROM RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS IN COMPLEX WITH SUCCINYL-COA
Overview
5-Aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme of, heme biosynthesis in humans, animals, other non-plant eukaryotes, and, alpha-proteobacteria. It catalyzes the synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid, the first common precursor of all tetrapyrroles, from glycine and, succinyl-coenzyme A (sCoA) in a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent, manner. X-linked sideroblastic anemias (XLSAs), a group of severe, disorders in humans characterized by inadequate formation of heme in, erythroblast mitochondria, are caused by mutations in the gene for, erythroid eALAS, one of two human genes for ALAS. We present the first, crystal structure of homodimeric ALAS from Rhodobacter capsulatus, (ALAS(Rc)) binding its cofactor PLP. We, furthermore, present structures, of ALAS(Rc) in ... [(full description)]
About this Structure
2BWO is a [Single protein] structure of sequence from [Rhodobacter capsulatus] with SCA and PLP as [ligands]. Active as [[1]], with EC number [2.3.1.37]. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].
Reference
Crystal structure of 5-aminolevulinate synthase, the first enzyme of heme biosynthesis, and its link to XLSA in humans., Astner I, Schulze JO, van den Heuvel J, Jahn D, Schubert WD, Heinz DW, EMBO J. 2005 Sep 21;24(18):3166-77. Epub 2005 Aug 25. PMID:16121195
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