1ivv
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of copper amine oxidase from Arthrobacter globiformis: Early intermediate in topaquinone biogenesis
Overview
The quinone cofactor TPQ in copper amine oxidase is generated by posttranslational modification of an active site tyrosine residue. Using X-ray crystallography, we have probed the copper-dependent autooxidation process of TPQ in the enzyme from Arthrobacter globiformis. Apo enzyme crystals were anaerobically soaked with copper; the structure determined from this crystal provides a view of the initial state: the unmodified tyrosine coordinated to the bound copper. Exposure of the copper-bound crystals to oxygen led to the formation of freeze-trapped intermediates; structural analyses indicate that these intermediates contain dihydroxyphenylalanine quinone and trihydroxyphenylalanine. These are the first visualized intermediates during TPQ biogenesis in copper amine oxidase.
About this Structure
1IVV is a Single protein structure of sequence from Arthrobacter globiformis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
X-ray snapshots of quinone cofactor biogenesis in bacterial copper amine oxidase., Kim M, Okajima T, Kishishita S, Yoshimura M, Kawamori A, Tanizawa K, Yamaguchi H, Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Aug;9(8):591-6. PMID:12134140 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 20:28:58 2008
