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PDB ID 2gls

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2gls, resolution 3.50Å ()
Ligands:
Activity: Glutamate--ammonia ligase, with EC number 6.3.1.2
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB
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Glutamine Synthetase: Secondary structures

Glutamine synthetase is composed of 12 . Each subunit is composed of 15 and . Each subunit binds 2 Mn for a total of per Glutamine Synthetase.


Each subunit has an exposed NH2 terminus and buried COOH terminus as part of a helical thong. [1]


The beta sheets are arranged into two separate partial beta barrels, one of which encompasses the ligand complex.

The active site within the secondary structure can be called a "bifunnel," providing access to ATP and glutamate at opposing ends.[2]

The only ligand present is a pair of Mn ions (Manganese) that indicates the active site of each subunit of the dodecamer.

, , , ,

References

  1. Yamashita, M., et al.,Refined Atomic Model of Glutamine Synthetase at 3.5A Resolution, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1989, 17681-17690.
  2. Eisenberg, D., et al., Structure-function relationships of glutamine synthetases, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1477 (2000), 122-145.

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