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==X-RAY STRUCTURE REFINEMENT AND COMPARISON OF THREE FORMS OF MITOCHONDRIAL ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8aat]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_gallus Gallus gallus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8AAT OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8AAT FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.3&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=PLP:PYRIDOXAL-5-PHOSPHATE'>PLP</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8aat FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8aat OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8aat PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8aat RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8aat PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8aat ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/AATM_CHICK AATM_CHICK] Catalyzes the irreversible transamination of the L-tryptophan metabolite L-kynurenine to form kynurenic acid (KA). Plays a key role in amino acid metabolism. Important for metabolite exchange between mitochondria and cytosol. May facilitate cellular uptake of long-chain free fatty acids (By similarity).
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The X-ray crystal structures of three forms of the enzyme aspartate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.1) from chicken heart mitochondria have been refined by least-squares methods: holoenzyme with the co-factor pyridoxal-5'-phosphate bound at pH 7.5 (1.9 A resolution), holoenzyme with pyridoxal-5'-phosphate bound at pH 5.1 (2.3 A resolution) and holoenzyme with the co-factor pyridoxamine-5'-phosphate bound at pH 7.5 (2.2 A resolution). The crystallographic agreement factors [formula: see text] for the structures are 0.166, 0.130 and 0.131, respectively, for all data in the resolution range from 10.0 A to the limit of diffraction for each structure. The secondary, super-secondary and domain structures of the pyridoxal-phosphate holoenzyme at pH 7.5 are described in detail. The surface area of the interface between the monomer subunits of this dimeric alpha 2 protein is unusually large, indicating a very stable dimer. This is consistent with biochemical data. Both subunit and domain interfaces are relatively smooth compared with other proteins. The interactions of the protein with its co-factor are described and compared among the three structures. Observed changes in co-factor conformation may be related to spectral changes and the energetics of the catalytic reaction. Small but significant adjustments of the protein to changes in co-factor conformation are seen. These adjustments may be accommodated by small rigid-body shifts of secondary structural elements, and by packing defects in the protein core.

X-ray structure refinement and comparison of three forms of mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase.,McPhalen CA, Vincent MG, Jansonius JN J Mol Biol. 1992 May 20;225(2):495-517. PMID:1593633<ref>PMID:1593633</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Aspartate aminotransferase 3D structures|Aspartate aminotransferase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Gallus gallus]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Jansonius JN]]
[[Category: Mcphalen CA]]
[[Category: Vincent MG]]