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==Crystal structure of argininosuccinate lyase from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtASL)==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9ggi]] is a 8 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabidopsis_thaliana Arabidopsis thaliana]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=9GGI OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9GGI 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]] 1.55&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NA:SODIUM+ION'>NA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</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=9ggi FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9ggi OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9ggi PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9ggi RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9ggi PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9ggi ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ARLY_ARATH ARLY_ARATH] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Arginine is an important amino acid in plants, as it not only plays a structural role and serves as nitrogen storage but is also a precursor for various molecules, including polyamines and proline. Arginine is produced by argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) which catalyzes the cleavage of argininosuccinate to arginine and fumarate. ASL belongs to the fumarate lyase family and while many members of this family were well-characterized, little is known about plant ASLs. Here we present the first crystal structures of ASL from the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana (AtASL). One of the structures represents the unliganded form of the AtASL homotetramer. The other structure, obtained from a crystal soaked in argininosuccinate, accommodates the substrate or the reaction products in one of four active sites of the AtASL tetramer. Each active site is located at the interface of three neighboring protomers. The AtASL structure with ligands allowed us to analyze the enzyme-substrate and the enzyme-product interactions in detail. Furthermore, based on our analyses, we describe residues of AtASL crucial for catalysis. The structure of AtASL gives the rationale for the open-to-close transition of the GSS mobile loop and indicates the importance of serine 333 from this loop for the enzymatic action of the enzyme. Finally, we supplemented the structural data with the identification of sequence motifs characteristic for ASLs.

Arabidopsis thaliana argininosuccinate lyase structure uncovers the role of serine as the catalytic base.,Nielipinski M, Nielipinska D, Pietrzyk-Brzezinska AJ, Sekula B J Struct Biol. 2024 Oct 9;216(4):108130. doi: 10.1016/j.jsb.2024.108130. PMID:39384000<ref>PMID:39384000</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Arabidopsis thaliana]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Krzeszewska D]]
[[Category: Nielipinski M]]
[[Category: Pietrzyk-Brzezinska AJ]]
[[Category: Sekula B]]