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The structure of the type I fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase from human muscle has been extended from 3 A to 2 A resolution. The improvement in the resulting electron density map is such that the 20 or so C-terminal residues, known to be associated with activity and isozyme specificity, have been located. The side-chain of the Schiff's base-forming lysine 229 is located towards the centre of an eight-stranded beta-barrel type structure. The C-terminal "tail" extends from the rim of the beta-barrel towards lysine 229, thus forming part of the active site of the enzyme. This structural arrangement appears to explain the difference in activity and specificity of the three tissue-specific human aldolases and helps with our understanding of the type I aldolase reaction mechanism.

1ALD is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose-bisphosphate_aldolase Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=4.1.2.13 4.1.2.13] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1ALD OCA].  

[[Category: Watson, H C.]]

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