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Two high-resolution structures have been determined for Eschericia coli aspartate beta-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (ecASADH), an enzyme of the aspartate biosynthetic pathway, which is a potential target for novel antimicrobial drugs. Both ASADH structures were of the open form and were refined to 1.95 A and 1.6 A resolution, allowing a more detailed comparison with the closed form of the enzyme than previously possible. A more complex scheme for domain closure is apparent with the subunit being split into two further sub-domains with relative motions about three hinge axes. Analysis of hinge data and torsion-angle difference plots is combined to allow the proposal of a detailed structural mechanism for ecASADH domain closure. Additionally, asymmetric distortions of individual subunits are identified, which form the basis for the previously reported "half-of-the-sites reactivity" (HOSR). A putative explanation of this arrangement is also presented, suggesting the HOSR system may provide a means for ecASADH to offset the energy required to remobilise flexible loops at the end of the reaction cycle, and hence avoid falling into an energy minimum.

1T4D is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartate-semialdehyde_dehydrogenase Aspartate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=1.2.1.11 1.2.1.11] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1T4D OCA].  

[[Category: Hawkins, A R.]]

[[Category: Nichols, C E.]]

[[Category: Stammers, D K.]]

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