Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1937181 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The arylamine N-acetyltransferases are important xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes that catalyze an acetyl group transfer from acetylCoA to arylamine substrates. NAT enzymes possess an active-site loop (the active-site P-loop) involved in substrate binding and selectivity. The Gly/Ala residue present at the start of the active-site P-loop, although conserved in all NAT enzymes, is not involved in the catalytic mechanism or substrate binding. Here we show that a small amino acid (such as Gly or Ala) at this position is important not only for maintaining the functions of the active-site P-loop but, more surprisingly, also important for maintening the overall structural integrity of NAT enzymes. Our data thus suggest that in addition to its role in substrate binding and selectivity, the active-site P-loop could play a wider structural role in NAT enzymes.
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Authors
Noureddine Atmane, Julien Dairou, Delphine Flatters, Marta Martins, Benjamin Pluvinage, Philippe Derreumaux, Jean-Marie Dupret, Fernando Rodrigues-Lima,