A helical lid converts a sulfotransferase to a dehydratase

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作者
Pakhomova, S
Kobayashi, M
Buck, J
Newcomer, ME
机构
[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Nashville, TN 37232 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Weill Med Coll, Dept Pharmacol, New York, NY 10021 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院; 美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1038/87617
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report here the crystal structure of retinol dehydratase, an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of anhydroretinol. The enzyme is a member of the sulfotransferase superfamily and its crystal structure reveals the insertion of a helical lid into a canonical sulfotransferase fold. Site-directed mutations demonstrate that this inserted lid is necessary for anhydroretinol production but not for sulfonation; thus, insertion of a helical lid can convert a sulfotransferase into a dehydratase.
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