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Evolution of a designed retro-aldolase leads to complete active site remodeling

Evolution of a designed retro-aldolase leads to complete active site remodeling

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Evolution of a designed retro-aldolase leads to complete active site remodeling

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Evolution of a designed retro-aldolase leads to complete active site remodeling

Publisher

New York: Nature Publishing Group US

Journal title

Nature chemical biology, 2013-08, Vol.9 (8), p.494-498

Language

English

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Publisher

New York: Nature Publishing Group US

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Contents

A previously designed enzyme used a reactive lysine to initiate cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond. Directed evolution of this construct now shows a drastic reorganization of the active site to use an alternative catalytic lysine and suggests considerations for future design efforts.
Evolutionary advances are often fueled by unanticipated innovati...

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Evolution of a designed retro-aldolase leads to complete active site remodeling

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3720730

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3720730

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ISSN

1552-4450

E-ISSN

1552-4469

DOI

10.1038/nchembio.1276

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