2011
Structural Basis of Cooperative Ligand Binding by the Glycine Riboswitch
Butler EB, Xiong Y, Wang J, Strobel SA. Structural Basis of Cooperative Ligand Binding by the Glycine Riboswitch. Cell Chemical Biology 2011, 18: 293-298. PMID: 21439473, PMCID: PMC3076126, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycine riboswitchStructural basisGene expressionÅ crystal structureTandem riboswitchesCooperative ligand bindingRiboswitchLigand bindingTandem pairMinor contactsBinding sitesAmino acid ligandsCooperative recognitionExpressionExtensive networkOperonFusobacterium nucleatumAptamerCrystal structureGlycine binding siteBindingLigandsInteractionAcid ligands
2003
Modifying the oligomeric state of cyclic amidase and its effect on enzymatic catalysis
Yoon J, Oh B, Kim K, Park JE, Wang J, Kim HS, Kim Y. Modifying the oligomeric state of cyclic amidase and its effect on enzymatic catalysis. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 310: 651-659. PMID: 14521961, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.09.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic amidasesD-hydantoinaseCatalytic propertiesHydrophobic interaction domainCatalytic activityEnzymatic catalysisHydrophobic interactionsCyclic ureidesReversible hydrolysisDimeric formHydrophobic patchDimeric interactionsOligomeric stateSpecific activityTetramerKinetic propertiesCatalysisLow specific activityDihydropyrimidinesPropertiesHydantoinsDimersDihydroorotaseHydrolysisInteraction