Tertiary Structure of Thiopurine Methyltransferase from Pseudomonas syringae, a Bacterial Orthologue of a Polymorphic, Drug-metabolizing Enzyme
Scheuermann TH, Lolis E, Hodsdon ME. Tertiary Structure of Thiopurine Methyltransferase from Pseudomonas syringae, a Bacterial Orthologue of a Polymorphic, Drug-metabolizing Enzyme. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2003, 333: 573-585. PMID: 14556746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTertiary structureBacterial orthologuesPseudomonas syringaeConsensus topologyProteasomal-dependent pathwayEnzymatic activitySAM-dependent methyltransferasesUnstructured N-terminusSequence similarityThree-dimensional structureShares 45Dependent transmethylationProtein sequencesN-terminusHuman enzymePolymorphic proteinsBiochemical studiesS-adenosylmethionineOrthologuesSyringaeMethyltransferaseTissue enzymatic activityThiopurine methyltransferaseIntracellular conversionMultiple insertions