Pro-1 of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Functions as a Catalytic Base in the Phenylpyruvate Tautomerase Activity † , ‡
Lubetsky J, Swope M, Dealwis C, Blake P, Lolis E. Pro-1 of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Functions as a Catalytic Base in the Phenylpyruvate Tautomerase Activity † , ‡. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 7346-7354. PMID: 10353846, DOI: 10.1021/bi990306m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBinding SitesCatalysisCrystallography, X-RayEnzyme ActivationGlycineHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacromolecular SubstancesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMethionineMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPhenylpyruvic AcidsProlineRecombinant ProteinsConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) functionsAnti-inflammatory effectsMigration inhibitory factorImportant immunoregulatory moleculeTautomerase activityImmunoregulatory moleculesPhenylpyruvate tautomerase activityInhibitory factorP-hydroxyphenylpyruvateGlucocorticoidsPro-1CytokinesActivity