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Comparative analysis of spatial organization of laccases from Cerrena maxima and Coriolus zonatus

Journal Article · · Crystallography Reports
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  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography (Russian Federation)
  2. University of St. Andrews, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences (United Kingdom)

Laccase (oxygen oxidoreductase, EC 1.10.3.2) belongs to the multicopper oxidase family. The main function of this enzyme is to perform electron transfer from the oxidized substrate through the mononuclear copper-containing site T1 to the oxygen molecule bound to the site T3 in the trinuclear T2/T3 cluster. The structures of two new fungal laccases from C. maxima and C. zonatus were solved on the basis of synchrotron X-ray diffraction data. Both laccases show high structural homology with laccases from other sources. The role of the carbohydrate component of laccases in structure stabilization and formation of ordered protein crystals was demonstrated. In the structures of C. maxima and C. zonatus laccases, two water channels of functional importance were found and characterized. The structural results reported in the present study characterize one of the functional states of the enzyme fixed in the crystal structure.

OSTI ID:
21090776
Journal Information:
Crystallography Reports, Journal Name: Crystallography Reports Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 52; ISSN CYSTE3; ISSN 1063-7745
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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