Evolution of the arginase fold and functional diversity

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• 作者：D. P. Dowling ; L. Di Costanzo ; H. A. Gennadios and D. W. Christianson
• 关键词：Metalloenzyme ; protein structure ; enzyme inhibitor ; X ; ray crystallography ; cationic amino acid
• 刊名：Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS)
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：July, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：65
• 期：13
• 页码：2039-2055
• 全文大小：3.3 MB

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Novel structural superfamilies can be identified among the large number of protein structures deposited in the Protein Data Bank based on conservation of fold in addition to conservation of amino acid sequence. Since sequence diverges more rapidly than fold in protein Evolution, proteins with little or no significant sequence identity are occasionally observed to adopt similar folds, thereby reflecting unanticipated evolutionary relationships. Here, we review the unique α/β fold first observed in the manganese metalloenzyme rat liver arginase, consisting of a parallel eight-stranded β-sheet surrounded by several helices, and its evolutionary relationship with the zinc-requiring and/or iron-requiring histone deacetylases and acetylpolyamine amidohydrolases. Structural comparisons reveal key features of the core α/β fold that contribute to the divergent metal ion specificity and stoichiometry required for the chemical and biological functions of these enzymes.