2012
Active site residues critical for flavin binding and 5,6‐dimethylbenzimidazole biosynthesis in the flavin destructase enzyme BluB
Yu T, Mok K, Kennedy K, Valton J, Anderson K, Walker G, Taga M. Active site residues critical for flavin binding and 5,6‐dimethylbenzimidazole biosynthesis in the flavin destructase enzyme BluB. Protein Science 2012, 21: 839-849. PMID: 22528544, PMCID: PMC3403419, DOI: 10.1002/pro.2068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConserved residuesFlavin mononucleotideReduced catalytic functionPurified mutant proteinsBacterium Sinorhizobium melilotiActive site residuesReduced flavin mononucleotideFlavin isoalloxazine ringCatalytic residuesMutant proteinsFlavin bindingDMB synthesisStructure-function relationshipsActive siteEnzyme familyGenetic screeningSite residuesMutant formsLower axial ligandBound flavinCatalytic functionMutantsEnzyme assaysIsoalloxazine ringBluB
2001
Y265H Mutator Mutant of DNA Polymerase β PROPER GEOMETRIC ALIGNMENT IS CRITICAL FOR FIDELITY*
Shah A, Li S, Anderson K, Sweasy J. Y265H Mutator Mutant of DNA Polymerase β PROPER GEOMETRIC ALIGNMENT IS CRITICAL FOR FIDELITY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 10824-10831. PMID: 11154692, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008680200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsDNA Polymerase betaMutationProtein ConformationStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsDNA polymerase betaPolymerase betaVivo genetic screenWild-type proteinWild-type enzymeActive site residuesGenetic screenTyr-265Mutant proteinsMutator mutantsPolymerase structureProper geometric alignmentSite residuesProtein conformationNucleotidyl transferForward mutationDNA polymerasePolymerase fidelityDNTP substratesDNA synthesisProteinDeoxynucleoside triphosphatesFirst evidenceTemplate A.Enzyme
1996
Surface point mutations that significantly alter the structure and stability of a protein's denatured state
Smith C, Bu Z, Engelman D, Regan L, Anderson K, Sturtevant J. Surface point mutations that significantly alter the structure and stability of a protein's denatured state. Protein Science 1996, 5: 2009-2019. PMID: 8897601, PMCID: PMC2143264, DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560051007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint mutationsDenatured stateStopped-flow fluorescenceDenaturant concentrationSolvent-exposed sitesStreptococcal protein GMutantsG mutantTertiary structureGuHCl denaturationEquilibrium intermediatesPosition 53B1 domainProteinCircular dichroismMutationsProtein GGuanidine hydrochlorideSmall-angle X-ray scatteringStructural implicationsX-ray scatteringFluorescenceThrRadius of gyrationDenaturants
1994
Detection and characterization of a phospholactoyl-enzyme adduct in the reaction catalyzed by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvoyl transferase, MurZ.
Brown E, Marquardt J, Lee J, Walsh C, Anderson K. Detection and characterization of a phospholactoyl-enzyme adduct in the reaction catalyzed by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvoyl transferase, MurZ. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 10638-45. PMID: 8075064, DOI: 10.1021/bi00201a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUDP-N-acetylglucosamineUDP-GlcNAcAbsence of UDP-GlcNAcChemical quench analysisPresence of UDP-GlcNAcSingle-turnover conditionsBinding constantsPeptidoglycan biosynthesisSolution NMRC-2Enzyme nucleophilePeptide of molecular weightStoichiometric labelingConsistent with catalysisRemoval of small moleculesE. coliAdductsSmall moleculesMurZEnzyme adductNon-covalentlySDS-PAGEM ureaLabeled peptidesEnzyme