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. 2003 Nov;185(21):6385–6391. doi: 10.1128/JB.185.21.6385-6391.2003

TABLE 2.

Classification of CheY active-site positions according to functional tolerance of amino acid substitutions

Level of tolerance CheY position Substitutions giving
Some CW activity (reference or source) No CW activity (reference or source)
Tolerant Asp13 Arg (7) Ala, Cys, Gln, Gly, His, Leu, Phe, Tyr (7)
Lys (8) Glu (8)
Asn, Met, Ser, Thr (32)
Phe14 His, Arg (Table 1) Asp, Glu, Lys (Table 1)
Tyr (7)
Leua
Trp58 Arg, His, Lys (Table 1) Asp, Glu (Table 1)
Ile, Pheb
Asn59 Arg, His, Lys (Table 1) Asp, Glu (Table 1)
Ala (38)
Gln, Sera
Met60 His (Table 1) Asp, Glu, Lys, Arg (Table 1)
Pro61 Arg, Lys (Table 1) Asp, Glu, His (Table 1)
Ser, Thra
Glnb
Partially tolerant Asp12 Glu (8) Arg, His (Table 1)
Gly (7)
Asn, Lys (8)
Alab
Thr87 Ala, Cys, Ser (3) Arg, Asp, His (Table 1)
Glu, Lys (3)
Ile (13)
Glya
Intolerant Met17 Arg, Asp, Glu, His, Lys (Table 1)
Ser, Thra
Glnb
Asp57 Arg, His (Table 1)
Ala, Gln, Leu, Ser (7)
Asn, Glu, Lys (8)
Cys (36)
Val86 Arg, Asp, Glu, His, Lys (Table 1)
Ala88 Arg, Asp, Glu, His, Lys (Table 1)
Met, Vala
Glnb
Lys109 Asp (Table 1)
Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Leu, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Tyr, Val (7)
Arg (27)
a

J. G. Smith et al., unpublished data.

b

R. B. Bourret, unpublished data.