Table 2. The amino acid content of SSPs and structural parts of the active site of TaTT, BCAT from E. coli and R-TA from Aspergillus fumigatus.
Parts of the active site: | BCAT from E. coli, (PDB ID: 1IYE) | R-TA from A. fumigatus, (PDB ID: 4CHI) | TaTT (PDB ID: 6GKR) |
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P-pocket: | |||
SSP | G39 | V60 | G41 |
R40 | - | R43 | |
G256 | - | G259 | |
A259 | G276 | A262 | |
Structural parts: | |||
αCOOH binding sites | R40 + 256GTAA259 | R43 + 259GTHA262 | |
Y99 + R97 | Y101 | ||
β-turn | 256GTAA259 | 273TTAG276 | 259GTHA262 |
Interdomain loop | 125PWGAYLGAEALE136 | 144PYIWVMAPENQL155 | 130PAVSRLEEDFS140 |
O-pocket: | |||
SSP | Y31* | H53* | S34* |
F36 | Y58 | F39 | |
R97 | - | M103 | |
- | R126 | S115* | |
Y164 | W183 | Y166 | |
Structural parts: | |||
α-COOH binding sites | - | R126* | - |
left side/bottom | H27*, H30*, F36, R97, M107*, L109*, G161, Tyr164 | F51*, M52*, H53*, Y58, E115, I117, L181, W183 | W31*, W32*, F39, M103, L105, L163, Y166 |
O-pocket loop* (from the adjacent subunit) | 103GDVGMGVNPPAGYS116 | 121GLTGVRGSKPEDLYNN136 | 110GNKAFSVVGDR120 |
PLP coordination: | |||
of phenyl group | Y164 F36 | W183 Y58 | Y166 F39 |
of N1-atom | E193 | E212 | E195 |
of phosphate group | R59 I220 T221 T257 | R77 I237 T238 T274 | R64 I222 T223 T260 |
Sites in TaTT sequence chosen for mutagenesis are shown in Bold. Residues from the adjacent subunit of the dimer are marked with an asterisk.