Visualizing the enzyme mechanism of mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase

Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase (MDD) is a key enzyme in the mevalonate pathway and catalyses the decarboxylation of mevalonate-5-diphosphate to isopentenyl diphosphate. Here, the authors provide insights into the conformational changes that occur during substrate binding of MDD and the subsequ...

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Main Authors: Chun-Liang Chen, Lake N. Paul, James C. Mermoud, Calvin Nicklaus Steussy, Cynthia V. Stauffacher
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b0d17fe2854d4bb9a893293053f08b6e
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Summary:Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase (MDD) is a key enzyme in the mevalonate pathway and catalyses the decarboxylation of mevalonate-5-diphosphate to isopentenyl diphosphate. Here, the authors provide insights into the conformational changes that occur during substrate binding of MDD and the subsequent enzymatic reaction steps by determining the substrate and intermediate bound crystal structures of Enterococcus faecalis MDD.