X-ray scattering studies of protein structural dynamics

SP Meisburger, WC Thomas, MB Watkins… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
X-ray scattering is uniquely suited to the study of disordered systems and thus has the
potential to provide insight into dynamic processes where diffraction methods fail. In …

The entry reaction of the plant shikimate pathway is subjected to highly complex metabolite-mediated regulation

R Yokoyama, MVV de Oliveira, B Kleven… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The plant shikimate pathway directs bulk carbon flow toward biosynthesis of aromatic amino
acids (AAAs, ie tyrosine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan) and numerous aromatic …

Why is manganese so valuable to bacterial pathogens?

J Čapek, B Večerek - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Apart from oxygenic photosynthesis, the extent of manganese utilization in bacteria varies
from species to species and also appears to depend on external conditions. This …

Mechanistic investigation of a D to N mutation in DAHP synthase that dictates carbon flux into the shikimate pathway in yeast

H Liu, Q Xiao, X Wu, H Ma, J Li, X Guo, Z Liu… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase (DAHPS) is a key enzyme in the
shikimate pathway for the biosynthesis of aromatic compounds. L-Phe and L-Tyr bind to the …

An in-silico approach to unravel the structure of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase (DAHPS): a critical enzyme for sennoside biosynthesis in …

K Thaker, J Patoliya, K Rabadiya, D Patel… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The laxative properties of senna are attributed to the presence of sennosides produced in
the plant. The low production level of sennosides in the plant is an important impediment to …

Structural and functional characterisation of the entry point to pyocyanin biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa defines a new 3-deoxy-d-arabino-heptulosonate …

OW Sterritt, EJM Lang, SA Kessans, TM Ryan… - Bioscience …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
In Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pae), the shikimate pathway end product, chorismate, serves
as the last common precursor for the biosynthesis of both primary aromatic metabolites …

Structural and biochemical analyses reveal quinic acid inhibits DAHP synthase a key player in shikimate pathway

K Jangid, JK Mahto, KA Kumar, P Dhaka… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2025 - Elsevier
The shikimate pathway, essential for aromatic amino acid biosynthesis, is absent in animals,
making its enzymes promising targets for developing antimicrobials. 3-Deoxy-D-arabino …

Diverse allosteric componentry and mechanisms control entry into aromatic metabolite biosynthesis

W Jiao, EJM Lang, Y Bai, Y Fan, EJ Parker - Current Opinion in Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•DAH7PS is first enzyme of aromatic compound biosynthesis.•Allosteric regulation
of DAH7PS is important for metabolic control.•DAH7PS enzymes share a common catalytic …

Calculated pKa Variations Expose Dynamic Allosteric Communication Networks

EJM Lang, LC Heyes, GB Jameson… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Allosteric regulation of protein function, the process by which binding of an effector molecule
provokes a functional response from a distal site, is critical for metabolic pathways. Yet, the …

Quaternary structure is an essential component that contributes to the sophisticated allosteric regulation mechanism in a key enzyme from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

W Jiao, NJ Blackmore, AR Nazmi, EJ Parker - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The first enzyme of the shikimate pathway, 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate
synthase (DAH7PS), adopts a range of distinct allosteric regulation mechanisms in different …