Revealing the structure of an elusive quality control enzyme

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 07:32 in Biology & Nature

The structure of the critical quality control checkpoint enzyme that oversees the production of thousands of secreted glycoproteins has been solved by a fruitful collaborative effort at Diamond Light Source. The study, recently published in PNAS, found that the enzyme had surprising flexibility that allowed it to adapt its conformation and clasp its client glycoproteins.

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