Evolution of enzyme superfamilies. Academic Article

abstract

• Enzyme evolution is often constrained by aspects of catalysis. Sets of homologous proteins that catalyze different overall reactions but share an aspect of catalysis, such as a common partial reaction, are called mechanistically diverse superfamilies. The common mechanistic steps and structural characteristics of several of these superfamilies, including the enolase, Nudix, amidohydrolase, and haloacid dehalogenase superfamilies have been characterized. In addition, studies of mechanistically diverse superfamilies are helping to elucidate mechanisms of functional diversification, such as catalytic promiscuity. Understanding how enzyme superfamilies evolve is vital for accurate genome annotation, predicting protein functions, and protein engineering.

authors

• Glasner, Margaret

published proceedings

• Curr Opin Chem Biol

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Glasner, M. E., Gerlt, J. A., & Babbitt, P. C.

citation count

• 192

complete list of authors

• Glasner, Margaret E||Gerlt, John A||Babbitt, Patricia C

publication date

• January 2006

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Current Opinion in Chemical Biology  Journal

keywords

• Binding Sites
• Catalysis
• ENZYMES
• Enzyme Activation
• Evolution, Molecular
• Molecular Structure

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.08.012

start page

• 492

end page

• 497

volume

• 10

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fj.cbpa.2006.08.012