PROSTAGLANDIN-H SYNTHASE - IMPLICATIONS FOR MEMBRANE

被引:57
作者
PICOT, D [1 ]
GARAVITO, RM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CHICAGO,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,CHICAGO,IL 60637
关键词
MEMBRANE PROTEIN STRUCTURE; CYCLOOXYGENASE; PEROXIDASE; X-RAY STRUCTURE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(94)00314-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The crystal structure of the membrane protein prostaglandin H synthase (PGHS) provides strong evidence for the existence of monotopic membrane proteins: PGHS seems to interact with the membrane via a motif of amphipathic helices positioned parallel to the plane of the membrane. The orientation of this unique membrane binding motif is fixed in space by an epidermial growth factor (EGF)-like module on its amino-terminal end and by the catalytic domain at its carboxy-terminal end. The catalytic domain of PGHS has a high structural homology to other mammalian heme peroxidases.
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