Title: Structure of wheat serine carboxypeptidase II at 3.5-A resolution. A new class of serine proteinase Liao DI, Remington SJ Ref: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 265:6528, 1990 : PubMed
The structure of serine carboxypeptidase II from wheat bran has been determined to 3.5-A resolution by multiple isomorphous replacement, solvent flattening, and crystallographic refinement. The amino acid sequence has been fit to the electron density map and the model refined to a conventional crystallographic R factor of 20.9%. The molecule is an alpha + beta protein and contains a "catalytic triad" (Asp338, His397, and Ser146) similar in arrangement to those in chymotrypsin and subtilisin. The -fold of the polypeptide backbone is, however, completely different from those enzymes. This suggests that this is a third example of convergent evolution to a common enzymatic mechanism. The -fold is, on the other hand, surprisingly similar to that of the zinc proteinase carboxypeptidase A.
Liao DI, Remington SJ (1990) Structure of wheat serine carboxypeptidase II at 3.5-A resolution. A new class of serine proteinase Journal of Biological Chemistry265: 6528-31
Liao DI, Remington SJ (1990) Journal of Biological Chemistry265: 6528-31