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==Crystal structure of S. aureus glutamate racemase in complex with D- Glutamate==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2jfq]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"micrococcus_aureus"_(rosenbach_1884)_zopf_1885 "micrococcus aureus" (rosenbach 1884) zopf 1885]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2JFQ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2JFQ FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=DGL:D-GLUTAMIC+ACID'>DGL</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamate_racemase Glutamate racemase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=5.1.1.3 5.1.1.3] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2jfq FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2jfq OCA], [http://pdbe.org/2jfq PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2jfq RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2jfq PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Glutamate racemase is an enzyme essential to the bacterial cell wall biosynthesis pathway, and has therefore been considered as a target for antibacterial drug discovery. We characterized the glutamate racemases of several pathogenic bacteria using structural and biochemical approaches. Here we describe three distinct mechanisms of regulation for the family of glutamate racemases: allosteric activation by metabolic precursors, kinetic regulation through substrate inhibition, and D-glutamate recycling using a d-amino acid transaminase. In a search for selective inhibitors, we identified a series of uncompetitive inhibitors specifically targeting Helicobacter pylori glutamate racemase that bind to a cryptic allosteric site, and used these inhibitors to probe the mechanistic and dynamic features of the enzyme. These structural, kinetic and mutational studies provide insight into the physiological regulation of these essential enzymes and provide a basis for designing narrow-spectrum antimicrobial agents.

Exploitation of structural and regulatory diversity in glutamate racemases.,Lundqvist T, Fisher SL, Kern G, Folmer RH, Xue Y, Newton DT, Keating TA, Alm RA, de Jonge BL Nature. 2007 Jun 14;447(7146):817-22. PMID:17568739<ref>PMID:17568739</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Glutamate racemase|Glutamate racemase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Glutamate racemase]]
[[Category: Lundqvist, T]]
[[Category: Cell shape]]
[[Category: Cell wall]]
[[Category: Isomerase]]
[[Category: Peptidoglycan biosynthesis]]
[[Category: Peptidoglycan synthesis]]