Background: An understanding of the HtrA protease activation mechanism is incomplete with respect to its LA regulatory loop.Results: A theoretical model of the LA structure is provided and experimentally verified. Conclusion: LA intersubunit contacts strongly contribute to the stabilization of the inactive HtrA. Significance: This is the first report that simultaneously offers a theoretical three-dimensional structure of LA and its biophysical and functional properties.
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