The binding of AMP-PNP to a protein site separated from the catalytic centre of human hexokinase I can be related to the role played by some nucleotides in dissociating the enzyme from the mitochondrial membrane, and helps in defining the molecular regions of hexokinase I that are expected to be in contact with the mitochondrion. The structural information presented here is in keeping with monoclonal antibody mapping of the free and mitochondrion-bound forms of the enzyme, and with sequence analysis of hexokinases that differ in their mitochondria binding properties.
The tumour-associated antigen UK114, isolated from goat liver, belongs to the YER057c/YIL051c/YjgF protein family, which has members in both the prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The crystal structure of a mammalian representative, goat UK114, was determined, revealing a trimeric arrangement in the crystal. It was confirmed by ultracentrifugation that UK114 is a trimer in solution. These results are in agreement with the published structures of homologues from unicellular organisms, but contrast with those reported for the rat homologue of UK114, for which a dimeric quaternary structure was proposed.
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