Structure of Key Enzyme in Plague Bacterium Found (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Structure of Key Enzyme in Plague Bacterium Found

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Ribbon rendering of the structure of AC-IV in Yersina pestis as determined at NIST. The enzyme is a dimer (two identical subunits around a vertical axis), and each of the two subunits forms a central barrel made of eight strands surrounded by short helices. The active site is believed to lie inside the barrel.

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