Figure 2
Structure-based sequence alignment of AAO, CHOX and GOX. (a) A DALI (Holm & Sander, 1996 ) web server search performed with the three-dimensional structure of AAO yielded CHOX from A. globiformis (Quaye et al., 2008 ) and GOX from A. niger (Hecht et al., 1993 ) as the most similar structures. Red boxes show invariant conserved residues. The main primary structural differences between the three enzymes (labelled *, **, *** and N-T) are marked as green boxes. (b) Top row: AAO, CHOX and GOX structures in the same orientation, depicted as ribbons with the FAD molecule as sticks. The differences in the structural motifs marked in the sequence alignment are shown in green. The FAD molecule is represented as sticks coloured according to atom type. Bottom row: FAD N5 atom accessibility from bulk solvent in AAO, CHOX and GOX. The proteins are represented as coloured molecular surfaces, except for the additional structural elements, which are represented as green ribbons. |