Figure 5
Comparison of wild-type GPX4 with previous GPX4 crystal structures. (a) Overall fold of GPX4WT (PDB entry 6hn3), GPX4U46C (PDB entry 2obi) and a mutant version of GPX4 in which position Sec46 was found to be oxidized to seleninic acid and all other cysteine residues were mutated to serine or alanine (PDB entry 6elw). Only the active-site residue Sec46/Cys46 is shown in stick representation for orientation. (b) View into the active site of GPX4. Residues lining the site around Sec46 are shown in stick representation and include the residues which form the catalytic tetrad (Sec46, Gln81, Trp136 and Asn137). |