Crystal structure of glycogen synthase: homologous enzymes catalyze glycogen synthesis and degradation.
Buschiazzo, A., Ugalde, J.E., Guerin, M.E., Shepard, W., Ugalde, R.A., Alzari, P.M.(2004) EMBO J 23: 3196-3205
- PubMed: 15272305 
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600324
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1RZV, 1RZU - PubMed Abstract: 
Glycogen and starch are the major readily accessible energy storage compounds in nearly all living organisms. Glycogen is a very large branched glucose homopolymer containing about 90% alpha-1,4-glucosidic linkages and 10% alpha-1,6 linkages. Its synthesis and degradation constitute central pathways in the metabolism of living cells regulating a global carbon/energy buffer compartment ...