A rearranging ligand enables allosteric control of catalytic activity in copper-containing nitrite reductase.
Wijma, H.J., Macpherson, I., Alexandre, M., Diederix, R.E., Canters, G.W., Murphy, M.E., Verbeet, M.P.(2006) J Mol Biol 358: 1081-1093
- PubMed: 16574144 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.02.042
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1ZDQ, 1ZDS - PubMed Abstract: 
In Cu-containing nitrite reductase from Alcaligenes faecalis S-6 the axial methionine ligand of the type-1 site was replaced (M150G) to make the copper ion accessible to external ligands that might affect the enzyme's catalytic activity. The type-1 s ...