Altered Intersubunit Interactions in Crystal Structures of Catalytically Compromised Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase
Karkehabadi, S., Taylor, T.C., Spreitzer, R.J., Andersson, I.(2005) Biochemistry 44: 113
- PubMed: 15628851 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi047928e
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1UW9, 1UWA - PubMed Abstract: 
Substitution of Leu290 by Phe (L290F) in the large subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii causes a 13% decrease in CO(2)/O(2) specificity and reduced thermal stability. Genetic selection for restored photosynthesis at the restrictive temperature identified an Ala222 to Thr (A222T) substitution that suppresses the deleterious effects of the original mutant substitution to produce a revertant enzyme with improved thermal stability and kinetic properties virtually indistinguishable from that of the wild-type enzyme ...