Disruption of the coenzyme binding site and dimer interface revealed in the crystal structure of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase "asian" variant
Larson, H.N., Weiner, H., Hurley, T.D.(2005) J Biol Chem 280: 30550-30556
- PubMed: 15983043 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M502345200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1ZUM - PubMed Abstract: 
Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) is the major enzyme that oxidizes ethanol-derived acetaldehyde. A nearly inactive form of the enzyme, ALDH2*2, is found in about 40% of the East Asian population. This variant enzyme is defined by a glutamate to lysine substitution at residue 487 located within the oligomerization domain ...