A gatekeeper helix determines the substrate specificity of Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome enzyme fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase.
Keller, M.A., Zander, U., Fuchs, J.E., Kreutz, C., Watschinger, K., Mueller, T., Golderer, G., Liedl, K.R., Ralser, M., Krautler, B., Werner, E.R., Marquez, J.A.(2014) Nat Commun 5: 4439-4439
- PubMed: 25047030 
- DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5439
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4QGK - PubMed Abstract: 
Mutations in the gene coding for membrane-bound fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase (FALDH) lead to toxic accumulation of lipid species and development of the Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome (SLS), a rare disorder characterized by skin defects and mental retardation. Here, we present the crystallographic structure of human FALDH, the first model of a membrane-associated aldehyde dehydrogenase ...