Helix swapping between two alpha/beta barrels: crystal structure of phosphoenolpyruvate mutase with bound Mg(2+)-oxalate.
Huang, K., Li, Z., Jia, Y., Dunaway-Mariano, D., Herzberg, O.(1999) Structure 7: 539-548
- PubMed: 10378273 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(99)80070-7
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1PYM - PubMed Abstract: 
Phosphonate compounds are important secondary metabolites in nature and, when linked to macromolecules in eukaryotes, they might play a role in cell signaling. The first obligatory step in the biosynthesis of phosphonates is the formation of a carbon-phosphorus bond by converting phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to phosphonopyruvate (P-pyr), a reaction that is catalyzed by PEP mutase. The PEP mutase functions as a tetramer and requires magnesium ions (Mg2+).
Organizational Affiliation: 
Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Rockville 20850, USA.