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AAA ATPase conformational high jinks The protein p97 is an AAA adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) that uses energy from ATP hydrolysis to regulate substrates involved in intracellular protein quality control. Its role in this central process makes it a target for cancer chemotherapy. Banerjee et al. used cryo-electron microscopy to determine high-resolution structures for multiple conformational states of this dynamic macromolecular machine. They also determined the structure of the ADP-bound state bound to an inhibitor. The structures give insight into nucleotide-driven structural changes that drive function and show how inhibitor binding prevents these conformational changes Science , this issue p. 871

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Allosteric regulationATPaseBiophysicsTriphosphataseAAA proteinsIntracellularCryo-electron microscopyATP hydrolysisConformational changeAdenosine triphosphataseChemistryMolecular machineStructural biologyResolution (logic)Adenosine triphosphateBiochemistryEnzymeBiologyNanotechnologyMaterials scienceComputer science

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Year
2016
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351
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6275
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871-875
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Soojay Banerjee, Alberto Bartesaghi, Alan Merk et al. (2016). 2.3 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of human p97 and mechanism of allosteric inhibition. Science , 351 (6275) , 871-875. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aad7974

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