Local frustration determines loop opening during the catalytic cycle of an oxidoreductase
L. S. Stelzl, D. A. I. Mavridou, E. Saridakis, D. Gonzalez, A. Baldwin, S. J. Ferguson, M. Sansom, C. Redfield
This study shows how oxidation of cysteine thiols to a disulfide bond in DsbD introduces local frustration, disrupting the cap-loop structure and enabling loop opening during its catalytic cycle.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2020Biophysics