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Defining metal ion specificity and catalytic mechanism in tetrapyrrole chelatases

Reference	C15800/2
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Martin Warren
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor K Brocklehurst, Professor Peter Heathcote
Institution	University of Kent
Department	Sch of Biosciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	30,218
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/2005
End date	31/12/2005
Duration	5 months

Abstract

The aims are to elucidate (i) the mechanism of metal ion chelation into tetrapyrroles and (ii) the process by which metal ion specificity is endowed by the chelatases. This will be achieved by studying the enzymes Met8p, a remarkable bifunctional dehydrogenase and chelatase associated with sirohaem synthesis, and CbiK, a chelatase associated with the anaerobic biosynthesis of cobalamin (vitamin B12). The mechanisms will be probed using a multidisciplinary approach involving site directed mutagenesis, regiospecific labelling of substrates, pH- dependent kinetic analysis, studies of metal binding and X-ray crystallography.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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C15800 Defining metal ion specificity and catalytic mechanism in tetrapyrrole chelatases

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