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Mg2+–Mn2+ clusters in enzyme-catalyzed phosphoryl-transfer reactions

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Here we show how Mg2+ and Mn2+ function in Escherichia coli phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK) and we propose a general model for the role of binuclear metal clusters in enzyme-catalyzed phosphoryl-transfer reactions.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5E5

    Leslie W. Tari, Allan Matte & Louis T.J. Delbaere

  2. Department of Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5E5

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Tari, L., Matte, A., Goldie, H. et al. Mg2+–Mn2+ clusters in enzyme-catalyzed phosphoryl-transfer reactions. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 990–994 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb1297-990

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