Structure of Pa4019, a Putative Aromatic Acid Decarboxylase from Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Kopec, J., Schnell, R., Schneider, G.(2011) Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 67: 1184
- PubMed: 22102023 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S174430911102923X
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3ZQU - PubMed Abstract: 
The ubiX gene (PA4019) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been annotated as encoding a putative 3-octaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate decarboxylase from the ubiquinone-biosynthesis pathway. Based on a transposon mutagenesis screen, this gene was also implicated as being essential for the survival of this organism. The crystal structure of recombinant UbiX determined to 1.5 Å resolution showed that the protein belongs to the superfamily of homo-oligomeric flavine-containing cysteine decarboxylases. The enzyme assembles into a dodecamer with 23 point symmetry. The subunit displays a typical Rossmann fold and contains one FMN molecule bound at the interface between two subunits.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.