Structural features of the regulatory ACT domain of phenylalanine hydroxylase.

Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) catalyzes the conversion of L-Phe to L-Tyr. Defects in PAH activity, caused by mutations in the human gene, result in the autosomal recessively inherited disease hyperphenylalaninemia. PAH activity is regulated by multiple factors, including phosphorylation and ligand...

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Main Authors: Carla Carluccio, Franca Fraternali, Francesco Salvatore, Arianna Fornili, Adriana Zagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3828330?pdf=render