Alkaloid binding to opium poppy major latex proteins triggers structural modification and functional aggregation
oleh: Natali Ozber, Samuel C. Carr, Jeremy S. Morris, Siyu Liang, Jacinta L. Watkins, Kristian M. Caldo, Jillian M. Hagel, Kenneth K. S. Ng, Peter J. Facchini
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01 |
Deskripsi
Opium poppy accumulates alkaloids in the specialized cytoplasm of laticifers known as latex. Here the authors show that the binding of alkaloids to the abundant major latex proteins triggers quaternary structural modification that mediates a functional role for protein aggregation.