Publications by authors named "Yong-Ling Zhou"
Structural and Functional Analysis of Nonheme Iron Enzymes BCMO-1 and BCMO-2 from .
Front Mol Biosci
February 2022
Article Synopsis
- Carotenoid metabolism is essential for various physiological functions, and two specific genes in a nematode, BCMO-1 and BCMO-2, are thought to be involved but their roles are not well understood.* -
- These genes are located 17 centimorgans apart on chromosome II and are part of the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase family, identified by their unique structural features.* -
- The crystal structures of BCMO-1 and BCMO-2 were determined at high resolutions, revealing their similarities, but tests on their β-carotene cleavage activity suggest they may not function as β-carotene 15,15'-oxygenases as previously believed.*