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Sourav PanDecember 14, 2024

What structural features characterize different isoforms of pyruvate kinase?

What structural features characterize different isoforms of pyruvate kinase?

Sourav Pan
Sourav PanDecember 14, 2024

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Pyruvate kinase (PK) has four unique isoforms: PKM1, PKM2, PKL, and PKR, each exhibiting distinct regulatory mechanisms and tissue distributions. The active form of PKR is a homotetramer composed of ~60-kDa subunits, with each subunit containing four domains that facilitate domain–domain interactions necessary for its catalytic activity.

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