... than the isofunctional enzymes from other bacteria (Fig. 2).Expression of ArCMLE1Comparison of the sequence of ArCMLE1 with that of the recently published crystal structure of the CMLE from ... in the mutant. First, there is an increase in the negative charge in the active site and, second, breaking the salt bridge would alter the quaternary structure of the protein and therefore the ... catalysis. The alignment of the small CMLEs from different members of the Rhizobiales with these sequences demonstratedthat in A. radiobacter S2 (and the other member of the Rhizobiales), the amino...