Class I Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthase from the Purple Photosynthetic Bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum Predominantly Exists as a Functional Dimer in the Absence of a Substrate

• Mieko Higuchi-Takeuchi,
• Yoko Motoda,
• Takanori Kigawa,
• Keiji Numata

Affiliations

Mieko Higuchi-Takeuchi

Enzyme Research Team, Biomass Engineering Research Division, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan

Yoko Motoda

Enzyme Research Team, Biomass Engineering Research Division, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan

Takanori Kigawa

Laboratory for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center, Yokohama, Japan

Keiji Numata

Enzyme Research Team, Biomass Engineering Research Division, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan