... EC 2.7.2.4) is an enzyme thatcatalyzes the first committed step, the phosphorylation of the c-carboxyl group of aspartate, of the biosyntheticpathway of the aspartic acid group amino acids Lys,Thr, ... and B)sections of the structure are not seen on the map,probably owing to disorder of these regions. The over-all geometry of the model according to the procheckprogram [21] is of good quality, ... binding shifts the equilibrium to dimer formation. In the absence of Thr, an outwardshift of b-strands near the Thr-binding site (site 1) and a concomitant loss of the electron density of the loop...