The maturation of epidermin requires a series of modification reactions to change its chemical structure. EpiD protein, whose three-dimensional structure is shown here, catalyzes the first modification of epidermin, the decarboxylation of the C-terminal cysteine residue. EpiD is essential for epidermin biosynthesis.
Information about structure of epidermin-biosynthesis protein EpiD can be found at the Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases (CSGID) webpage, and the Protein Data Bank entry 3QJG.
Last Updated April 01, 2011
Last Reviewed April 01, 2011