The first crystal structure of a membrane-bound fatty acid elongase condensing enzyme, human ELOVL7, reveals a new reaction mechanism.
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Blacklock, B.J. Fatty acid elongation by ELOVL condensing enzymes depends on a histidine nucleophile. Nat Struct Mol Biol 28, 462–464 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-021-00609-2
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