Crystal Structure of Hyperthermophilic Esterase Este1 and the Relationship between its Dimerization and Thermostability Properties.
Byun, J.-S., Rhee, J.-K., Kim, N.D., Yoon, J., Kim, D.-U., Koh, E., Oh, J.-W., Cho, H.-S.(2007) BMC Struct Biol 7: 47
- PubMed: 17625021 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-7-47
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2C7B - PubMed Abstract: 
EstE1 is a hyperthermophilic esterase belonging to the hormone-sensitive lipase family and was originally isolated by functional screening of a metagenomic library constructed from a thermal environmental sample. Dimers and oligomers may have been evolutionally selected in thermophiles because intersubunit interactions can confer thermostability on the proteins. The molecular mechanisms of thermostabilization of this extremely thermostable esterase are not well understood due to the lack of structural information.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biology, Yonsei University, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. lovemilk99@yonsei.ac.kr