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Our results are in good agreement with the pair motifs that are formed with small residues, but do not favor pairs with β-branched aliphatic residues (isoleucine and valine).
The report of the crystal structure of the homotetrameric ALDH1A1 enzyme from sheep liver revealed a substrate tunnel capable of binding retinal which was absent in ALDH2 and ALDH3A1 enzymes [ 9 ] . Likewise, the crystal structure reported for mouse ALDH1A2 revealed a substrate channel which could provide specificity for retinal and exclude short-chain aliphatic aldehydes [ 10 ] .
We previously isolated a mutant, V29I, which increases the size of the side chain while retaining its aliphatic character.
Methionine has a hydrophobic side chain about the same length as the aliphatic portion of the lysine side chain, but lacks the terminal amino group.
The aliphatic portions of the side chains of both Lys61's may play roles in RNA binding since they cross the faces of both adenosines.