RNR2的其他殘基, 如天冬氨酸(D273), 色氨酸 (W48),和和酪氨酸(Y356) 可以進一步穩定活化中心的酪氨酰自由基,來進行我們的電子轉移。[6] 這些殘基有助於從酪氨酸RNR2(Y122)轉移字由基給半胱氨酸RNR1(C439)。電子的轉移從RNR2酪氨酸(Y122)開始,而且繼續從RNR2到色氨酸(W48),這些都是藉由2.5奈米的RNR1酪氨酸(Y731)分離而來的。在活化位中,電子由RNR1轉移到RNR2且經過酪氨酸(Y356 to Y731)然後再透過酪氨酸(Y730)到半胱氨酸(C439)。[9] RNR一級結構的的定點突變指出我們上述的那些殘基全部都有參雨我們把自由基傳頌到活化位的長距離運輸。[6]
在埃及斑蚊中, RNR1保留最關鍵的氨基酸殘基,比如天門冬氨酸(D64)和纈氨酸(V292 or V284),這些胺基酸異位調節中都是非常重要的; 脯氨酸 (P210 and P610), 亮氨酸 (L453 and L473)和甲硫氨酸 (M603)殘基都是座落在疏水部分的活化位;半胱氨酸(C225, C436 and C451)殘基會在活化位中參與去除氫原子和轉移自由基電子;半胱氨酸 (C225 and C436), 天冬酰胺 (N434)和谷氨酸 (E441)殘基與核醣基質結合;酪氨酸(Y723 and Y743)殘基決定自由基的轉移;半胱氨酸(C838 and C841)殘基在活化位被用來再生雙硫醇基團。[8]
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