Supplementary figures for Pauling et al.
D. C. Pauling, J. P. Lapointe, C. M. Paris & R. A. Ludwig (2001). Azorhizobium caulinodans pyruvate dehydrogenase activity is dispensable for aerobic but required for microaerobic growth. Microbiology 147, 22332245.
Alignments of A. caulinodans and Z. mobilis PDH gene-products:
A. caulinodans PDHA (AZCA_E1A) and Z. mobilis E1alpha (ZYMO_E1A). A conserved thiamin pyrophosphate binding domain is indicated in bold.
A. caulinodans PDHB (AZCA_E1B) and Z. mobilis E1beta (ZYMO_E1B). A lipoamide binding motif (bold italic), the inferred anchor lysine residue, and the conserved E2 (dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase) binding interface (bold) are indicated.

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