... committed step, the phosphorylation of the c-carboxyl group of aspartate, of the biosyntheticpathway of the aspartic acid group amino acids Lys,Thr, Ile, and Met, in microorganisms and plants. ... domain of TtAK contributes not only tocatalytic regulation, but also the thermostability of TtAK. Comparison of the crystal structures of TtAKb and CgAKb was expected to elucidate the mechanism of ... mechanism of the elevated thermostability of TtAKb.In this article, we describe the crystal structures of TtAKb in two forms, Thr-bound and Thr-free, and discuss the regulatory mechanism of Thr and the...