EM single particle analysis of the ATP-dependent BchI complex of magnesium chelatase: an AAA+ hexamer
BchI, belonging to the AAA+-protein family, forms the enzyme magnesium chelatase together with BchD and BchH. This enzyme catalyses the insertion of Mg2+ into protoporphyrin IX upon ATP hydrolysis. Previous studies have indicated that BchI forms ATP-dependent complexes and it is a member of the AAA+-protein family (ATPases associated with various cellular activities) and it was suggested based on