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Bifunctional architecture enables substrate catalysis and channeling in <i>Paracoccus</i> TMAO demethylase

Substrate channeling enhances efficiency and prevents toxicity by directing unstable intermediates between active sites. Trimethylamine N-oxide demethylase (TDM) degrades trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) to dimethylamine and formaldehyde (HCHO), but the fate of HCHO has remained unclear. We report cryo-EM structures of TDM in apo, substrate-, and product-bound states that reveal a previously unknown…

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