A mutation that changes an alanine residue in a protein to an isoelectric, lead to a loss of activity. Activity is regained when a further mutation at the same site changes isoleucine to a glycine. Why?

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A mutation that changes an alanine residue in a protein to an isoelectric, lead to a loss of activity. Activity is regained when a further mutation at the same site changes isoleucine to a glycine. Why?

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