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Deposition Date 2012-09-03
Release Date 2012-11-28
Last Version Date 2023-09-13
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
4GWK
Keywords:
Title:
Crystal structure of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase complexed with 3-phosphoglyceric acid
Biological Source:
Source Organism:
Homo sapiens (Taxon ID: 9606)
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Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
1.53 Å
R-Value Free:
0.17
R-Value Work:
0.17
R-Value Observed:
0.17
Space Group:
P 43 21 2
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, decarboxylating
Gene (Uniprot):PGD
Chain IDs:A
Chain Length:484
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Homo sapiens
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It is unclear how cancer cells coordinate glycolysis and biosynthesis to support rapidly growing tumors. We found that the glycolytic enzyme phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1), commonly upregulated in human cancers due to loss of TP53, contributes to biosynthesis regulation in part by controlling intracellular levels of its substrate, 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG), and product, 2-phosphoglycerate (2-PG). 3-PG binds to and inhibits 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), while 2-PG activates 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase to provide feedback control of 3-PG levels. Inhibition of PGAM1 by shRNA or a small molecule inhibitor PGMI-004A results in increased 3-PG and decreased 2-PG levels in cancer cells, leading to significantly decreased glycolysis, PPP flux and biosynthesis, as well as attenuated cell proliferation and tumor growth.

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