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Entry Detail
PDB ID:
6OJS
Title:
Crystal structure of TS-DHFR from Cryptosporidium hominis in complex with NADPH, FdUMP, MTX and 2-amino-4-oxo-4,7-dihydro-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-methyl-phenyl-D-glutamic acid
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PDB Version:
Deposition Date:
2019-04-12
Release Date:
2019-06-19
Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
3.21 Å
R-Value Free:
0.23
R-Value Work:
0.21
R-Value Observed:
0.21
Space Group:
C 1 2 1
Macromolecular Entities
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Description:Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase
Chain IDs:A, B, C, D, E
Chain Length:521
Number of Molecules:5
Biological Source:Cryptosporidium hominis
Primary Citation
Understanding the structural basis of species selective, stereospecific inhibition for Cryptosporidium and human thymidylate synthase.
Febs Lett. 593 2069 2078 (2019)
PMID: 31172516 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13474

Abstact

Thymidylate synthase (TS), found in all organisms, is an essential enzyme responsible for the de novo synthesis of deoxythymidine monophosphate. The TS active sites of the protozoal parasite Cryptosporidium hominis and human are relatively conserved. Evaluation of antifolate compound 1 and its R-enantiomer 2 against both enzymes reveals divergent inhibitor selectivity and enzyme stereospecificity. To establish how C. hominis and human TS (ChTS and hTS) selectively discriminate 1 and 2, respectively, we determined crystal structures of ChTS complexed with 2 and hTS complexed with 1 or 2. Coupled with the previously determined structure of ChTS complexed with 1, we discuss a possible mechanism for enzyme stereospecificity and inhibitor selectivity.

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