1aog

From Proteopedia

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE (OXIDIZED FORM)

PDB ID 1aog

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Structural highlights

1aog is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Trypanosoma cruzi. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.3Å
Ligands:	,
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

TYTR_TRYCR Trypanothione is the parasite analog of glutathione; this enzyme is the equivalent of glutathione reductase.

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Trypanothione reductase (TR) is an NADPH-dependent flavoprotein unique to protozoan parasites from the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania and is an important target for the design of improved trypanocidal drugs. We present details of the structure of TR from the human pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent responsible for Chagas' disease or South American trypanosomiasis. The structure has been solved by molecular replacement, using as the starting model the structure of the enzyme from the nonpathogenic Crithidia fasciculata, and refined to an R-factor of 18.9% for 53,868 reflections with F > or = sigma F between 8.0 and 2.3 A resolution. The model comprises two subunits (968 residues), two FAD prosthetic groups, two maleate ions, and 419 water molecules. The accuracy and geometry of the enzyme model is improved with respect to the C. fasciculata enzyme model. The new structure is described and specific features of the enzyme involved in substrate interactions are compared with previous models of TR and related glutathione reductases from human and Escherichia coli. Structural differences at the edge of the active sites suggest an explanation for the differing specificities toward glutathionylspermidine disulfide.

The crystal structure of trypanothione reductase from the human pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi at 2.3 A resolution.,Zhang Y, Bond CS, Bailey S, Cunningham ML, Fairlamb AH, Hunter WN Protein Sci. 1996 Jan;5(1):52-61. PMID:8771196^[1]

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References

↑ Zhang Y, Bond CS, Bailey S, Cunningham ML, Fairlamb AH, Hunter WN. The crystal structure of trypanothione reductase from the human pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi at 2.3 A resolution. Protein Sci. 1996 Jan;5(1):52-61. PMID:8771196