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==The structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in its apo-form==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2pss]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_falciparum_3D7 Plasmodium falciparum 3D7]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2PSS OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2PSS FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.2&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=1PG:2-(2-{2-[2-(2-METHOXY-ETHOXY)-ETHOXY]-ETHOXY}-ETHOXY)-ETHANOL'>1PG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2pss FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2pss OCA], [https://pdbe.org/2pss PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2pss RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2pss PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2pss ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8II73_PLAF7 Q8II73_PLAF7] 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of the most severe type of malaria, a life-threatening disease affecting the lives of over three billion people. Factors like widespread resistance against available drugs and absence of an effective vaccine are seriously compounding control of the malaria parasite. Thus, there is an urgent need for the identification and validation of new drug targets. The enzymes of the polyamine biosynthesis pathway have been suggested as possible targets for the treatment of malaria. One of these enzymes is spermidine synthase (SPDS, putrescine aminopropyltransferase), which catalyzes the transfer of an aminopropyl moiety from decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcAdoMet) to putrescine, leading to the formation of spermidine and 5'-methylthioadenosine. Here we present the three-dimensional structure of P. falciparum spermidine synthase (pfSPDS) in apo form, in complex with dcAdoMet and two inhibitors, S-adenosyl-1,8-diamino-3-thio-octane (AdoDATO) and trans-4-methylcyclohexylamine (4MCHA). The results show that binding of dcAdoMet to pfSPDS stabilizes the conformation of the flexible gatekeeper loop of the enzyme and affects the conformation of the active-site amino acid residues, preparing the protein for binding of the second substrate. The complexes of AdoDATO and 4MCHA with pfSPDS reveal the mode of interactions of these compounds with the enzyme. While AdoDATO essentially fills the entire active-site pocket, 4MCHA only occupies part of it, which suggests that simple modifications of this compound may yield more potent inhibitors of pfSPDS.

Crystal structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in complex with the substrate decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine and the potent inhibitors 4MCHA and AdoDATO.,Dufe VT, Qiu W, Muller IB, Hui R, Walter RD, Al-Karadaghi S J Mol Biol. 2007 Oct 12;373(1):167-77. Epub 2007 Aug 2. PMID:17822713<ref>PMID:17822713</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Spermidine synthase 3D structures|Spermidine synthase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Plasmodium falciparum 3D7]]
[[Category: Al-Karadaghi S]]
[[Category: Dufe VT]]
[[Category: Hui R]]
[[Category: Muller IB]]
[[Category: Qiu W]]
[[Category: Walter RD]]