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==Wild-type Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (PfDHFR-TS) complexed with RJF01302, NADPH, and dUMP==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3dga]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_falciparum Plasmodium falciparum]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3DGA OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3DGA 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]] 2.7&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=NDP:NADPH+DIHYDRO-NICOTINAMIDE-ADENINE-DINUCLEOTIDE+PHOSPHATE'>NDP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=RJ1:N-[2-CHLORO-5-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL]IMIDODICARBONIMIDIC+DIAMIDE'>RJ1</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=UMP:2-DEOXYURIDINE+5-MONOPHOSPHATE'>UMP</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=3dga FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3dga OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3dga PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3dga RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3dga PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3dga ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/DRTS_PLAFK DRTS_PLAFK] Bifunctional enzyme. Involved in de novo dTMP biosynthesis. Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, DNA precursor synthesis, and for the conversion of dUMP to dTMP.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00008]
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Plasmodium falciparum thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductase (TS-DHFR) is an essential enzyme in folate biosynthesis and a major malarial drug target. This bifunctional enzyme thus presents different design approaches for developing novel inhibitors against drug-resistant mutants. We performed a high-throughput in silico screen of a database of diverse, drug-like molecules against a non-active-site pocket of TS-DHFR. The top compounds from this virtual screen were evaluated by in vitro enzymatic and cellular culture studies. Three compounds active to 20 microM IC(50)'s in both wildtype and antifolate-resistant P. falciparum parasites were identified; moreover, no inhibition of human DHFR enzyme was observed, indicating that the inhibitory effects appeared to be parasite-specific. Notably, all three compounds had a biguanide scaffold. However, relative free energy of binding calculations suggested that the compounds might preferentially interact with the active site over the screened non-active-site region. To resolve the two possible modes of binding, co-crystallization studies of the compounds complexed with TS-DHFR enzyme were performed. Surprisingly, the structural analysis revealed that these novel, biguanide compounds do indeed bind at the active site of DHFR and additionally revealed the molecular basis by which they overcome drug resistance. To our knowledge, these are the first co-crystal structures of novel, biguanide, non-WR99210 compounds that are active against folate-resistant malaria parasites in cell culture.

Exploiting structural analysis, in silico screening, and serendipity to identify novel inhibitors of drug-resistant falciparum malaria.,Dasgupta T, Chitnumsub P, Kamchonwongpaisan S, Maneeruttanarungroj C, Nichols SE, Lyons TM, Tirado-Rives J, Jorgensen WL, Yuthavong Y, Anderson KS ACS Chem Biol. 2009 Jan 16;4(1):29-40. PMID:19146480<ref>PMID:19146480</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Dihydrofolate reductase 3D structures|Dihydrofolate reductase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Plasmodium falciparum]]
[[Category: Anderson KS]]
[[Category: Chitnumsub P]]
[[Category: Dasgupta T]]
[[Category: Jorgensen WL]]
[[Category: Kamchonwongpaisan S]]
[[Category: Lyons TM]]
[[Category: Maneeruttanarungroj C]]
[[Category: Nichols S]]
[[Category: Tirado-Rives J]]
[[Category: Yuthavong Y]]