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==Human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase in complex with a leflunomide derivative inhibitor 2==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3fj6]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3FJ6 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3FJ6 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]] 1.8&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CIH:(2Z)-2-CYANO-N-(2,2-DICHLOROBIPHENYL-4-YL)-3-HYDROXYBUT-2-ENAMIDE'>CIH</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FMN:FLAVIN+MONONUCLEOTIDE'>FMN</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ORO:OROTIC+ACID'>ORO</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=3fj6 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3fj6 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3fj6 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3fj6 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3fj6 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3fj6 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PYRD_HUMAN PYRD_HUMAN] Defects in DHODH are the cause of postaxial acrofacial dysostosis (POADS) [MIM:[https://omim.org/entry/263750 263750]; also known as Miller syndrome. POADS is characterized by severe micrognathia, cleft lip and/or palate, hypoplasia or aplasia of the posterior elements of the limbs, coloboma of the eyelids and supernumerary nipples. POADS is a very rare disorder: only 2 multiplex families, each consisting of 2 affected siblings born to unaffected, nonconsanguineous parents, have been described among a total of around 30 reported cases.<ref>PMID:19915526</ref> 
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PYRD_HUMAN PYRD_HUMAN] Catalyzes the conversion of dihydroorotate to orotate with quinone as electron acceptor.
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Pyrimidine biosynthesis is an attractive drug target in a variety of organisms, including humans and the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase, an enzyme catalyzing the only redox reaction of the pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway, is a well-characterized target for chemotherapeutical intervention. In this study, we have applied SPROUT-LeadOpt, a software package for structure-based drug discovery and lead optimization, to improve the binding of the active metabolite of the anti-inflammatory drug leflunomide to the target cavities of the P. falciparum and human dihydroorotate dehydrogenases. Following synthesis of a library of compounds based upon the SPROUT-optimized molecular scaffolds, a series of inhibitors generally showing good inhibitory activity was obtained, in keeping with the SPROUT-LeadOpt predictions. Furthermore, cocrystal structures of five of these SPROUT-designed inhibitors bound in the ubiquinone binding cavity of the human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase are also analyzed.

Structure-based design, synthesis, and characterization of inhibitors of human and Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenases.,Davies M, Heikkila T, McConkey GA, Fishwick CW, Parsons MR, Johnson AP J Med Chem. 2009 May 14;52(9):2683-93. PMID:19351152<ref>PMID:19351152</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase 3D structures|Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Heikkila T]]