4txj

Crystal structure of uridine phosphorylase from Schistosoma mansoni in complex with thymidine

spinqualitylabelsall models 4txj, resolution 1.66Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4txj is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Blood fluke. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: SO4, THM Related: 4txh, 4txl, 4txm, 4txn Gene: Smp_082430 (Blood fluke) Activity: Uridine phosphorylase, with EC number 2.4.2.3 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Reports of Schistosoma mansoni strains resistant to praziquantel, the only therapeutic strategy available for the treatment of schistosomiasis, have motivated the scientific community towards the search for new possible therapies. Biochemical characterization of the parasite's metabolism is an essential component for the rational development of new therapeutic alternatives. One of the so far uncharacterized enzymes is uridine phosphorylase (UP) (EC 2.4.2.3), for which the parasite genome presents two isoforms (SmUPa and SmUPb) that share 92% sequence identity. In this paper, we present crystal structures for SmUPa and SmUPb in their free states as well as bound to different ligands. This we have complemented by enzyme kinetic characterization and phylogenetic analyses. Both enzymes present an overall fold and active site structure similar to other known UPs. The kinetic analyses showed conclusively that SmUPa is a regular uridine phosphorylase but by contrast SmUPb presented no detectable activity. This is particularly noteworthy given the high level of sequence identity between the two isoforms and is probably the result of the significant differences observed for SmUPb in the vicinity of the active site itself, suggesting that it is not a UP at all. On the other hand, it was not possible to identify an alternative function for SmUPb, although our phylogenetic analyses and expression data suggest that SmUPb is still functional and plays a role in parasite metabolism. The unusual UPb isoform may open up new opportunities for understanding unique features of S. mansoni metabolism. Analysis of two Schistosoma mansoni uridine phosphorylases isoforms suggests the emergence of a protein with a non-canonical function.,da Silva Neto AM, Torini de Souza JR, Romanelo L, Cassago A, Serrao VH, DeMarco R, Brandao-Neto J, Garratt RC, Pereira HD Biochimie. 2016 Feb 18. pii: S0300-9084(16)00050-X. doi:, 10.1016/j.biochi.2016.02.007. PMID:26898674 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Uridine phosphorylase

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