5fut | pdb_00005fut

Plasmodium falciparum Choline Kinase Inhibition Leads to a Major Decrease of Phosphatidylethanolamine

spinqualitylabelsall models 5fut, resolution 1.60Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 5fut is a 1 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: EDO, PQ7 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function [CHKA_HUMAN] Has a key role in phospholipid biosynthesis and may contribute to tumor cell growth. Catalyzes the first step in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis. Contributes to phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis. Phosphorylates choline and ethanolamine. Has higher activity with choline. Publication Abstract from PubMed Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by different species of the protozoan parasite Plasmodium, with P. falciparum being the deadliest. Increasing parasitic resistance to existing antimalarials makes the necessity of novel avenues to treat this disease an urgent priority. The enzymes responsible for the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine are attractive drug targets to treat malaria as their selective inhibition leads to an arrest of the parasite's growth and cures malaria in a mouse model. We present here a detailed study that reveals a mode of action for two P. falciparum choline kinase inhibitors both in vitro and in vivo. The compounds present distinct binding modes to the choline/ethanolamine-binding site of P. falciparum choline kinase, reflecting different types of inhibition. Strikingly, these compounds primarily inhibit the ethanolamine kinase activity of the P. falciparum choline kinase, leading to a severe decrease in the phosphatidylethanolamine levels within P. falciparum, which explains the resulting growth phenotype and the parasites death. These studies provide an understanding of the mode of action, and act as a springboard for continued antimalarial development efforts selectively targeting P. falciparum choline kinase. Plasmodium falciparum Choline Kinase Inhibition Leads to a Major Decrease in Phosphatidylethanolamine Causing Parasite Death.,Serran-Aguilera L, Denton H, Rubio-Ruiz B, Lopez-Gutierrez B, Entrena A, Izquierdo L, Smith TK, Conejo-Garcia A, Hurtado-Guerrero R Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 12;6:33189. doi: 10.1038/srep33189. PMID:27616047 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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