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1.7 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF 6-HYDROXYMETHYL-7,8-DIHYDROPTEROATE SYNTHASE (DHPS) FROM MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN COMPLEX WITH 6-HYDROXYMETHYLPTERIN MONOPHOSPHATE

spinqualitylabelsall models 1eye, resolution 1.70Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 1eye is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Myctu. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: MG, PMM Related: 1aj0, 1ajz, 1aj2, 1ad1, 1ad4 Activity: Dihydropteroate synthase, with EC number 2.5.1.15 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT, TOPSAN Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMed The enzyme 7,8-dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) catalyzes the condensation of para-aminobenzoic acid (pABA) with 6-hydroxymethyl-7, 8-dihydropterin-pyrophosphate to form 7,8-dihydropteroate and pyrophosphate. DHPS is essential for the de novo synthesis of folate in prokaryotes, lower eukaryotes, and in plants, but is absent in mammals. Inhibition of this enzyme's activity by sulfonamide and sulfone drugs depletes the folate pool, resulting in growth inhibition and cell death. Here, we report the 1.7 A resolution crystal structure of the binary complex of 6-hydroxymethylpterin monophosphate (PtP) with DHPS from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a pathogen responsible for the death of millions of human beings each year. Comparison to other DHPS structures reveals that the M. tuberculosis DHPS structure is in a unique conformation in which loop 1 closes over the active site. The Mtb DHPS structure hints at a mechanism in which both loops 1 and 2 play important roles in catalysis by shielding the active site from bulk solvent and allowing pyrophosphoryl transfer to occur. A binding mode for pABA, sulfonamides and sulfones is suggested based on: (i) the new conformation of the closed loop 1; (ii) the distribution of dapsone and sulfonamide resistance mutations; (iii) the observed direction of the bond between the 6-methyl carbon atom and the bridging oxygen atom to the alpha-phosphate group in the Mtb DHPS:PtP binary complex; and (iv) the conformation of loop 2 in the Escherichia coli DHPS structure. Finally, the Mtb DHPS structure reveals a highly conserved pterin binding pocket that may be exploited for the design of novel antimycobacterial agents. Crystal structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 7,8-dihydropteroate synthase in complex with pterin monophosphate: new insight into the enzymatic mechanism and sulfa-drug action.,Baca AM, Sirawaraporn R, Turley S, Sirawaraporn W, Hol WG J Mol Biol. 2000 Oct 6;302(5):1193-212. PMID:11007651 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Dihydropteroate synthase 3D structures

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