2jk6 | pdb_00002jk6

Structure of Trypanothione Reductase from Leishmania infantum

spinqualitylabelsall models 2jk6, resolution 2.95Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 2jk6 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Leishmania infantum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.95Å Ligands: FAD, SO4 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function A4HSF7_LEIIN 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 Leishmaniasis is a disease that affects 2 million people and kills 70000 persons every year. It is caused by Leishmania species, which are human protozoan parasites of the trypanosomatidae family. Trypanosomatidae differ from the other eukaryotes in their specific redox metabolism because the glutathione/glutathione reductase system is replaced by the unique trypanothione/trypanothione reductase system. The current treatment of leishmaniasis relies mainly on antimonial drugs. The crystal structures of oxidized trypanothione reductase (TR) from Leishmania infantum and of the complex of reduced TR with NADPH and Sb(III), reported in this paper, disclose for the first time the molecular mechanism of action of antimonial drugs against the parasite. Sb(III), which is coordinated by the two redox-active catalytic cysteine residues (Cys52 and Cys57), one threonine residue (Thr335), and His461' of the 2-fold symmetry related subunit in the dimer, strongly inhibits TR activity. Because TR is essential for the parasite survival and virulence and it is absent in mammalian cells, these findings provide insights toward the design of new more affordable and less toxic drugs against Leishmaniasis. Molecular basis of antimony treatment in Leishmaniasis.,Baiocco P, Colotti G, Franceschini S, Ilari A J Med Chem. 2009 Apr 23;52(8):2603-12. PMID:19317451 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Trypanothione reductase

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