2qlp

Structural highlights

Function

DCDB_MYCTU Bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes both the deamination of dCTP to dUTP and the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP without releasing the toxic dUTP intermediate. It also acts as a dUTP diphosphatase. Affinity for dCTP and dUTP are very similar.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Deaminase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Helt SS, Thymark M, Harris P, Aagaard C, Dietrich J, Larsen S, Willemoes M. Mechanism of dTTP inhibition of the bifunctional dCTP deaminase:dUTPase encoded by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Mol Biol. 2008 Feb 15;376(2):554-69. Epub 2007 Dec 5. PMID:18164314 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.099