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'''The structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in its apo-form'''
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===The structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in its apo-form===
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==Overview==
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Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of the most severe type of malaria, a life-threatening disease affecting the lives of over three billion people. Factors like widespread resistance against available drugs and absence of an effective vaccine are seriously compounding control of the malaria parasite. Thus, there is an urgent need for the identification and validation of new drug targets. The enzymes of the polyamine biosynthesis pathway have been suggested as possible targets for the treatment of malaria. One of these enzymes is spermidine synthase (SPDS, putrescine aminopropyltransferase), which catalyzes the transfer of an aminopropyl moiety from decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcAdoMet) to putrescine, leading to the formation of spermidine and 5'-methylthioadenosine. Here we present the three-dimensional structure of P. falciparum spermidine synthase (pfSPDS) in apo form, in complex with dcAdoMet and two inhibitors, S-adenosyl-1,8-diamino-3-thio-octane (AdoDATO) and trans-4-methylcyclohexylamine (4MCHA). The results show that binding of dcAdoMet to pfSPDS stabilizes the conformation of the flexible gatekeeper loop of the enzyme and affects the conformation of the active-site amino acid residues, preparing the protein for binding of the second substrate. The complexes of AdoDATO and 4MCHA with pfSPDS reveal the mode of interactions of these compounds with the enzyme. While AdoDATO essentially fills the entire active-site pocket, 4MCHA only occupies part of it, which suggests that simple modifications of this compound may yield more potent inhibitors of pfSPDS.
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==About this Structure==
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Template:STRUCTURE 2pss

The structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in its apo-form

Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 17822713

About this Structure

2PSS is a Single protein structure of sequence from Plasmodium falciparum. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Crystal structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in complex with the substrate decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine and the potent inhibitors 4MCHA and AdoDATO., Dufe VT, Qiu W, Muller IB, Hui R, Walter RD, Al-Karadaghi S, J Mol Biol. 2007 Oct 12;373(1):167-77. Epub 2007 Aug 2. PMID:17822713

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