Structural highlights
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The X-ray crystal structure of 7,8-dihydro-6-hydroxymethylpterinpyrophosphokinase (PPPK) in a ternary complex with ATP and a pterin analogue has been solved to 2.0 A resolution, giving, for the first time, detailed information of the PPPK/ATP intermolecular interactions and the accompanying conformational change. The first 100 residues of the 158 residue peptide contain a betaalpha betabeta alphabeta motif present in several other proteins including nucleoside diphosphate kinase. Comparative sequence examination of a wide range of prokaryotic and lower eukaryotic species confirms the conservation of the PPPK active site, indicating the value of this de novo folate biosynthesis pathway enzyme as a potential target for the development of novel broad-spectrum anti-infective agents.
2.0 A X-ray structure of the ternary complex of 7,8-dihydro-6-hydroxymethylpterinpyrophosphokinase from Escherichia coli with ATP and a substrate analogue.,Stammers DK, Achari A, Somers DO, Bryant PK, Rosemond J, Scott DL, Champness JN FEBS Lett. 1999 Jul 30;456(1):49-53. PMID:10452528[1]
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References
- ↑ Stammers DK, Achari A, Somers DO, Bryant PK, Rosemond J, Scott DL, Champness JN. 2.0 A X-ray structure of the ternary complex of 7,8-dihydro-6-hydroxymethylpterinpyrophosphokinase from Escherichia coli with ATP and a substrate analogue. FEBS Lett. 1999 Jul 30;456(1):49-53. PMID:10452528
