Journal:Acta Cryst D:S2059798324005461
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Toward a dependable data set of structures for L-asparaginaseAlexander Wlodawer, Zbigniew Dauter, Jacek Lubkowski, Joanna I. Loch, Dariusz Brzezinski, Miroslaw Gilski, Mariusz Jaskolski [1] FunctionL-Asparaginases are enzymes that hydrolyze the amide group of the amino acid L-asparagine (L-Asn) to L-aspartate, with the simultaneous release of ammonia. They are often referred to as ASNase and assigned the EC number 3.5.1.1; if significant glutaminase co-activity (hydrolysis of the similar amino acid L-glutamine) is also present, the EC number is 3.5.1.38. Some ASNases that belong to other classes (see below) are assigned EC 3.4.19.5. RelevanceBeyond pure academic curiosity, ASNases are also studied because of their potential application as first-line drugs for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)[2][3][4][5]. By clearing L-asparagine from circulation, they starve the L-Asn-dependent malignant cells to death, while sparing the L-Asn-independent healthy cells. The first L-asparaginase introduced for clinical treatment of ALL was Elspar (EcAII from E. coli), followed by Erwinase (ErA from E. chrysanthemi). ASNases are also used in food industry to prevent the formation of acrylamide from L-Asn in fried starch foods[6][7]. Division of ASNases into three classesSo far, three completely different structural classes of ASNases have been identified [7], originally named according to the source organism of their isolation [8], namely Class 1 (bacterial-type), Class 2 (plant-type), and Class 3 (Rhizobium etli-type). This newer classification is intersected with an older convention, which divided the known enzymes with L-asparaginase activity into five types, since in both, Class 1 and Class 3, two types are distinguished according to their compartmentalization and expression profile. The prototypes of types I and II (in Class 1), and III (in Class 2), are the E. coli enzymes EcAI (cytosolic), EcAII (periplasmic), and EcAIII (also cytosolic), respectively. The prototypes of types IV and V (Class 3) are the R. etli enzymes ReAIV (constitutive) and ReAV (inducible). Dependable Structures
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