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Crystal Structure of Dihydrofolate Reductase-Thymidylate Synthase from Cryptosporidium hominis Bound to 1843U89/NADPH/dUMP
Overview
Cryptosporidium hominis is a protozoan parasite that causes acute gastrointestinal illness. There are no effective therapies for cryptosporidiosis, highlighting the need for new drug-lead discovery. An analysis of the protein-ligand interactions in two crystal structures of dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) from C. hominis, determined at 2.8 and 2.87 A resolution, reveals that the interactions of residues Ile29, Thr58 and Cys113 in the active site of C. hominis DHFR provide a possible structural basis for the observed antifolate resistance. A comparison with the structure of human DHFR reveals active-site differences that may be exploited for the design of species-selective inhibitors.
About this Structure
1SEJ is a Single protein structure of sequence from Cryptosporidium hominis with , and as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Two crystal structures of dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase from Cryptosporidium hominis reveal protein-ligand interactions including a structural basis for observed antifolate resistance., Anderson AC, Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2005 Mar 1;61(Pt, 3):258-62. Epub 2005 Feb 8. PMID:16511011
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