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2bln
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N-TERMINAL FORMYLTRANSFERASE DOMAIN OF ARNA IN COMPLEX WITH N-5-FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE AND UMP
Overview
Modification of the lipid A moiety of lipopolysaccharide by the addition, of the sugar 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose (L-Ara4N) is a strategy adopted, by pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria to evade cationic antimicrobial, peptides produced by the innate immune system. L-Ara4N biosynthesis is, therefore a potential anti-infective target, because inhibiting its, synthesis would render certain pathogens more sensitive to the immune, system. The bifunctional enzyme ArnA, which is required for L-Ara4N, biosynthesis, catalyzes the NAD(+)-dependent oxidative decarboxylation of, UDP-glucuronic acid to generate a UDP-4'-keto-pentose sugar and also, catalyzes transfer of a formyl group from N-10-formyltetrahydrofolate to, the 4'-amine of UDP-L-Ara4N. We now report the crystal structure of the, ... [(full description)]
About this Structure
2BLN is a [Single protein] structure of sequence from [Escherichia coli] with ACT, FON and U5P as [ligands]. Active as [[1]], with EC number [2.1.1.2]. Full crystallographic information is available from [OCA].
Reference
Structure and function of both domains of ArnA, a dual function decarboxylase and a formyltransferase, involved in 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose biosynthesis., Williams GJ, Breazeale SD, Raetz CR, Naismith JH, J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 17;280(24):23000-8. Epub 2005 Apr 4. PMID:15809294
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