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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Human deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) is involved in the nucleotide-biosynthesis salvage pathway and has also been shown to phosphorylate several antitumor and antiviral prodrugs. The structures of dCK alone and the dead-end complex of dCK with substrate nucleoside and product ADP or UDP have previously been reported; however, there is currently no structure available for a substrate or product complex. Here, the structures of dCK complexes with the products dCMP, UDP and Mg2+ ion, and with dAMP, UDP and Mg2+ ion are reported. Structural comparisons show that the product complexes with UDP and a dead-end complex with substrate and UDP have similar active-site conformations.

Structures of human deoxycytidine kinase product complexes.,Soriano EV, Clark VC, Ealick SE Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2007 Dec;63(Pt 12):1201-7. Epub 2007, Nov 16. PMID:18084067^[1]

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