Structural highlights
Disease
[UNG_HUMAN] Defects in UNG are a cause of immunodeficiency with hyper-IgM type 5 (HIGM5) [MIM:608106]. A rare immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by normal or elevated serum IgM levels with absence of IgG, IgA, and IgE. It results in a profound susceptibility to bacterial infections.[1] [2]
Function
[UNG_HUMAN] Excises uracil residues from the DNA which can arise as a result of misincorporation of dUMP residues by DNA polymerase or due to deamination of cytosine.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
The linking together of molecular fragments that bind to adjacent sites on an enzyme can lead to high-affinity inhibitors. Ideally, this strategy would use linkers that do not perturb the optimal binding geometries of the fragments and do not have excessive conformational flexibility that would increase the entropic penalty of binding. In reality, these aims are seldom realized owing to limitations in linker chemistry. Here we systematically explore the energetic and structural effects of rigid and flexible linkers on the binding of a fragment-based inhibitor of human uracil DNA glycosylase. Analysis of the free energies of binding in combination with cocrystal structures shows that the flexibility and strain of a given linker can have a substantial impact on binding affinity even when the binding fragments are optimally positioned. Such effects are not apparent from inspection of structures and underscore the importance of linker optimization in fragment-based drug discovery efforts.
Impact of linker strain and flexibility in the design of a fragment-based inhibitor.,Chung S, Parker JB, Bianchet M, Amzel LM, Stivers JT Nat Chem Biol. 2009 Jun;5(6):407-13. Epub 2009 Apr 26. PMID:19396178[3]
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References
- ↑ Imai K, Slupphaug G, Lee WI, Revy P, Nonoyama S, Catalan N, Yel L, Forveille M, Kavli B, Krokan HE, Ochs HD, Fischer A, Durandy A. Human uracil-DNA glycosylase deficiency associated with profoundly impaired immunoglobulin class-switch recombination. Nat Immunol. 2003 Oct;4(10):1023-8. Epub 2003 Sep 7. PMID:12958596 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ni974
- ↑ Kavli B, Andersen S, Otterlei M, Liabakk NB, Imai K, Fischer A, Durandy A, Krokan HE, Slupphaug G. B cells from hyper-IgM patients carrying UNG mutations lack ability to remove uracil from ssDNA and have elevated genomic uracil. J Exp Med. 2005 Jun 20;201(12):2011-21. PMID:15967827 doi:10.1084/jem.20050042
- ↑ Chung S, Parker JB, Bianchet M, Amzel LM, Stivers JT. Impact of linker strain and flexibility in the design of a fragment-based inhibitor. Nat Chem Biol. 2009 Jun;5(6):407-13. Epub 2009 Apr 26. PMID:19396178 doi:10.1038/nchembio.163
