4ZCT

Crystal structure of the C-terminal catalytic domain of Plasmodium falciparum CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.22 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.200 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.202 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Structural determinants of the catalytic mechanism of Plasmodium CCT, a key enzyme of malaria lipid biosynthesis.

Guca, E.Nagy, G.N.Hajdu, F.Marton, L.Izrael, R.Hoh, F.Yang, Y.Vial, H.Vertessy, B.G.Guichou, J.F.Cerdan, R.

(2018) Sci Rep 8: 11215-11215

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29500-9
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4ZCP, 4ZCQ, 4ZCR, 4ZCS, 4ZCT

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The development of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, in the human erythrocyte, relies on phospholipid metabolism to fulfil the massive need for membrane biogenesis. Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is the most abundant phospholipid in Plasmodium membranes. PC biosynthesis is mainly ensured by the de novo Kennedy pathway that is considered as an antimalarial drug target. The CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase (CCT) catalyses the rate-limiting step of the Kennedy pathway. Here we report a series of structural snapshots of the PfCCT catalytic domain in its free, substrate- and product-complexed states that demonstrate the conformational changes during the catalytic mechanism. Structural data show the ligand-dependent conformational variations of a flexible lysine. Combined kinetic and ligand-binding analyses confirm the catalytic roles of this lysine and of two threonine residues of the helix αE. Finally, we assessed the variations in active site residues between Plasmodium and mammalian CCT which could be exploited for future antimalarial drug design.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Dynamique des Interactions Membranaires Normales et Pathologiques, UMR 5235, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase180Plasmodium falciparum 3D7Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: ctPMAL13P1.86
EC: 2.7.7.15
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8IEE9 (Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8IEE9
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UniProt GroupQ8IEE9
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.22 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.243 
  • R-Value Work: 0.200 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.202 
  • Space Group: I 2 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 48.5α = 90
b = 74.39β = 90
c = 118.98γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
PHENIXphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
EU Marie Curie ITN ParaMetFrance290080

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2016-09-14
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-08-29
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2024-01-10
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description