1BD3

STRUCTURE OF THE APO URACIL PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE, 2 MUTANT C128V


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.93 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 

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Literature

Crystal structures of Toxoplasma gondii uracil phosphoribosyltransferase reveal the atomic basis of pyrimidine discrimination and prodrug binding.

Schumacher, M.A.Carter, D.Scott, D.M.Roos, D.S.Ullman, B.Brennan, R.G.

(1998) EMBO J 17: 3219-3232

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/emboj/17.12.3219
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1BD3, 1BD4, 1UPF, 1UPU

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (UPRTase) catalyzes the transfer of a ribosyl phosphate group from alpha-D-5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate to the N1 nitrogen of uracil. The UPRTase from the opportunistic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii is a rational target for antiparasitic drug design. To aid in structure-based drug design studies against toxoplasmosis, the crystal structures of the T.gondii apo UPRTase (1.93 A resolution), the UPRTase bound to its substrate, uracil (2.2 A resolution), its product, UMP (2.5 A resolution), and the prodrug, 5-fluorouracil (2.3 A resolution), have been determined. These structures reveal that UPRTase recognizes uracil through polypeptide backbone hydrogen bonds to the uracil exocyclic O2 and endocyclic N3 atoms and a backbone-water-exocyclic O4 oxygen hydrogen bond. This stereochemical arrangement and the architecture of the uracil-binding pocket reveal why cytosine and pyrimidines with exocyclic substituents at ring position 5 larger than fluorine, including thymine, cannot bind to the enzyme. Strikingly, the T. gondii UPRTase contains a 22 residue insertion within the conserved PRTase fold that forms an extended antiparallel beta-arm. Leu92, at the tip of this arm, functions to cap the active site of its dimer mate, thereby inhibiting the escape of the substrate-binding water molecule.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97201-3098, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
URACIL PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASEA [auth D],
B [auth C],
C [auth B],
D [auth A]
243Toxoplasma gondiiMutation(s): 1 
EC: 2.4.2.9
UniProt
Find proteins for Q26998 (Toxoplasma gondii)
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.93 Å
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 60.6α = 90
b = 141.69β = 115.13
c = 71.37γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
TNTrefinement

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1999-05-18
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-25
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2021-03-10
    Changes: Advisory, Database references, Derived calculations, Other
  • Version 1.4: 2021-11-03
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.5: 2024-02-07
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