Download MendeleyStructure and mechanism of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase in complex with the immunosuppressant mycophenolic acid.
Sintchak, M.D., Fleming, M.A., Futer, O., Raybuck, S.A., Chambers, S.P., Caron, P.R., Murcko, M.A., Wilson, K.P.(1996) Cell 85: 921-930
- PubMed: 8681386
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81275-1
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1JR1 - PubMed Abstract:
The structure of inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) in complex with IMP and mycophenolic acid (MPA) has been determined by X-ray diffraction. IMPDH plays a central role in B and T lymphocyte replication. MPA is a potent IMPDH inhibitor and the active metabolite of an immunosuppressive drug recently approved for the treatment of allograft rejection. IMPDH comprises two domains: a core domain, which is an alpha/beta barrel and contains the active site, and a flanking domain. The complex, in combination with mutagenesis and kinetic data, provides a structural basis for understanding the mechanism of IMPDH activity and indicates that MPA inhibits IMPDH by acting as a replacement for the nicotinamide portion of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide cofactor and a catalytic water molecule.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4211, USA.
