5XIF

Crystal Structure of Prolyl-tRNA Synthetase (PRS) from Toxoplasma gondii


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.48 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.193 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.196 

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Literature

Targeting Prolyl-tRNA Synthetase to Accelerate Drug Discovery against Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Toxoplasmosis, Cryptosporidiosis, and Coccidiosis

Jain, V.Yogavel, M.Kikuchi, H.Oshima, Y.Hariguchi, N.Matsumoto, M.Goel, P.Touquet, B.Jumani, R.S.Tacchini-Cottier, F.Harlos, K.Huston, C.D.Hakimi, M.A.Sharma, A.

(2017) Structure 25: 1495-1505.e6

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2017.07.015
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5XIF, 5XIG, 5XIH, 5XII, 5XIJ, 5XIK, 5XIL, 5XIO, 5XIP, 5XIQ

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Developing anti-parasitic lead compounds that act on key vulnerabilities are necessary for new anti-infectives. Malaria, leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis and coccidiosis together kill >500,000 humans annually. Their causative parasites Plasmodium, Leishmania, Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium and Eimeria display high conservation in many housekeeping genes, suggesting that these parasites can be attacked by targeting invariant essential proteins. Here, we describe selective and potent inhibition of prolyl-tRNA synthetases (PRSs) from the above parasites using a series of quinazolinone-scaffold compounds. Our PRS-drug co-crystal structures reveal remarkable active site plasticity that accommodates diversely substituted compounds, an enzymatic feature that can be leveraged for refining drug-like properties of quinazolinones on a per parasite basis. A compound we termed In-5 exhibited a unique double conformation, enhanced drug-like properties, and cleared malaria in mice. It thus represents a new lead for optimization. Collectively, our data offer insights into the structure-guided optimization of quinazolinone-based compounds for drug development against multiple human eukaryotic pathogens.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Molecular Medicine - Structural Parasitology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Prolyl-tRNA synthetase (ProRS)
A, B
500Toxoplasma gondii ME49Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: TGME49_219850
EC: 6.1.1.15
UniProt
Find proteins for S8G8I1 (Toxoplasma gondii (strain ATCC 50611 / Me49))
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Go to UniProtKB:  S8G8I1
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupS8G8I1
Sequence Annotations
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.48 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.249 
  • R-Value Work: 0.193 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.196 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 76.68α = 90
b = 86.43β = 106.46
c = 97.16γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
Aimlessdata scaling
REFMACrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
PHASERphasing
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata reduction

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2018-03-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-12-18
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.2: 2023-11-22
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description