Crystal structure of human purine nucleoside phosphorylase at 2.3A resolution.
de Azevedo, W.F., Canduri, F., dos Santos, D.M., Silva, R.G., de Oliveira, J.S., de Carvalho, L.P., Basso, L.A., Mendes, M.A., Palma, M.S., Santos, D.S.(2003) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 308: 545-552
- PubMed: 12914785 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01431-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1M73 - PubMed Abstract: 
Purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) catalyzes the phosphorolysis of the N-ribosidic bonds of purine nucleosides and deoxynucleosides. In human, PNP is the only route for degradation of deoxyguanosine and genetic deficiency of this enzyme leads to profound T-cell mediated immunosuppression ...