Potentiating Azt Activation: Structures of Wildtype and Mutant Human Thymidylate Kinase Suggest Reasons for the Mutants' Improved Kinetics with the HIV Prodrug Metabolite Aztmp
Ostermann, N., Lavie, A., Padiyar, S., Brundiers, R., Veit, T., Reintein, J., Goody, R.S., Konrad, M., Schlichting, I.(2000) J Mol Biol 304: 43
- PubMed: 11071809 
- DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4175
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1E98, 1E99, 1E9A, 1E9B, 1E9C, 1E9D, 1E9E, 1E9F - PubMed Abstract: 
The 60-fold reduced phosphorylation rate of azidothymidine (AZT) monophosphate (AZTMP), the partially activated AZT metabolite, by human thymidylate kinase (TMPK) severely limits the efficacy of this anti-HIV prodrug. Crystal structures of different TMPK nucleotide complexes indicate that steric hindrance by the azido group of AZTMP prevents formation of the catalytically active closed conformation of the P-loop of TMPK ...