1I32

LEISHMANIA MEXICANA GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE IN COMPLEX WITH INHIBITORS


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.205 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 

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Literature

Conformational changes in Leishmania mexicana glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase induced by designed inhibitors.

Suresh, S.Bressi, J.C.Kennedy, K.J.Verlinde, C.L.Gelb, M.H.Hol, W.G.

(2001) J Mol Biol 309: 423-435

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jmbi.2001.4588
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1I32, 1I33

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The glycolytic enzymes of trypanosomes are attractive drug targets, since the blood-stream form of Trypanosoma brucei lacks a functional citric acid cycle and is dependent solely on glycolysis for its energy requirements. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases (GAPDH) from the pathogenic trypanosomatids T. brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania mexicana are quite similar to each other, and yet have sufficient structural differences compared to the human enzyme to enable the structure-based design of compounds that selectively inhibit all three trypanosomatid enzymes but not the human homologue. Adenosine analogs with substitutions on N-6 of the adenine ring and on the 2' position of the ribose moiety were designed, synthesized and tested for inhibition. Two crystal structures of L. mexicana glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in complex with high-affinity inhibitors that also block parasite growth were solved at a resolution of 2.6 A and 3.0 A. The complexes crystallized in the same crystal form, with one and a half tetramers in the crystallographic asymmetric unit. There is clear electron density for the inhibitor in all six copies of the binding site in each of the two structures. The L. mexicana GAPDH subunit exhibits substantial structural plasticity upon binding the inhibitor. Movements of the protein backbone, in response to inhibitor binding, enlarge a cavity at the binding site to accommodate the inhibitor in a classic example of induced fit. The extensive hydrophobic interactions between the protein and the two substituents on the adenine scaffold of the inhibitor provide a plausible explanation for the high affinity of these inhibitors for trypanosomatid GAPDHs.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Departments of Biological Structure, Biomolecular Structure Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle, WA 98915, USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F
360Leishmania mexicanaMutation(s): 0 
EC: 1.2.1.12
UniProt
Find proteins for Q27890 (Leishmania mexicana)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q27890
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UniProt GroupQ27890
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.256 
  • R-Value Work: 0.205 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 80.385α = 90
b = 394.105β = 90
c = 70.963γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
AMoREphasing
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-10-03
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-07
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations