1V8B

Crystal structure of a hydrolase

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.4 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.240 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 

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Literature

Crystal Structure of S-Adenosyl-l-Homocysteine Hydrolase from the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Tanaka, N., Nakanishi, M., Kusakabe, Y., Shiraiwa, K., Yabe, S., Ito, Y., Kitade, Y., Nakamura, K.T.

(2004) J.Mol.Biol. 343: 1007-1017

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.08.104
  • Also Cited By: 4LVC, 3ONF, 3ONE, 3OND

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the death of more than a million people each year. The emergence of strains of malarial parasite resistant to conventional drug therapy has stimulated searches for antimalarials with ...

    The human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the death of more than a million people each year. The emergence of strains of malarial parasite resistant to conventional drug therapy has stimulated searches for antimalarials with novel modes of action. S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) is a regulator of biological methylations. Inhibitors of SAHH affect the methylation status of nucleic acids, proteins, and small molecules. P.falciparum SAHH (PfSAHH) inhibitors are expected to provide a new type of chemotherapeutic agent against malaria. Despite the pressing need to develop selective PfSAHH inhibitors as therapeutic drugs, only the mammalian SAHH structures are currently available. Here, we report the crystal structure of PfSAHH complexed with the reaction product adenosine (Ado). Knowledge of the structure of the Ado complex in combination with a structural comparison with Homo sapiens SAHH (HsSAHH) revealed that a single substitution between the PfSAHH (Cys59) and HsSAHH (Thr60) accounts for the differential interactions with nucleoside inhibitors. To examine roles of the Cys59 in the interactions with nucleoside inhibitors, a mutant PfSAHH was prepared. A replacement of Cys59 by Thr results in mutant PfSAHH, which shows HsSAHH-like nucleoside inhibitor sensitivity. The present structure should provide opportunities to design potent and selective PfSAHH inhibitors.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan. ntanaka@pharm.showa-u.ac.jp




Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetails
adenosylhomocysteinase
A, B, C, D
479Plasmodium falciparumMutation(s): 0 
EC: 3.3.1.1
Find proteins for P50250 (Plasmodium falciparum)
Go to UniProtKB:  P50250
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
ADN
Query on ADN
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A, B, C, D
ADENOSINE
C10 H13 N5 O4
OIRDTQYFTABQOQ-KQYNXXCUSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
NAD
Query on NAD
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A, B, C, D
NICOTINAMIDE-ADENINE-DINUCLEOTIDE
C21 H27 N7 O14 P2
BAWFJGJZGIEFAR-NNYOXOHSSA-N
 Ligand Interaction
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.4 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.240 
  • R-Value Work: 0.214 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length (Å)Angle (°)
a = 77.090α = 90.00
b = 86.150β = 90.00
c = 333.800γ = 90.00
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
SCALAdata scaling
CCP4data scaling
MOSFLMdata reduction
CNSrefinement
AMoREphasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2004-10-26
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Type: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Type: Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance