Download MendeleyStructural Analysis of the 42 kDa Parvulin of Trypanosoma brucei.
Rehic, E., Hoenig, D., Kamba, B.E., Goehring, A., Hofmann, E., Gasper, R., Matena, A., Bayer, P.(2019) Biomolecules 9
- PubMed: 30866577
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9030093
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2N84, 2N87, 6GMP - PubMed Abstract:
Trypanosoma brucei is a unicellular eukaryotic parasite, which causes the African sleeping sickness in humans. The recently discovered trypanosomal protein Parvulin 42 ( Tb Par42) plays a key role in parasite cell proliferation. Homologues of this two-domain protein are exclusively found in protozoa species. Tb Par42 exhibits an N-terminal forkhead associated (FHA)-domain and a peptidyl-prolyl- cis/trans -isomerase (PPIase) domain, both connected by a linker. Using NMR and X-ray analysis as well as activity assays, we report on the structures of the single domains of Tb Par42, discuss their intra-molecular interplay, and give some initial hints as to potential cellular functions of the protein.
Organizational Affiliation:
University Duisburg-Essen, Research Group Structural and Medicinal Biochemistry, Centre for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany. edisa.rehic@uni-due.de.
