4BQH

Crystal structure of the uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase from Trypanosoma brucei in complex with inhibitor

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 

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Literature

A Novel Allosteric Inhibitor of the Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine Pyrophosphorylase from Trypanosoma Brucei.

Urbaniak, M.D., Collie, I.T., Fang, W., Aristotelous, T., Eskilsson, S., Raimi, O.G., Harrison, J., Hopkins Navratolova, I., Frearson, J.A., Van Aalten, D.M.F., Ferguson, M.A.J.

(2013) ACS Chem Biol 8: 1981

  • DOI: 10.1021/cb400411x
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4BQH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase (UAP) catalyzes the final reaction in the biosynthesis of UDP-GlcNAc, an essential metabolite in many organisms including Trypanosoma brucei, the etiological agent of Human African Trypanosomiasis ...

    Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase (UAP) catalyzes the final reaction in the biosynthesis of UDP-GlcNAc, an essential metabolite in many organisms including Trypanosoma brucei, the etiological agent of Human African Trypanosomiasis. High-throughput screening of recombinant T. brucei UAP identified a UTP-competitive inhibitor with selectivity over the human counterpart despite the high level of conservation of active site residues. Biophysical characterization of the UAP enzyme kinetics revealed that the human and trypanosome enzymes both display a strictly ordered bi-bi mechanism, but with the order of substrate binding reversed. Structural characterization of the T. brucei UAP-inhibitor complex revealed that the inhibitor binds at an allosteric site absent in the human homologue that prevents the conformational rearrangement required to bind UTP. The identification of a selective inhibitory allosteric binding site in the parasite enzyme has therapeutic potential.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, ‡Division of Molecular Microbiology, and §MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
UDP-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE PYROPHOSPHORYLASE A549Trypanosoma bruceiMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.7.7.23
Find proteins for Q386Q8 (Trypanosoma brucei brucei (strain 927/4 GUTat10.1))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q386Q8
Protein Feature View
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 2 Unique
IDChainsName / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
9VU
Query on 9VU
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A
(3S)-3-[2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-oxidanylidene-ethyl]-4-bromanyl-5-methyl-3-oxidanyl-1H-indol-2-one
C18 H14 Br N O5
SJXSNMXBXJIRLV-SFHVURJKSA-N		 Ligand Interaction
SO4
Query on SO4
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A
SULFATE ION
O4 S
QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-L		 Ligand Interaction
External Ligand Annotations 
IDBinding Affinity (Sequence Identity %)
9VUKd :  2580   nM  PDBBind
9VUKd:  2580   nM  Binding MOAD
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.75 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.221 
  • R-Value Work: 0.189 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.190 
  • Space Group: C 2 2 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 59.93α = 90
b = 103β = 90
c = 187.14γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
iMOSFLMdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
BALBESphasing

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-07-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2013-10-09
    Changes: Database references