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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-29
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Nucleoside hydrolases are key enzymes in the purine salvage pathway of Trypanosomatidae and are considered as targets for drug design. We previously reported the first x-ray structure of an inosine-adenosine-guanosine preferring nucleoside hydrolase (IAG-NH) from Trypanosoma vivax (). Here we report the 2.0-A crystal structure of the slow D10A mutant in complex with the inhibitor 3-deaza-adenosine and the 1.6-A crystal structure of the same enzyme in complex with a genuine substrate inosine. The enzyme-substrate complex shows the substrate bound to the enzyme in a different conformation from 3-deaza-adenosine and provides a snapshot along the reaction coordinate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction. The chemical groups on the substrate important for binding and catalysis are mapped. The 2'-OH, 3'-OH, and 5'-OH contribute 4.6, 7.5, and 5.4 kcal/mol to k(cat)/K(m), respectively. Specific interactions with the exocyclic groups on the purine ring are not required for catalysis. Site-directed mutagenesis indicates that the purine specificity of the IAG-NHs is imposed by a parallel aromatic stacking interaction involving Trp(83) and Trp(260). The pH profiles of k(cat) and k(cat)/K(m) indicate the existence of one or more proton donors, possibly involved in leaving group activation. However, mutagenesis of the active site residues around the nucleoside base and an alanine scan of a flexible loop near the active site fail to identify this general acid. The parallel aromatic stacking seems to provide the most likely alternative mechanism for leaving group activation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15938-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Enzyme-substrate interactions in the purine-specific nucleoside hydrolase from Trypanosoma vivax.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ultrastructure, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Paardenstraat 65, B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't