The structure of deoxycytidine kinase complexed with troxacitabine and ADP.The structure of deoxycytidine kinase complexed with troxacitabine and ADP.

Structural highlights

2no9 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.15Å
Ligands:,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

DCK_HUMAN Required for the phosphorylation of the deoxyribonucleosides deoxycytidine (dC), deoxyguanosine (dG) and deoxyadenosine (dA). Has broad substrate specificity, and does not display selectivity based on the chirality of the substrate. It is also an essential enzyme for the phosphorylation of numerous nucleoside analogs widely employed as antiviral and chemotherapeutic agents.[1] [2]

Evolutionary Conservation

 

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

L-nucleoside analogs represent an important class of small molecules for treating both viral infections and cancers. These pro-drugs achieve pharmacological activity only after enzyme-catalyzed conversion to their tri-phosphorylated forms. Herein, we report the crystal structures of human deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) in complex with the L-nucleosides (-)-beta-2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine (3TC)--an approved anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) agent--and troxacitabine (TRO)--an experimental anti-neoplastic agent. The first step in activating these agents is catalyzed by dCK. Our studies reveal how dCK, which normally catalyzes phosphorylation of the natural D-nucleosides, can efficiently phosphorylate substrates with non-physiologic chirality. The capability of dCK to phosphorylate both D- and L-nucleosides and nucleoside analogs derives from structural properties of both the enzyme and the substrates themselves. First, the nucleoside-binding site tolerates substrates with different chiral configurations by maintaining virtually all of the protein-ligand interactions responsible for productive substrate positioning. Second, the pseudo-symmetry of nucleosides and nucleoside analogs in combination with their conformational flexibility allows the L- and D-enantiomeric forms to adopt similar shapes when bound to the enzyme. This is the first analysis of the structural basis for activation of L-nucleoside analogs, providing further impetus for discovery and clinical development of new agents in this molecular class.

Structural basis for activation of the therapeutic L-nucleoside analogs 3TC and troxacitabine by human deoxycytidine kinase.,Sabini E, Hazra S, Konrad M, Burley SK, Lavie A Nucleic Acids Res. 2007;35(1):186-92. Epub 2006 Dec 7. PMID:17158155[3]

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See Also

References

  1. Sabini E, Hazra S, Ort S, Konrad M, Lavie A. Structural basis for substrate promiscuity of dCK. J Mol Biol. 2008 May 2;378(3):607-21. Epub 2008 Mar 3. PMID:18377927 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2008.02.061
  2. Hazra S, Ort S, Konrad M, Lavie A. Structural and kinetic characterization of human deoxycytidine kinase variants able to phosphorylate 5-substituted deoxycytidine and thymidine analogues . Biochemistry. 2010 Aug 10;49(31):6784-90. PMID:20614893 doi:10.1021/bi100839e
  3. Sabini E, Hazra S, Konrad M, Burley SK, Lavie A. Structural basis for activation of the therapeutic L-nucleoside analogs 3TC and troxacitabine by human deoxycytidine kinase. Nucleic Acids Res. 2007;35(1):186-92. Epub 2006 Dec 7. PMID:17158155 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkl1038

2no9, resolution 2.15Å

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