View source for 1dyr

==THE STRUCTURE OF PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE TO 1.9 ANGSTROMS RESOLUTION==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1dyr]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumocystis_carinii Pneumocystis carinii]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1DYR OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1DYR FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=NDP:NADPH+DIHYDRO-NICOTINAMIDE-ADENINE-DINUCLEOTIDE+PHOSPHATE'>NDP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=TOP:TRIMETHOPRIM'>TOP</scene><br>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">C-DNA P.CARINII DHFR ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=4754 Pneumocystis carinii])</td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrofolate_reductase Dihydrofolate reductase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=1.5.1.3 1.5.1.3] </span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1dyr FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1dyr OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1dyr RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1dyr PDBsum]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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</jmol>, as determined by [http://consurfdb.tau.ac.il/ ConSurfDB]. You may read the [[Conservation%2C_Evolutionary|explanation]] of the method and the full data available from [http://bental.tau.ac.il/new_ConSurfDB/chain_selection.php?pdb_ID=2ata ConSurf].
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
BACKGROUND: The fungal pathogen Pneumocystis carinii causes a pneumonia which is an opportunistic infection of AIDS patients. Current therapy includes the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitor trimethoprim which is selective but only a relatively weak inhibitor of the enzyme for P. carinii. Determination of the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme should form the basis for design of more potent and selective therapeutic agents for treatment of the disease. RESULTS: The structure of P. carinii DHFR in complex with reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate and trimethoprim has accordingly been solved by X-ray crystallography. The structure of the ternary complex has been refined at 1.86 A resolution (R = 0.181). A similar ternary complex with piritrexim (which is a tighter binding, but less selective inhibitor) has also been solved, as has the binary complex holoenzyme, both at 2.5 A resolution. CONCLUSIONS: These structures show how two drugs interact with a fungal DHFR. A comparison of the three-dimensional structure of this relatively large DHFR with bacterial or mammalian enzyme-inhibitor complexes determined previously highlights some additional secondary structure elements in this particular enzyme species. These comparisons provide further insight into the principles governing DHFR-inhibitor interaction, in which the volume of the active site appears to determine the strength of inhibitor binding.

The structure of Pneumocystis carinii dihydrofolate reductase to 1.9 A resolution.,Champness JN, Achari A, Ballantine SP, Bryant PK, Delves CJ, Stammers DK Structure. 1994 Oct 15;2(10):915-24. PMID:7866743<ref>PMID:7866743</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Dihydrofolate reductase|Dihydrofolate reductase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Dihydrofolate reductase]]
[[Category: Pneumocystis carinii]]
[[Category: Achari, A.]]
[[Category: Ballantine, S P.]]
[[Category: Bryant, P K.]]
[[Category: Champness, J N.]]
[[Category: Delves, C J.]]
[[Category: Stammers, D K.]]
[[Category: Oxido-reductase]]