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==mycobacterium tuberculosis malate synthase in complex with magnesium, malate, and coenzyme A==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2gq3]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2GQ3 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2GQ3 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=COA:COENZYME+A'>COA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=EPE:4-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-1-PIPERAZINE+ETHANESULFONIC+ACID'>EPE</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MLT:D-MALATE'>MLT</scene><br>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">glcB ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=1773 Mycobacterium tuberculosis])</td></tr>
<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malate_synthase Malate synthase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.3.3.9 2.3.3.9] </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=2gq3 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2gq3 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2gq3 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2gq3 PDBsum], [http://www.topsan.org/Proteins/TBSGC/2gq3 TOPSAN]</span></td></tr>
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== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Enzymes of the glyoxylate shunt have been implicated as virulence factors in several pathogenic organisms, notably Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Candida albicans. Malate synthase has thus emerged as a promising target for design of anti-microbial agents. For this effort, it is essential to have reliable models for enzyme:substrate complexes. A 2.7 Angstroms resolution crystal structure for M. tuberculosis malate synthase in the ternary complex with magnesium, malate, and coenzyme A has been previously described. However, some unusual aspects of malate and Mg(++) binding prompted an independent determination of the structure at 2.3 Angstroms resolution, in the presence of saturating concentrations of malate. The electron density map of the complex reveals the position and conformation of coenzyme A to be unchanged from that found in the previous study. However, the coordination of Mg(++) and orientation of bound malate within the active site are different. The revised position of bound malate is consistent with a reaction mechanism that does not require reorientation of the electrophilic substrate during the catalytic cycle, while the revised Mg(++) coordination is octahedral, as expected. The results should be useful in the design of malate synthase inhibitors.

The product complex of M. tuberculosis malate synthase revisited.,Anstrom DM, Remington SJ Protein Sci. 2006 Aug;15(8):2002-7. PMID:16877713<ref>PMID:16877713</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Malate synthase|Malate synthase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Malate synthase]]
[[Category: Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]
[[Category: Anstrom, D M.]]
[[Category: Remington, S J.]]
[[Category: Coenzyme some]]
[[Category: Tim barrel]]
[[Category: Transferase]]