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==Plasmodium falciparum thymidylate kinase in complex with dGMP and ADP==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2wwg]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodium_falciparum_3D7 Plasmodium falciparum 3D7]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2WWG OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2WWG FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.4&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ADP:ADENOSINE-5-DIPHOSPHATE'>ADP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=DGP:2-DEOXYGUANOSINE-5-MONOPHOSPHATE'>DGP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NA:SODIUM+ION'>NA</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2wwg FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2wwg OCA], [https://pdbe.org/2wwg PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2wwg RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2wwg PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2wwg ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/KTHY_PLAF7 KTHY_PLAF7] Catalyzes the phosphorylation of thymidine monophosphate (dTMP) to thymidine diphosphate (dTDP), the immediate precursor for the DNA building block dTTP (PubMed:18477629, PubMed:19126267, PubMed:31934749, PubMed:20353400). Can also phosphorylate dGMP and to a lesser extent GMP, dUMP and dIMP (PubMed:18477629, PubMed:19126267, PubMed:31934749, PubMed:20353400). Can use either ATP or dATP as phosphate donors in presence of Mg(2+) (PubMed:18477629).<ref>PMID:18477629</ref> <ref>PMID:19126267</ref> <ref>PMID:20353400</ref> <ref>PMID:31934749</ref> 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of malaria, a disease where new drug targets are required due to increasing resistance to current anti-malarials. TMPK (thymidylate kinase) is a good candidate as it is essential for the synthesis of dTTP, a critical precursor of DNA and has been much studied due to its role in prodrug activation and as a drug target. Type I TMPKs, such as the human enzyme, phosphorylate the substrate AZT (3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine)-MP (monophosphate) inefficiently compared with type II TMPKs (e.g. Escherichia coli TMPK). In the present paper we report that eukaryotic PfTMPK (P. falciparum TMPK) presents sequence features of a type I enzyme yet the kinetic parameters for AZT-MP phosphorylation are similar to those of the highly efficient E. coli enzyme. Structural information shows that this is explained by a different juxtaposition of the P-loop and the azide of AZT-MP. Subsequent formation of the transition state requires no further movement of the PfTMPK P-loop, with no steric conflicts for the azide moiety, allowing efficient phosphate transfer. Likewise, we present results that confirm the ability of the enzyme to uniquely accept dGMP as a substrate and shed light on the basis for its wider substrate specificity. Information resulting from two ternary complexes (dTMP-ADP and AZT-MP-ADP) and a binary complex with the transition state analogue AP5dT [P1-(5'-adenosyl)-P5-(5'-thymidyl) pentaphosphate] all reveal significant differences with the human enzyme, notably in the lid region and in the P-loop which may be exploited in the rational design of Plasmodium-specific TMPK inhibitors with therapeutic potential.

Structural basis for the efficient phosphorylation of AZT-MP (3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine monophosphate) and dGMP by Plasmodium falciparum type I thymidylate kinase.,Whittingham JL, Carrero-Lerida J, Brannigan JA, Ruiz-Perez LM, Silva AP, Fogg MJ, Wilkinson AJ, Gilbert IH, Wilson KS, Gonzalez-Pacanowska D Biochem J. 2010 May 27;428(3):499-509. PMID:20353400<ref>PMID:20353400</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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</StructureSection>
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Plasmodium falciparum 3D7]]
[[Category: Brannigan JA]]
[[Category: Carrero-Lerida J]]
[[Category: Fogg MJ]]
[[Category: Gilbert IH]]
[[Category: Gonzalez-Pacanowska D]]
[[Category: Ruiz-Perez LM]]
[[Category: Silva AP]]
[[Category: Whittingham JL]]
[[Category: Wilkinson AJ]]
[[Category: Wilson KS]]