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==Crystal structure of SAICAR Synthetase (PurC) from Mycobacterium abscessus in apo form==
<StructureSection load='6yvq' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6yvq]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.48&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6yvq]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacteroides_abscessus_ATCC_19977 Mycobacteroides abscessus ATCC 19977]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6YVQ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6YVQ 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]] 1.48&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=EDO:1,2-ETHANEDIOL'>EDO</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</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=6yvq FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6yvq OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6yvq PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6yvq RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6yvq PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6yvq ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/PUR7_MYCA9 PUR7_MYCA9] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) has emerged as a challenging threat to individuals with cystic fibrosis. Infections caused by this pathogen are often impossible to treat due to the intrinsic antibiotic resistance leading to lung malfunction and eventually death. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new drugs against novel targets in Mab to overcome drug resistance and subsequent treatment failure. In this study, SAICAR synthetase (PurC) from Mab was identified as a promising target for novel antibiotics. An in-house fragment library screen and a high-throughput X-ray crystallographic screen of diverse fragment libraries were explored to provide crucial starting points for fragment elaboration. A series of compounds developed from fragment growing and merging strategies, guided by crystallographic information and careful hit-to-lead optimization, have achieved potent nanomolar binding affinity against the enzyme. Some compounds also show a promising inhibitory effect against Mab and Mtb. This work utilizes a fragment-based design and demonstrates for the first time the potential to develop inhibitors against PurC from Mab.

Development of Inhibitors of SAICAR Synthetase (PurC) from Mycobacterium abscessus Using a Fragment-Based Approach.,Charoensutthivarakul S, Thomas SE, Curran A, Brown KP, Belardinelli JM, Whitehouse AJ, Acebron-Garcia-de-Eulate M, Sangan J, Gramani SG, Jackson M, Mendes V, Floto RA, Blundell TL, Coyne AG, Abell C ACS Infect Dis. 2022 Feb 11;8(2):296-309. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00432. Epub , 2022 Jan 17. PMID:35037462<ref>PMID:35037462</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[SAICAR synthetase|SAICAR synthetase]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Mycobacteroides abscessus ATCC 19977]]
[[Category: Abell C]]
[[Category: Blundell TL]]
[[Category: Charoensutthivarakul S]]
[[Category: Coyne AG]]
[[Category: Thomas SE]]