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| [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q1XAB1_CHOFU Q1XAB1_CHOFU] | | [https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q1XAB1_CHOFU Q1XAB1_CHOFU] |
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| == Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
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| Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS) is an enzyme from the class of short chain (E)-prenyltransferases that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP, C5) with dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP, C5) to generate the C15 product FPP. In insects, FPPS plays a key role in the biosynthesis of the morphogenetic and gonadotropic "juvenile hormone" (JH). Lepidopteran genomes encode two very distinct FPPS paralogs, one of which ("type-II") is expressed almost exclusively in the JH-producing glands, the corpora allata. This paralog has been hypothesized to display structural features that enable the binding of the bulkier precursors required for the biosynthesis of lepidopteran ethyl-branched JHs. Here, we report on the first crystal structures of an insect FPPS solved to date. Apo, ligand-bound, and inhibitor-bound structures of type-II FPPS (FPPS2) from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana (Order: Lepidoptera), were obtained. Comparison of apo and inhibitor-bound enzymes revealed differences in both inhibitor binding and structural plasticity of CfFPPS2 compared to other FPPSs. Our data showed that IPP is not essential to the closure of the C-terminal tail. Ortho-substituted pyridinium bisphosphonates, previously shown to inhibit CfFPPS2, bound to the allylic site, as predicted; however, their alkyl groups were oriented towards the homoallylic binding site, with the bulkier propyl-substituted inhibitor penetrating deeply into the IPP binding pocket. The current study sheds light on the structural basis of substrate specificity of type-II FPPS of the spruce budworm. Through a comparison with other inhibitor-bound FPPSs, we propose several approaches to improve inhibitor selectivity and potency.
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| Structural characterization of a lepidopteran type-II farnesyl diphosphate synthase from the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana: Implications for inhibitor design.,Picard ME, Nisole A, Beliveau C, Sen S, Barbar A, Shi R, Cusson M Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2017 Nov 25. pii: S0965-1748(17)30198-4. doi:, 10.1016/j.ibmb.2017.11.011. PMID:29183817<ref>PMID:29183817</ref>
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| From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
| *[[Farnesyl diphosphate synthase 3D structures|Farnesyl diphosphate synthase 3D structures]] | | *[[Farnesyl diphosphate synthase 3D structures|Farnesyl diphosphate synthase 3D structures]] |
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