Deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase

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Function

Deoxyuridine 5’-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (DUTP) catalyzes the conversion of dUTP to dUMP and pyrophosphate (PPi). DUTP plays a key role in keeping significant amounts of dUTP from the DNA synthesis pathway.

Prokaryotic DUTP contains metal ion. [1]

Relevance

DUTP inhibitors are being tested as possible anti-bacterial agents targeting diseases like malaria, leishmaniasis, tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis.

dUTPase trimer complex with dUTP (stick model), nitrate and Tris (PDB entry 1smc)

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3D structures of dUTPase3D structures of dUTPase

Updated on 23-December-2015

ReferencesReferences

  1. Larsen NA, Turner JM, Stevens J, Rosser SJ, Basran A, Lerner RA, Bruce NC, Wilson IA. Crystal structure of a bacterial cocaine esterase. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Jan;9(1):17-21. PMID:11742345 doi:10.1038/nsb742

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