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CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND MOLECULAR MODELING STUDIES ON TRYPANOSOMAL TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PREDICTED AND OBSERVED STRUCTURES OF THE COMPLEX WITH 2-PHOSPHOGLYCERATE
OverviewOverview
In the continuation of a project aimed at the rational design of drugs, against diseases caused by trypanosomes, the crystal structure of, trypanosomal triosephosphate isomerase in complex with the active site, inhibitor 2-phosphoglycerate has been determined. Two alternative modeling, protocols have been attempted to predict the mode of binding of this, ligand. In the first protocol, certain key interactions were restrained in, the modeling procedure. In the second protocol, a full search of ligand, conformational space was performed. In both cases the protein scaffold was, kept static. Both protocols produced models which were reasonably close to, the observed structure (rms difference less than 2.0 A). Nevertheless, some essential features were missed by each of the protocols. The, crystallographic structure of the 2-PGA TIM complex shows that the ligand, binds fully within the active site of TIM, with partners for all but one, of the ligand's strongly hydrogen bonding groups. Several of the, interactions between the ligand and the active site of TIM are seen to be, common to all of the complexes so far structurally characterized between, trypanosomal triosephosphate isomerase and competitive inhibitors. Such, key interactions appear to be the best guide in the prediction of the, binding mode of a new inhibitor.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
4TIM is a Single protein structure of sequence from Trypanosoma brucei brucei with 2PG as ligand. Active as Triose-phosphate isomerase, with EC number 5.3.1.1 Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Crystallographic and molecular modeling studies on trypanosomal triosephosphate isomerase: a critical assessment of the predicted and observed structures of the complex with 2-phosphoglycerate., Noble ME, Verlinde CL, Groendijk H, Kalk KH, Wierenga RK, Hol WG, J Med Chem. 1991 Sep;34(9):2709-18. PMID:1895291
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