6QYQ
Crystal structure of human thymidylate synthase (hTS) variant R175C
Summary for 6QYQ
| Entry DOI | 10.2210/pdb6qyq/pdb |
| Descriptor | Thymidylate synthase, SULFATE ION, CHLORIDE ION, ... (8 entities in total) |
| Functional Keywords | human thymidylate synthase, folate pathway, r175c, interface variant, transferase |
| Biological source | Homo sapiens (Human) More |
| Total number of polymer chains | 4 |
| Total formula weight | 150767.63 |
| Authors | Pozzi, C.,Mangani, M. (deposition date: 2019-03-09, release date: 2019-04-17, Last modification date: 2024-01-24) |
| Primary citation | Pozzi, C.,Ferrari, S.,Luciani, R.,Costi, M.P.,Mangani, S. Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Thymidylate Synthase (hTS) Interface Variant R175C, New Perspectives for the Development of hTS Inhibitors. Molecules, 24:-, 2019 Cited by PubMed Abstract: Human thymidylate synthase (hTS) is pivotal for cell survival and proliferation, indeed it provides the only synthetic source of dTMP, required for DNA biosynthesis. hTS represents a validated target for anticancer chemotherapy. However, active site-targeting drugs towards hTS have limitations connected to the onset of resistance. Thus, new strategies have to be applied to effectively target hTS without inducing resistance in cancer cells. Here, we report the generation and the functional and structural characterization of a new hTS interface variant in which Arg175 is replaced by a cysteine. Arg175 is located at the interface of the hTS obligate homodimer and protrudes inside the active site of the partner subunit, in which it provides a fundamental contribution for substrate binding. Indeed, the R175C variant results catalytically inactive. The introduction of a cysteine at the dimer interface is functional for development of new hTS inhibitors through innovative strategies, such as the tethering approach. Structural analysis, performed through X-ray crystallography, has revealed that a cofactor derivative is entrapped inside the catalytic cavity of the hTS R175C variant. The peculiar binding mode of the cofactor analogue suggests new clues exploitable for the design of new hTS inhibitors. PubMed: 30959951DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071362 PDB entries with the same primary citation |
| Experimental method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.25 Å) |
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