2I7C

The crystal structure of spermidine synthase from p. falciparum in complex with AdoDATO


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.71 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.175 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.176 

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Literature

Crystal structure of Plasmodium falciparum spermidine synthase in complex with the substrate decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine and the potent inhibitors 4MCHA and AdoDATO.

Dufe, V.T.Qiu, W.Muller, I.B.Hui, R.Walter, R.D.Al-Karadaghi, S.

(2007) J Mol Biol 373: 167-177

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2007.07.053
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    2I7C, 2PSS, 2PT6, 2PT9

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of the most severe type of malaria, a life-threatening disease affecting the lives of over three billion people. Factors like widespread resistance against available drugs and absence of an effective vaccine are seriously compounding control of the malaria parasite. Thus, there is an urgent need for the identification and validation of new drug targets. The enzymes of the polyamine biosynthesis pathway have been suggested as possible targets for the treatment of malaria. One of these enzymes is spermidine synthase (SPDS, putrescine aminopropyltransferase), which catalyzes the transfer of an aminopropyl moiety from decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcAdoMet) to putrescine, leading to the formation of spermidine and 5'-methylthioadenosine. Here we present the three-dimensional structure of P. falciparum spermidine synthase (pfSPDS) in apo form, in complex with dcAdoMet and two inhibitors, S-adenosyl-1,8-diamino-3-thio-octane (AdoDATO) and trans-4-methylcyclohexylamine (4MCHA). The results show that binding of dcAdoMet to pfSPDS stabilizes the conformation of the flexible gatekeeper loop of the enzyme and affects the conformation of the active-site amino acid residues, preparing the protein for binding of the second substrate. The complexes of AdoDATO and 4MCHA with pfSPDS reveal the mode of interactions of these compounds with the enzyme. While AdoDATO essentially fills the entire active-site pocket, 4MCHA only occupies part of it, which suggests that simple modifications of this compound may yield more potent inhibitors of pfSPDS.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biophysics, Center for Molecular Protein Science, Lund University, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Spermidine synthase
A, B, C
283Plasmodium falciparum 3D7Mutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.5.1.16
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8II73 (Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7))
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Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupQ8II73
Sequence Annotations
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  • Reference Sequence
Small Molecules
Ligands 3 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
AAT
Query on AAT

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D [auth A],
G [auth B],
J [auth C]
S-ADENOSYL-1,8-DIAMINO-3-THIOOCTANE
C18 H29 N7 O3 S
SUUGLGYBZXSJAA-SCFUHWHPSA-N
1PG
Query on 1PG

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E [auth A],
H [auth B]
2-(2-{2-[2-(2-METHOXY-ETHOXY)-ETHOXY]-ETHOXY}-ETHOXY)-ETHANOL
C11 H24 O6
SLNYBUIEAMRFSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
GOL
Query on GOL

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F [auth A],
I [auth B],
K [auth C]
GLYCEROL
C3 H8 O3
PEDCQBHIVMGVHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
AAT PDBBind:  2I7C IC50: 8500 (nM) from 1 assay(s)
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.71 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.175 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.176 
  • Space Group: C 1 2 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 198.168α = 90
b = 134.685β = 95.44
c = 48.5γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
HKL-2000data collection
HKL-2000data reduction
HKL-2000data scaling

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Entry History 

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2006-09-12
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-05-01
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Advisory, Source and taxonomy, Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2023-08-30
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description