Pteridine reductase mechanism correlates pterin metabolism with drug resistance in trypanosomatid parasites.
Nat Struct Biol
; 8(6): 521-5, 2001 Jun.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-11373620
ABSTRACT
Pteridine reductase (PTR1) is a short-chain reductase (SDR) responsible for the salvage of pterins in parasitic trypanosomatids. PTR1 catalyzes the NADPH-dependent two-step reduction of oxidized pterins to the active tetrahydro-forms and reduces susceptibility to antifolates by alleviating dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibition. Crystal structures of PTR1 complexed with cofactor and 7,8-dihydrobiopterin (DHB) or methotrexate (MTX) delineate the enzyme mechanism, broad spectrum of activity and inhibition by substrate or an antifolate. PTR1 applies two distinct reductive mechanisms to substrates bound in one orientation. The first reduction uses the generic SDR mechanism, whereas the second shares similarities with the mechanism proposed for DHFR. Both DHB and MTX form extensive hydrogen bonding networks with NADP(H) but differ in the orientation of the pteridine.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pterins
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Drug Resistance
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Leishmania major
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Dihydropteridine Reductase
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Struct Biol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom