› 2w41

X-ray diffraction
2.41Å resolution

Crystal structure of Plasmodium falciparum glycerol kinase with ADP

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb2w41/pdb
PDB entry 2w41 coloured by chain, front view.
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PDB entry 2w41 coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Plasmodium falciparum 3D7
Primary publication:
Structure and non-essential function of glycerol kinase in Plasmodium falciparum blood stages.
Schnick C, Polley SD, Fivelman QL, Ranford-Cartwright LC, Wilkinson SR, Brannigan JA, Wilkinson AJ, Baker DA
Mol Microbiol 71 533-45 (2009)
PMID: 19040641

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
ATP + glycerol = ADP + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-184742 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
glycerol kinase Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 507 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 57.34 KDa
Source organism: Plasmodium falciparum 3D7
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q8IDI4 (Residues: 1-501; Coverage: 100%)
Gene name: PF3D7_1351600
Sequence domains:
Structure domains: Nucleotidyltransferase; domain 5

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
Ligand ADP 2 x ADP
Ligand EDO 21 x EDO
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: ESRF BEAMLINE ID14-2
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 82.529Å b: 57.632Å c: 123.922Å
α: 90° β: 89.75° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.2 0.197 0.258
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21

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Citations

2 review citations

Glycerophospholipid acquisition in Plasmodium - a puzzling assembly of biosynthetic pathways.
Déchamps et al. (2010)
1 more

6 mentions without citation

The FGGY carbohydrate kinase family: insights into the evolution of functional specificities.
Zhang et al. (2011)
5 more