› 4yuv

X-ray diffraction
1.6Å resolution

Crystal structure of Trypanosoma cruzi spermidine synthase in complex with decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb4yuv/pdb
PDB entry 4yuv coloured by chain, front view.
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Source organism: Trypanosoma cruzi strain CL Brener
Primary publication:
Structural insights into the novel inhibition mechanism of Trypanosoma cruzi spermidine synthase.
Amano Y, Namatame I, Tateishi Y, Honboh K, Tanabe E, Niimi T, Sakashita H
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 71 1879-89 (2015)
PMID: 26327378

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
S-adenosyl 3-(methylthio)propylamine + putrescine = 5'-S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + spermidine
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-175466 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
PABS domain-containing protein Chains: A, B
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B
Length: 304 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 34.1 KDa
Source organism: Trypanosoma cruzi strain CL Brener
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q4DA73 (Residues: 1-296; Coverage: 100%)
Gene name: Tc00.1047053510339.50
Sequence domains:
Structure domains:

Ligands and Environments

1 bound ligand:
Ligand S4M 2 x S4M
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: PHOTON FACTORY BEAMLINE AR-NE3A
Spacegroup: P21
Unit cell:
a: 44.354Å b: 92.364Å c: 68.269Å
α: 90° β: 99.76° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.198 0.196 0.24
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

3 review citations

Polyamine-trypanothione pathway: an update.
Ilari et al. (2017)
2 more

3 mentions without citation

Polyamines in protozoan pathogens.
Phillips MA. (2018)
2 more