Abstract:
:The de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis pathway is essential for the proliferation of many pathogens. One of the pathway enzymes, dihydroorotase (DHO), catalyzes the reversible interconversion of N-carbamoyl-l-aspartate to 4,5-dihydroorotate. The substantial difference between bacterial and mammalian DHOs makes it a promising drug target for disrupting bacterial growth and thus an important candidate to evaluate as a response to antimicrobial resistance on a molecular level. Here, we present two novel three-dimensional structures of DHOs from Yersinia pestis (YpDHO), the plague-causing pathogen, and Vibrio cholerae (VcDHO), the causative agent of cholera. The evaluations of these two structures led to an analysis of all available DHO structures and their classification into known DHO types. Comparison of all the DHO active sites containing ligands that are listed in DrugBank was facilitated by a new interactive, structure-comparison and presentation platform. In addition, we examined the genetic context of characterized DHOs, which revealed characteristic patterns for different types of DHOs. We also generated a homology model for DHO from Plasmodium falciparum.
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Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Lipowska J,Miks CD,Kwon K,Shuvalova L,Zheng H,Lewiński K,Cooper DR,Shabalin IG,Minor Wdoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.149subject
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2019-09-01 00:00:00pages
1176-1187eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(19)32228-7journal_volume
136pub_type
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