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X-ray diffraction
2.5Å resolution

Structure of the complex of Trypanosoma cruzi farnesyl disphosphate synthase with alendronate, Isopentenyl diphosphate and mg+2

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1yhm/pdb
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PDB entry 1yhm coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Trypanosoma cruzi
Primary publication:
Structure and mechanism of the farnesyl diphosphate synthase from Trypanosoma cruzi: implications for drug design.
Gabelli SB, McLellan JS, Montalvetti A, Oldfield E, Docampo R, Amzel LM
Proteins 62 80-8 (2006)
PMID: 16288456

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
Geranyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate
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-186689 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Farnesyl diphosphate synthase Chains: A, B, C
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C
Length: 362 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 41.93 KDa
Source organism: Trypanosoma cruzi
Expression system: Escherichia coli
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q8WS26 (Residues: 64-425; Coverage: 85%)
Sequence domains: Polyprenyl synthetase
Structure domains: Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase

Ligands and Environments

4 bound ligands:
Ligand MG 9 x MG
Ligand SO4 3 x SO4
Ligand AHD 3 x AHD
Ligand IPE 3 x IPE
1 modified residue:
Ligand MSE 45 x MSE

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: NSLS BEAMLINE X25
Spacegroup: P6122
Unit cell:
a: 103.205Å b: 103.205Å c: 385.236Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 120°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.211 0.208 0.278
Expression system: Escherichia coli

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Citations

14 review citations

Glycosyltransferases: structures, functions, and mechanisms.
Lairson et al. (2008)
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8 mentions without citation

The Potential of Secondary Metabolites from Plants as Drugs or Leads against Protozoan Neglected Diseases-Part III: In-Silico Molecular Docking Investigations.
Ogungbe et al. (2016)
7 more