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Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
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Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2022
DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ03838B
Abstract: A one-pot three-component approach for the synthesis of dihydrofuro[3,2- c ]coumarins was developed via the reaction of aryl/hetryl aldehydes, substituted phenacyl bromides and 4-hydroxycoumarin using N , N -diisopropyl ethyl ammonium acetate as the promoting medium.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 27-10-2014
DOI: 10.1111/FEBS.13070
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2022
DOI: 10.1039/D2OB00052K
Abstract: DABCO catalysed highly diastereoselective cascade thia-Michael/aldol reaction was established for the construction of ersely functionalized tetrahydrothiophenes. Their in silico structure–function activities against MptpB have also been studied.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 15-06-2018
DOI: 10.1111/FEBS.14495
Abstract: How did the nucleosome, the fundamental building block of all eukaryotic chromatin, evolve? This central question has been impossible to address because the four core histones that make up the protein core of the nucleosome are so highly conserved in all eukaryotes. With the discovery of small, minimalist histone-like proteins in most known archaea, the likely origin of histones was identified. We recently determined the structure of an archaeal histone-DNA complex, revealing that archaeal DNA topology and protein-DNA interactions are astonishingly similar compared to the eukaryotic nucleosome. This was surprising since most archaeal histones form homodimers which consist only of the minimal histone fold and are devoid of histone tails and extensions. Unlike eukaryotic H2A-H2B and H3-H4 heterodimers that assemble into octameric particles wrapping ~ 150 bp DNA, archaeal histones form polymers around which DNA coils in a quasi-continuous superhelix. At any given point, this superhelix has the same geometry as nucleosomal DNA. This suggests that the architectural role of histones (i.e. the ability to bend DNA into a nucleosomal superhelix) was established before archaea and eukaryotes erged, while the ability to form discrete particles, together with signaling functions of eukaryotic chromatin (i.e. epigenetic modifications) were secondary additions.
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Date: 31-10-2012
DOI: 10.1107/S1744309112033246
Abstract: In the article by Dutta et al. [(2012) Acta Cryst. F 68 , 786–789] two citations were given erroneously. These are now corrected.
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Date: 25-03-2011
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Date: 28-01-2016
DOI: 10.1107/S2059798316000620
Abstract: NADP(H)/NAD(H) homeostasis has long been identified to play a pivotal role in the mitigation of reactive oxygen stress (ROS) in the intracellular milieu and is therefore critical for the progression and pathogenesis of many diseases. NAD(H) kinases and NADP(H) phosphatases are two key players in this pathway. Despite structural evidence demonstrating the existence and mode of action of NAD(H) kinases, the specific annotation and the mode of action of NADP(H) phosphatases remains obscure. Here, structural evidence supporting the alternative role of inositol monophosphatase (IMPase) as an NADP(H) phosphatase is reported. Crystal structures of staphylococcal dual-specific IMPase/NADP(H) phosphatase (SaIMPase-I) in complex with the substrates D- myo -inositol-1-phosphate and NADP + have been solved. The structure of the SaIMPase-I–Ca 2+ –NADP + ternary complex reveals the catalytic mode of action of NADP(H) phosphatase. Moreover, structures of SaIMPase-I–Ca 2+ –substrate complexes have reinforced the earlier proposal that the length of the active-site-distant helix α4 and its preceding loop are the predisposing factors for the promiscuous substrate specificity of SaIMPase-I. Altogether, the evidence presented suggests that IMPase-family enzymes with a shorter α4 helix could be potential candidates for previously unreported NADP(H) phosphatase activity.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2011
DOI: 10.1016/J.JSB.2010.11.012
Abstract: Rv0242c, also known as FabG4, is a beta-ketoacyl CoA reductase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The crystal structure of C-terminal truncated FabG4 is solved at 2.5Å resolution which shows the presence of two distinct domains, domain I and II. Domain I partially resembles "flavodoxin type domain" and the domain II is a typical "ketoacyl CoA reductase (KAR) domain". The enzyme exhibits ketoacyl CoA reductase activity by reducing acetoacyl CoA to 3-hydroxyacyl CoA in presence of NADH. Conserved catalytic triad Ser347, Tyr360, and Lys364 constitute the active site residues of the KAR domain. Presence of the Tyr and the Lys residues in the triad in a particular orientation is imperative for effective catalytic mechanism. The importance of loop I and II and the role of the C-terminal residues of KAR domain are highlighted. Comparative structural analyses clearly demonstrate that loop II is stabilized by hydrophobic interaction with C-terminal residues to sustain the orientation of Tyr360. Loop I interacts with loop II via H-bonding network to restrict the active site residue Lys364 in a catalytically favorable orientation.
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Date: 10-08-2017
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Date: 30-10-2009
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
Date: 27-06-2012
DOI: 10.1107/S1744309112020301
Abstract: FabG4 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis belongs to the high molecular weight ketoacyl reductases (HMwFabGs). The enzyme requires NADH for β-ketoacyl reductase activity. The protein was overexpressed, purified to homogeneity and crystallized as a FabG4–NADH complex. A mountable FabG4:NADH complex crystal diffracted to 2.59 Å resolution and belonged to space group P 1, with unit-cell parameters a = 63.07, b = 71.03, c = 92.92 Å, α = 105.02, β = 97.06, γ = 93.66°. The Matthews coefficient suggested the presence of four monomers in the unit cell. In addition, a self-rotation function revealed the presence of two twofold NCS axes and one fourfold NCS axis. At χ = 180° the highest peak corresponds to the twofold NCS between two monomers, whereas the second peak corresponds to the twofold NCS between two dimers.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-02-2012
DOI: 10.1002/PROT.24024
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 04-2012
DOI: 10.1016/J.BBRC.2012.03.089
Abstract: Proteins containing hemopexin fold domain are suggested to have erse functions in various living organisms. In order to investigate the structure and function of this type of protein in rice plant (Oryza sativa), the gene encoding a hemopexin fold protein (OsHFP) was cloned, analyzed in silico and characterized. Molecular modeling revealed that the OsHFP is closely related to other hemopexin fold proteins, but is unique with a cylindrical central tunnel as well as extended N- and C-terminal domains. The recombinant OsHFP was found to bind hemin, the oxidized form of heme in vitro. The expression of the single copy OsHFP gene was detected in rice flower buds. Heterologous expression of OsHFP in green leaf tissues resulted in chlorophyll degradation however, stable expression of OsHFP was observed in transgenic hairy roots, a non-green tissue. The possible role of OsHFP in regulating programmed cell death in anther green tissues of rice is proposed.
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1039/C3OB41676C
Abstract: We report the design and synthesis of triazole-polyphenol hybrid compounds 1 and 2 as inhibitors of the FabG4 (Rv0242c) enzyme of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the first time. A major advance in this field occurred only a couple of years ago with the X-ray crystal structure of FabG4, which has helped us to design these inhibitors by the computational fragment-based drug design (FBDD) approach. Compound 1 has shown competitive inhibition with an inhibition constant (Ki) value of 3.97 ± 0.02 μM. On the other hand, compound 2 has been found to be a mixed type inhibitor with a Ki value of 0.88 ± 0.01 μM. Thermodynamic analysis using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) reveals that both inhibitors bind at the NADH co-factor binding domain. Their MIC values, as determined by resazurin assay against M. smegmatis, indicated their good anti-mycobacterial properties. A preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) study supports the design of these inhibitors. These compounds may be possible candidates as lead compounds for alternate anti-tubercular drugs. All of the reductase enzymes of the Mycobacterium family have a similar ketoacyl reductase (KAR) domain. Hence, this work may be extrapolated to find structure-based inhibitors of other reductase enzymes.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2012
DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCHI.2011.12.007
Abstract: Inositol monophosphatase (IMPase) family of proteins are Mg(2+) activated Li(+) inhibited class of ubiquitous enzymes with promiscuous substrate specificity. Herein, the molecular basis of IMPase substrate specificity is delineated by comparative crystal structural analysis of a Staphylococcal dual specific IMPase/NADP(H) phosphatase (SaIMPase - I) with other IMPases of different substrate compatibility, empowered by in silico docking and Escherichia coli SuhB mutagenesis analysis. Unlike its eubacterial and eukaryotic NADP(H) non-hydrolyzing counterparts, the composite structure of SaIMPase - I active site pocket exhibits high structural resemblance with archaeal NADP(H) hydrolyzing dual specific IMPase/FBPase. The large and shallow SaIMPase - I active site cleft efficiently accommodate large incoming substrates like NADP(H), and therefore, justifies the eminent NADP(H) phosphatase activity of SaIMPase - I. Compared to other NADP(H) non-hydrolyzing IMPases, the profound difference in active site topology as well as the unique NADP(H) recognition capability of SaIMPase - I stems from the differential length and orientation of a distant helix α4 (in human and bovine α5) and its preceding loop. We identified the length of α4 and its preceding loop as the most crucial factor that regulates IMPase substrate specificity by employing a size exclusion mechanism. Hence, in SaIMPase - I, the substrate promiscuity is a gain of function by trimming the length of α4 and its preceding loop, compared to other NADP(H) non-hydrolyzing IMPases. This study thus provides a biochemical - structural framework revealing the length and orientation of α4 and its preceding loop as the predisposing factor for the determination of IMPase substrate specificity.
Publisher: Portland Press Ltd.
Date: 24-01-2013
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20121107
Abstract: FabGs, or β-oxoacyl reductases, are involved in fatty acid synthesis. The reaction entails NADPH/NADH-mediated conversion of β-oxoacyl-ACP (acyl-carrier protein) into β-hydroxyacyl-ACP. HMwFabGs (high-molecular-weight FabG) form a phylogenetically separate group of FabG enzymes. FabG4, an HMwFabG from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, contains two distinct domains, an N-terminal ‘flavodoxintype’ domain and a C-terminal oxoreductase domain. The catalytically active C-terminal domain utilizes NADH to reduce β-oxoacyl-CoA to β-hydroxyacyl-CoA. In the present study the crystal structures of the FabG4–NADH binary complex and the FabG4–NAD+–hexanoyl-CoA ternary complex have been determined to understand the substrate specificity and catalytic mechanism of FabG4. This is the first report to demonstrate how FabG4 interacts with its coenzyme NADH and hexanoyl-CoA that mimics an elongating fattyacyl chain covalently linked with CoA. Structural analysis shows that the binding of hexanoyl-CoA within the active site cavity of FabG significantly differs from that of the C16 fattyacyl substrate bound to mycobacterial FabI [InhA (enoyl-ACP reductase)]. The ternary complex reveals that both loop I and loop II interact with the phosphopantetheine moiety of CoA or ACP to align the covalently linked fattyacyl substrate near the active site. Structural data ACP inhibition studies indicate that FabG4 can accept both CoA- and ACP-based fattyacyl substrates. We have also shown that in the FabG4 dimer Arg146 and Arg445 of one monomer interact with the C-terminus of the second monomer to play pivotal role in substrate association and catalysis.
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