Kinetic characterization of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase of Leishmania donovani
Kinetic characterization of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase of Leishmania donovani
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molbiopara.2006.11.007
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发表时间:
2007-03-01
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1.5
通讯作者:
Jardim, Armando
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作者:
Dobie, Fredrick;Berg, Amanda;Jardim, Armando
Trypanosomatid protozoan pathogens are purine auxotrophs that are highly dependent on the enzyme mosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) for the synthesis of guanylate nucleotides. Enzymatic characterization of the Leishmania donovani IMPDH (LdIMPDH) overexpressed in E. coli revealed that this enzyme was highly specific for the substrates IMP and NAD(+) with K-m(app) values of 33 and 390 mu M, respectively. In contrast to other IMPDHs, LdIMPDH exhibits no substrate inhibition in high concentrations of NAD(+). Kinetic studies revealed that, XMP and GMP were inhibitors with K-i values of similar to 26 and 2 10 mu M, respectively, suggesting that these nucleotides may regulate LdIMPDH activity. Mycophenolic acid was also a potent inhibitor of L. donovani IMPDH with a Ki value of similar to 25 nM. Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and subcellular fractionation localized LdIMPDH to the glycosome. Protein-protein interaction assays revealed that LdIMPDH associated tightly with glycosomal protein sorting receptor LdPEX5. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.