2021
A structurally preserved allosteric site in the MIF superfamily affects enzymatic activity and CD74 activation in D-dopachrome tautomerase
Chen E, Reiss K, Shah D, Manjula R, Allen B, Murphy EL, Murphy JW, Batista VS, Bhandari V, Lolis EJ, Lisi GP. A structurally preserved allosteric site in the MIF superfamily affects enzymatic activity and CD74 activation in D-dopachrome tautomerase. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 297: 101061. PMID: 34384784, PMCID: PMC8405996, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric SiteAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBinding SitesCatalytic DomainCrystallography, X-RayCytokinesHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsProtein BindingStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsAllosteric siteDopachrome tautomeraseDynamic regulatory networksEnzymatic activityLow sequence identityLigand-binding siteMultiple ligand-binding sitesNonoverlapping functionsRegulatory networksAllosteric couplingMacrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) familyFactor familySequence identityHomolog DStructural basisPrimary sequenceCD74 activationFunctional similarityConformational changesSolution NMRMIF-2X-ray crystallographyCatalytic siteStructural consequencesSolvent channels
2018
Nanosecond Dynamics Regulate the MIF‐Induced Activity of CD74
Pantouris G, Ho J, Shah D, Syed MA, Leng L, Bhandari V, Bucala R, Batista VS, Loria JP, Lolis E. Nanosecond Dynamics Regulate the MIF‐Induced Activity of CD74. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57: 7116-7119. PMID: 29669180, PMCID: PMC6282165, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric SiteAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansInflammationIntramolecular OxidoreductasesMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein Conformation, beta-Strand