Substrate Channeling and Domain−Domain Interactions in Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase †
Liang P, Anderson K. Substrate Channeling and Domain−Domain Interactions in Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 12195-12205. PMID: 9724533, DOI: 10.1021/bi9803168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDHFR active siteActive siteTS active siteCrystal structureTransient kinetic analysisEnzyme active siteBifunctional TS-DHFRProtein surfaceTS-DHFRKinetics of substrateReductase enzymeSingle polypeptide chainKinetic analysisDihydrofolateThymidylate synthasePolypeptide chainSubstrateEnzymeStructureDomain-domain interactionsSpecies of protozoaInteractionKineticsL. majorChainKinetic Reaction Scheme for the Dihydrofolate Reductase Domain of the Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase from Leishmania major †
Liang P, Anderson K. Kinetic Reaction Scheme for the Dihydrofolate Reductase Domain of the Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase from Leishmania major †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 12206-12212. PMID: 9724534, DOI: 10.1021/bi9803170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseKinetic reaction schemeCatalytic activityDihydrofolate reductaseBifunctional enzymeReaction schemeBifunctional thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseE. coli enzymeSynthase-dihydrofolate reductaseSteady-state turnoverDihydrofolate reductase domainState kinetic methodsSingle polypeptide chainEnzyme dihydrofolate reductaseSpecies of protozoaReaction pathwaysRelease of productsColi enzymeParasite Leishmania majorMonofunctional formsDihydrofolate reductase activityReductase domainConformational changesKinetic stepsPolypeptide chain