2017
Understanding the molecular mechanism of substrate channeling and domain communication in protozoal bifunctional TS-DHFR
Anderson K. Understanding the molecular mechanism of substrate channeling and domain communication in protozoal bifunctional TS-DHFR. Protein Engineering Design And Selection 2017, 30: 253-261. PMID: 28338744, PMCID: PMC6438133, DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzx004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBifunctional thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseThymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseSubstrate channelingDihydrofolate reductaseN-terminal amino acid extensionAmino acid extensionDihydrofolate reductase domainThymidylate synthaseFolate metabolizing enzymesAcid extensionMonofunctional formsPolypeptide chainMutation analysisMolecular mechanismsMetabolic enzymesParasitic protozoaDNA synthesisFunctional regionsInhibitor designSpeciesEnzymeStructural similarityStructural studiesEfficient catalysisLeishmania major
2002
Mechanistic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondiiThymidylate Synthase (TS-DHFR)-Dihydrofolate Reductase EVIDENCE FOR A TS INTERMEDIATE AND TS HALF-SITES REACTIVITY*
Johnson E, Hinz W, Atreya C, Maley F, Anderson K. Mechanistic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondiiThymidylate Synthase (TS-DHFR)-Dihydrofolate Reductase EVIDENCE FOR A TS INTERMEDIATE AND TS HALF-SITES REACTIVITY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 43126-43136. PMID: 12192007, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206523200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research