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
1999
[6] Fundamental mechanisms of substrate channeling
Anderson K. [6] Fundamental mechanisms of substrate channeling. Methods In Enzymology 1999, 308: 111-145. PMID: 10507003, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(99)08008-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBinding SitesCarbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Ammonia)Citrate (si)-SynthaseDiffusionDimerizationGlycerophosphatesIndolesKineticsLeishmania majorMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMalate DehydrogenaseModels, MolecularMultienzyme ComplexesMutationPeptide SynthasesProtein ConformationSalmonella typhimuriumTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseThymidylate SynthaseTryptophan Synthase
1998
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 chainLeishmania major Pteridine Reductase 1 Belongs to the Short Chain Dehydrogenase Family: Stereochemical and Kinetic Evidence †
Luba J, Nare B, Liang P, Anderson K, Beverley S, Hardy L. Leishmania major Pteridine Reductase 1 Belongs to the Short Chain Dehydrogenase Family: Stereochemical and Kinetic Evidence †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 4093-4104. PMID: 9521731, DOI: 10.1021/bi972693a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research