2023
Turning up the heat mimics allosteric signaling in imidazole-glycerol phosphate synthase
Maschietto F, Morzan U, Tofoleanu F, Gheeraert A, Chaudhuri A, Kyro G, Nekrasov P, Brooks B, Loria J, Rivalta I, Batista V. Turning up the heat mimics allosteric signaling in imidazole-glycerol phosphate synthase. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 2239. PMID: 37076500, PMCID: PMC10115891, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37956-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteAmino AcidsGlycerolImidazolesMolecular Dynamics SimulationPhosphatesConceptsEffector bindingImidazole Glycerol Phosphate SynthaseLocal amino acidsAmino acid dynamicsImidazole glycerolAllosteric drugsAllosteric activationAllosteric responsePhosphate synthaseAllosteric mechanismMode of activationEnzyme functionAmino acidsAllosteryDrug discoverySynthaseNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyBindingMolecular dynamics simulationsActivationAllostericCascadeDynamics simulations
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 Research
2012
Allosteric pathways in imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase
Rivalta I, Sultan MM, Lee NS, Manley GA, Loria JP, Batista VS. Allosteric pathways in imidazole glycerol phosphate synthase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: e1428-e1436. PMID: 22586084, PMCID: PMC3365145, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1120536109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAllosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteAminohydrolasesBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesBiocatalysisCrystallography, X-RayImidazolesKineticsModels, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsRibonucleotidesSignal TransductionThermotoga maritimaConceptsAllosteric pathwayImidazole glycerolNucleotide biosynthetic pathwayGlutaminase active siteProtein-protein interfacesGlutamine-binding siteNew allosteric drugsImportant branch pointSolution NMR techniquesAllosteric drugsBiosynthetic pathwayAllosteric mechanismCommunity analysisCorrelated protein motionsInactive enzymeProtein motionsPRFARAlternative herbicidesPotential therapeutic targetPathwayTherapeutic targetActive siteNMR techniquesBranch pointsFundamental insights