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PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS
卷 72, 期 3, 页码 936-945出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21986
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schistosomiasis; redox-detoxification pathway; structure-based drug design; supramolecular assembly; glutaredoxin; thioredoxin reductase
Thioredoxin glutathione reductase (TGR) is a key flavoenzyme expressed by schistosomes that bridges two detoxification pathways crucial for the parasite survival in the host's organism. In this article we report the crystal structure (at 2.2 angstrom resolution) of TGR from Schistosoma mansoni (SmTGR), deleted in the last two residues. The structure reveals the peculiar architecture of this chimeric enzyme. the small Glutaredoxin (Grx) domain at the N-terminus is joined to the large thioredoxin reductase (TR) one via an extended complementary surface, involving residues not conserved in the Grx superfamily, the TR domain interacts with an identical partner via its C-terminal domain, forming a dimer with a twisted W shape. Although lacking the penultimate Selenocysteine residue (Sec), the enzyme is still able to reduce oxidized glutathione. These data update the interpretation of the interdomain communication in TGR enzymes. The possible function of this enzyme in pathogenic parasites is discussed.
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