1OKT

X-ray Structure of Glutathione S-Transferase from the Malarial Parasite Plasmodium falciparum


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.259 
  • R-Value Work: 0.222 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.222 

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Literature

X-Ray Structure of Glutathione S-Transferase from the Malarial Parasite Plasmodium Falciparum

Fritz-Wolf, K.Becker, A.Rahlfs, S.Harwaldt, P.Schirmer, R.H.Kabsch, W.Becker, K.

(2003) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100: 13821

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2333763100
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1OKT

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    GSTs catalyze the conjugation of glutathione with a wide variety of hydrophobic compounds, generally resulting in nontoxic products that can be readily eliminated. In contrast to many other organisms, the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum possesses only one GST isoenzyme (PfGST). This GST is highly abundant in the parasite, its activity was found to be increased in chloroquine-resistant cells, and it has been shown to act as a ligandin for parasitotoxic hemin. Thus, the enzyme represents a promising target for antimalarial drug development. We now have solved the crystal structure of PfGST at a resolution of 1.9 A. The homodimeric protein of 26 kDa per subunit represents a GST form that cannot be assigned to any of the known GST classes. In comparison to other GSTs, and, in particular, to the human isoforms, PfGST possesses a shorter C-terminal section resulting in a more solvent-accessible binding site for the hydrophobic and amphiphilic substrates. The structure furthermore reveals features in this region that could be exploited for the design of specific PfGST inhibitors.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. fritz@mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE
A, B
211Plasmodium falciparumMutation(s): 0 
EC: 2.5.1.18
UniProt
Find proteins for Q8ILQ7 (Plasmodium falciparum (isolate 3D7))
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q8ILQ7
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UniProt GroupQ8ILQ7
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.90 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.259 
  • R-Value Work: 0.222 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.222 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 89.36α = 90
b = 63β = 90
c = 75.33γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
CNSphasing

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Entry History 

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  • Version 1.0: 2003-11-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2019-04-10
    Changes: Data collection, Other, Source and taxonomy
  • Version 1.4: 2019-07-24
    Changes: Data collection
  • Version 1.5: 2024-05-08
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other