Abstract

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Phosphoribose epimerases produce key intermediates for the synthesis of the unique bacterial cell wall of mycobacteria. Because of their unique function in this group of bacteria, they represent attractive targets for the development of new drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, there are no protein structures currently available to aid in this effort to develop new small molecule inhibitors against these enzymes.We have recently been able to obtain diffracting crystals for one such phosphoribose epimerase. Preliminary X-ray diffraction experiments show that a structure solution using selenomethionine derivatives will be feasible as soon as higher resolution data can be collected.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR012408-14
Application #
8170640
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-BCMB-R (40))
Project Start
2010-07-01
Project End
2011-06-30
Budget Start
2010-07-01
Budget End
2011-06-30
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$2,930
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Department
Type
DUNS #
027579460
City
Upton
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11973

  Publications

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VanderLinden, Ryan T; Hemmis, Casey W; Yao, Tingting et al. (2017) Structure and energetics of pairwise interactions between proteasome subunits RPN2, RPN13, and ubiquitin clarify a substrate recruitment mechanism. J Biol Chem 292:9493-9504
Song, Lingshuang; Yang, Lin; Meng, Jie et al. (2017) Thermodynamics of Hydrophobic Amino Acids in Solution: A Combined Experimental-Computational Study. J Phys Chem Lett 8:347-351
Orlova, Natalia; Gerding, Matthew; Ivashkiv, Olha et al. (2017) The replication initiator of the cholera pathogen's second chromosome shows structural similarity to plasmid initiators. Nucleic Acids Res 45:3724-3737
Firestone, Ross S; Cameron, Scott A; Karp, Jerome M et al. (2017) Heat Capacity Changes for Transition-State Analogue Binding and Catalysis with Human 5'-Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase. ACS Chem Biol 12:464-473
Guo, Bingqian; McMillan, Brian J; Blacklow, Stephen C (2016) Structure and function of the Mind bomb E3 ligase in the context of Notch signal transduction. Curr Opin Struct Biol 41:38-45
Simmons, Chad R; Zhang, Fei; Birktoft, Jens J et al. (2016) Construction and Structure Determination of a Three-Dimensional DNA Crystal. J Am Chem Soc 138:10047-54

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