Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, 8916188/35, Yazd, Iran.
Mol Biol Rep. 2011 Aug;38(6):3765-76. doi: 10.1007/s11033-010-0492-5. Epub 2010 Dec 1.
Leishmania, a digenetic protozoan parasite causes severe diseases in human and animals. Efficient evasion of toxic microbicidal molecules, such as reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species is crucial for Leishmania to survive and replicate in the host cells. Tryparedoxin peroxidase, a member of peroxiredoxins family, is vital for parasite survival in the presence of antioxidant, hence it is one of the most important molecules in Leishmania viability and then, it may be an appropriate goal for challenging against leishmaniasis. After cloning and sub-cloning of TRYP6 from Leishmania major (MRHO/IR/75/ER), homology modeling of the LmTRYP6 was proposed to predict some functional property of this protein. The refined model showed that the core structure consists of a seven β stranded β-sheet and five α helices which are organized as a central 7-stranded β2-β1-β5-β4-β3-β6-β7 surrounded by 2-stranded β-hairpin, α helices A and D on one side, and α helices B, C and E on the other side. The peroxidatic active site is located in a pocket formed by the residue Pro45, Met46, Thr49, Val51, Cys52, Arg128, Met147 and Pro 148. The catalytic Cys52, located in the first turn of helix αB, is in van der Waals with a Pro45, a Thr49 and an Arg128 that are absolutely conserved in all known Prx sequences. In this study, an attractive molecular target was studied. These results might be used in designing of drugs to fight an important human pathogen.
利什曼原虫是一种双细胞原生动物寄生虫,可导致人和动物罹患严重疾病。利什曼原虫能够有效逃避毒性杀菌分子(如活性氧和活性氮),这对于其在宿主细胞中存活和复制至关重要。硫氧还蛋白过氧化物酶(Tryparedoxin peroxidase)是过氧化物酶家族的成员,对于寄生虫在抗氧化剂存在的情况下存活至关重要,因此它是寄生虫活力的最重要分子之一,可能是抗利什曼病的合适目标。在从利什曼原虫(MRHO/IR/75/ER)中克隆和亚克隆 TRYP6 之后,提出了 LmTRYP6 的同源建模,以预测该蛋白的某些功能特性。经过精修的模型表明,核心结构由一个七股 β 折叠β-片层和五个α螺旋组成,这些结构组织成一个中央 7 股β2-β1-β5-β4-β3-β6-β7,由一个 2 股β发夹、一侧的α螺旋 A 和 D 以及另一侧的α螺旋 B、C 和 E 围绕。过氧化物酶活性位点位于由残基 Pro45、Met46、Thr49、Val51、Cys52、Arg128、Met147 和 Pro148 形成的口袋中。位于αB 螺旋第一圈的催化半胱氨酸 Cys52 与 Pro45、Thr49 和 Arg128 形成范德华相互作用,这些残基在所有已知 Prx 序列中均完全保守。在这项研究中,研究了一个有吸引力的分子靶标。这些结果可能用于设计对抗重要人类病原体的药物。
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