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ArticleArchives of biochemistry and biophysics2013

UDP-galactopyranose mutases from Leishmania species that cause visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Isabel O Fonseca, Karina Kizjakina, Pablo Sobrado

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Article in Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Structure, mechanism, and dynamics of UDP-galactopyranose mutase.Archives of biochemistry and biophysics · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Isabel O FonsecaDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States; Fralin Life Science Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States.
Karina Kizjakina
Pablo Sobrado
Virginia Tech · US

Funding

Mechanistic and structural studies of eukaryotic UDP-galactopyranose mutasesR01GM094469 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI SOBRADO, PABLO, TANNER, JOHN J · 2010 to 2019
$2.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM094469
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne, neglected tropical disease caused by parasites from the genus Leishmania. Galactofuranose (Galf) is found on the cell surface of Leishmania parasites and is important for virulence. The flavoenzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of UDP-galactopyranose to UDP-Galf, UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM), is a validated drug target in protozoan parasites. UGMs from L. mexicana and L. infantum were recombinantly expressed, purified, and characterized. The isolated enzymes contained tightly bound flavin cofactor and were active only in the reduced form. NADPH is the preferred redox partner for both enzymes. A kcat value of 6 ± 0.4s(-1) and a Km value of 252 ± 42 μM were determined for L. infantum UGM. For L. mexicana UGM, these values were ∼4-times lower. Binding of UDP-Galp is enhanced 10-20 fold in the reduced form of the enzymes. Changes in the spectra of the reduced flavin upon interaction with the substrate are consistent with formation of a flavin-iminium ion intermediate.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceCloning, MolecularFlavinsHumansIntramolecular TransferasesLeishmania infantumLeishmania mexicanaLeishmaniasis, CutaneousLeishmaniasis, VisceralMolecular Sequence DataNADPOxidation-ReductionRecombinant ProteinsSequence AlignmentVirulenceFlavinsIntramolecular TransferasesNADPRecombinant ProteinsUDP-galactopyranose mutaseFlavin-dependent reactionGalactofuranoseNeglected diseasesNon-redox reaction

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PMID24012809
PMCPMC3849806
OpenAlexW2033655450

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