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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2014

Evidence of ternary complex formation in Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase catalysis.

Isadora A Oliveira, Arlan S Gonçalves, Jorge L Neves, Mark von Itzstein, Adriane R Todeschini

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2014. 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
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Isadora A OliveiraFrom the Laboratório de Glicobiologia Estrutural e Funcional, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ 21941-902, Brazil.
Arlan S Gonçalves
Jorge L Neves
Mark von Itzstein
Adriane R Todeschini
Griffith University · AUInstituto Federal do Espírito Santo · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase (TcTS) is a key target protein for Chagas disease chemotherapy. In this study, we investigated the implications of active site flexibility on the biochemical mechanism of TcTS. Molecular dynamics studies revealed remarkable plasticity in the TcTS catalytic site, demonstrating, for the first time, how donor substrate engagement with the enzyme induces an acceptor binding site in the catalytic pocket that was not previously captured in crystal structures. Furthermore, NMR data showed cooperative binding between donor and acceptor substrates, supporting theoretical results. In summary, our data put forward a coherent dynamic framework to understand how a glycosidase evolved its highly efficient trans-glycosidase activity.

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationCatalysisCatalytic DomainGlycoproteinsNeuraminidaseNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtozoan ProteinsTrypanosoma cruziGlycoproteinsNeuraminidaseProtozoan Proteinstrans-sialidaseCarbohydrate GlycoconjugateEnzyme MechanismsEnzyme StructureGlycosidasesMolecular DynamicsNuclear Magnetic ResonanceSialic AcidSialidasetrans-SialidaseTrypanosoma cruzi

Identifiers

PMID24194520
PMCPMC3879565
OpenAlexW2022505611

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