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ArticleACS omega2020

Stabilization of Active Site Dynamics Leads to Increased Activity with 3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine Monophosphate for F105Y Mutant Human Thymidylate Kinase.

Ian J Fucci, Kaustubh Sinha, Gordon S Rule

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 57% of its field
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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.

Ian J FucciDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States.
Kaustubh SinhaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States.
Gordon S RuleDepartment of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States.
Carnegie Mellon University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymidylate kinases are essential enzymes with roles in DNA synthesis and repair and have been the target of drug development for antimalarials, antifungals, HIV treatment, and cancer therapeutics. Human thymidylate kinase (hTMPK) conversion of the anti-HIV prodrug 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT or zidovudine) monophosphate to diphosphate is the rate-limiting step in the activation of AZT. A point mutant (F105Y) has been previously reported with significantly increased activity for the monophosphate form of the drug [3'-azidothymidine-5'-monophosphate (AZTMP)]. Using solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques, we show that while the wild-type (WT) and F105Y hTMPK adopt the same structure in solution, significant changes in dynamics may explain their different activities toward TMP and AZTMP.

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PMID32064397
PMCPMC7017412
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