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ArticleJournal of molecular biology2024

Structural Basis of Bifunctional CTP/dCTP Synthase.

Chen-Jun Guo, Zherong Zhang, Jia-Li Lu, Jiale Zhong, Yu-Fen Wu, Shu-Ying Guo, Ji-Long Liu

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Article in Journal of molecular biology, 2024. 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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  1. Cytoophidium complexes resonate with cell fates.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  3. The Impact of Developmental and Metabolic Cues on Cytoophidium Formation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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7 authors.

Chen-Jun GuoSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Zherong ZhangSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Jia-Li LuSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Jiale ZhongSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Yu-Fen WuSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Shu-Ying GuoSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Ji-Long LiuSchool of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PT, United Kingdom. Electronic address: liujl3@shanghaitech.edu.cn.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12021/3 AND MC_U137788471
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The final step in the de novo synthesis of cytidine 5'-triphosphate (CTP) is catalyzed by CTP synthase (CTPS), which can form cytoophidia in all three domains of life. Recently, we have discovered that CTPS binds to ribonucleotides (NTPs) to form filaments, and have successfully resolved the structures of Drosophila melanogaster CTPS bound with NTPs. Previous biochemical studies have shown that CTPS can bind to deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs) to produce 2'-deoxycytidine-5'-triphosphate (dCTP). However, the structural basis of CTPS binding to dNTPs is still unclear. In this study, we find that Drosophila CTPS can also form filaments with dNTPs. Using cryo-electron microscopy, we are able to resolve the structure of Drosophila melanogaster CTPS bound to dNTPs with a resolution of up to 2.7 Å. By combining these structural findings with biochemical analysis, we compare the binding and reaction characteristics of NTPs and dNTPs with CTPS. Our results indicate that the same enzyme can act bifunctionally as CTP/dCTP synthase in vitro, and provide a structural basis for these activities.

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Carbon-Nitrogen LigasesCryoelectron MicroscopyDrosophila melanogasterAnimalsCytidine TriphosphateDeoxycytosine NucleotidesModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein ConformationCarbon-Nitrogen LigasesCTP synthetaseCytidine TriphosphateDeoxycytosine Nucleotidescryo-electron microscopyCTP/dCTP synthaseCTP synthasecytoophidiumfilamentation

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PMID39173734
PMCPMC7619001

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