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ReviewJournal of inorganic biochemistry2024

Heme-based dioxygenases: Structure, function and dynamics.

Zachary Geeraerts, Izumi Ishigami, Yuan Gao, Syun-Ru Yeh

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Review in Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Deciphering Tryptophan Oxygenation: Key Modulators of 2-Oxindole Formation in MarE.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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4 authors.

Zachary GeeraertsDepartment of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, United States.
Izumi IshigamiDepartment of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, United States.
Yuan GaoDepartment of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, United States.
Syun-Ru YehDepartment of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, United States. Electronic address: syun-ru.yeh@einsteinmed.edu.

Funding

Structure and Function of Heme-based DioxygenasesR01GM115773 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI YEH, SYUN-RU · 2016 to 2023
$3.3M
Expanding the Catalytic Repertoire of Heme-based DioxygenasesR01GM151419 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI YEH, SYUN-RU · 2023 to 2024
$773k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115773NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM151419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tryptophan dioxygenase (TDO) and indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) belong to a unique class of heme-based enzymes that insert dioxygen into the essential amino acid, L-tryptophan (Trp), to generate N-formylkynurenine (NFK), a critical metabolite in the kynurenine pathway. Recently, the two dioxygenases were recognized as pivotal cancer immunotherapeutic drug targets, which triggered a great deal of drug discovery targeting them. The advancement of the field is however hampered by the poor understanding of the structural properties of the two enzymes and the mechanisms by which the structures dictate their functions. In this review, we summarize recent findings centered on the structure, function, and dynamics of the human isoforms of the two enzymes.

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HemeIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseTryptophan OxygenaseAnimalsHumansKynurenineTryptophanHemeIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseKynurenineTryptophanTryptophan OxygenaseHeme-based dioxygenaseHeme oxygen chemistryIndoleamine 2,3 dioxygenaseResonance Raman spectroscopyTryptophan dioxygenaseX-ray crystallography

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PMID39217822
PMCPMC11590650

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