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ArticleNature communications2026

Structural basis for allosteric regulation of mycobacterial guanosine 5´-monophosphate reductase by ATP and GTP.

Michal Doležal, Zdeněk Knejzlík, Tomáš Kouba, Anatolij Filimoněnko, Hana Šváchová, Matteo Dedola, Martin Klíma, Iva Pichová

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Michal DoležalInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-7805
Zdeněk KnejzlíkInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5721-729X
Tomáš KoubaInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8173-6930
Anatolij FilimoněnkoInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-2568-0749
Hana ŠváchováInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9352-4426
Matteo DedolaInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-2936
Martin KlímaInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9083-509X
Iva PichováInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. iva.pichova@uochb.cas.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-9819

Funding

Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0015974Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0016045, CZ.02.01.01/00/23_015/0008205Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports) MEYS; LM2023042Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports) NIVB LX22NPO5103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guanosine 5'-monophosphate reductase (GMPR) is a crucial enzyme in the purine salvage pathway that catalyses the NADPH-dependent conversion of GMP to IMP, thereby contributing to purine nucleotide homeostasis. Mycobacterium smegmatis GMPR (MsmGMPR) contains a regulatory cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) domain, which mediates allosteric modulation by ATP and GTP. However, MsmGMPR exhibits an atypical tertiary structure that is incompatible with the acknowledged regulatory mechanisms of IMPDH/GMPR family enzymes. Here, we combine X-ray crystallography, cryogenic electron microscopy, and biochemical binding assays to elucidate the molecular basis of MsmGMPR regulation by ATP and GTP. We show that ATP stabilises a compressed conformation that inhibits the enzyme by restricting access to the active site and preventing NADPH binding. In contrast, GTP counteracts ATP binding, promoting an active conformation that enables catalysis. Our results provide insight into how MsmGMPR senses and responds to the purine nucleotide balance, revealing a distinct utilisation of the CBS domain compared with its typical role in IMPDH/GMPR enzymes.

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Adenosine TriphosphateBacterial ProteinsGMP ReductaseGuanosine TriphosphateMycobacterium smegmatisAllosteric RegulationCatalytic DomainCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayModels, MolecularNADPProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein DomainsAdenosine TriphosphateBacterial ProteinsGMP ReductaseGuanosine TriphosphateNADP

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PMID41974687
PMCPMC13249884

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