[HTML][HTML] The structural basis of allosteric regulation in proteins

RA Laskowski, F Gerick, JM Thornton - FEBS letters, 2009 - Elsevier
Allosteric regulation of protein function occurs when the regulatory trigger, such as the
binding of a small-molecule effector or inhibitor, takes place some distance from the …

Inhibition of lysine biosynthesis: an evolving antibiotic strategy

CA Hutton, MA Perugini, JA Gerrard - Molecular BioSystems, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial biosynthesis of lysine has come under increased scrutiny as a target for novel
antibacterial agents as it provides lysine for protein synthesis and both lysine and meso …

[HTML][HTML] GroEL/ES chaperonin modulates the mechanism and accelerates the rate of TIM-barrel domain folding

F Georgescauld, K Popova, AJ Gupta, A Bracher… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
The GroEL/ES chaperonin system functions as a protein folding cage. Many obligate
substrates of GroEL share the (βα) 8 TIM-barrel fold, but how the chaperonin promotes …

The coordinated action of the enzymes in the L-lysine biosynthetic pathway and how to inhibit it for antibiotic targets

S Muduli, S Karmakar, S Mishra - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global health issue that requires immediate
attention in terms of new antibiotics and new antibiotic targets. The l-lysine biosynthesis …

Structure and evolution of a novel dimeric enzyme from a clinically important bacterial pathogen

BR Burgess, RCJ Dobson, MF Bailey… - Journal of Biological …, 2008 - ASBMB
Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) catalyzes the first committed step of the lysine
biosynthetic pathway. The tetrameric structure of DHDPS is thought to be essential for …

Evolution of quaternary structure in a homotetrameric enzyme

MDW Griffin, RCJ Dobson, FG Pearce, L Antonio… - Journal of Molecular …, 2008 - Elsevier
Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) is an essential enzyme in (S)-lysine biosynthesis
and an important antibiotic target. All X-ray crystal structures solved to date reveal a …

Structural determinants defining the allosteric inhibition of an essential antibiotic target

TPS da Costa, S Desbois, C Dogovski, MA Gorman… - Structure, 2016 - cell.com
Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS) catalyzes the first committed step in the lysine
biosynthesis pathway of bacteria. The pathway can be regulated by feedback inhibition of …

Crystal structure and kinetic study of dihydrodipicolinate synthase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

G Kefala, GL Evans, MDW Griffin… - Biochemical …, 2008 - portlandpress.com
The three-dimensional structure of the enzyme dihydrodipicolinate synthase (KEGG entry
Rv2753c, EC 4.2. 1.52) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb-DHDPS) was determined and …

Exploring the allosteric mechanism of dihydrodipicolinate synthase by reverse engineering of the allosteric inhibitor binding sites and its application for lysine …

F Geng, Z Chen, P Zheng, J Sun, AP Zeng - Applied microbiology and …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHDPS, EC 4.2. 1.52) catalyzes the first committed
reaction of l-lysine biosynthesis in bacteria and plants and is allosterically regulated by l …

Characterisation of the First Enzymes Committed to Lysine Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

MDW Griffin, JM Billakanti, A Wason, S Keller… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
In plants, the lysine biosynthetic pathway is an attractive target for both the development of
herbicides and increasing the nutritional value of crops given that lysine is a limiting amino …