Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase

Details

Name
Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase
Synonyms
  • DHFR-TS
Gene Name
Not Available
Organism
Plasmodium falciparum (isolate K1 / Thailand)
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010391|Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase
MMEQVCDVFDIYAICACCKVESKNEGKKNEVFNNYTFRGLGNKGVLPWKCNSLDMKYFRA
VTTYVNESKYEKLKYKRCKYLNKETVDNVNDMPNSKKLQNVVVMGRTNWESIPKKFKPLS
NRINVILSRTLKKEDFDEDVYIINKVEDLIVLLGKLNYYKCFIIGGSVVYQEFLEKKLIK
KIYFTRINSTYECDVFFPEINENEYQIISVSDVYTSNNTTLDFIIYKKTNNKMLNEQNCI
KGEEKNNDMPLKNDDKDTCHMKKLTEFYKNVDKYKINYENDDDDEEEDDFVYFNFNKEKE
EKNKNSIHPNDFQIYNSLKYKYHPEYQYLNIIYDIMMNGNKQSDRTGVGVLSKFGYIMKF
DLSQYFPLLTTKKLFLRGIIEELLWFIRGETNGNTLLNKNVRIWEANGTREFLDNRKLFH
REVNDLGPIYGFQWRHFGAEYTNMYDNYENKGVDQLKNIINLIKNDPTSRRILLCAWNVK
DLDQMALPPCHILCQFYVFDGKLSCIMYQRSCDLGLGVPFNIASYSIFTHMIAQVCNLQP
AQFIHVLGNAHVYNNHIDSLKIQLNRIPYPFPTLKLNPDIKNIEDFTISDFTIQNYVHHE
KISMDMAA
Number of residues
608
Molecular Weight
71816.775
Theoretical pI
7.41
GO Classification
Functions
dihydrofolate reductase activity / thymidylate synthase activity
Processes
dTMP biosynthetic process / glycine biosynthetic process / one-carbon metabolic process / tetrahydrofolate biosynthetic process
General Function
Thymidylate synthase activity
Specific Function
Bifunctional enzyme. Involved in de novo dTMP biosynthesis. Key enzyme in folate metabolism. Catalyzes an essential reaction for de novo glycine and purine synthesis, DNA precursor synthesis, and for the conversion of dUMP to dTMP.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Not Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0001123|1827 bp
ATGATGGAACAAGTCTGCGACGTTTTCGATATTTATGCCATATGTGCATGTTGTAAGGTT
GAAAGCAAAAATGAGGGGAAAAAAAATGAGGTTTTTAATAACTACACATTTAGAGGTCTA
GGAAATAAAGGAGTATTACCATGGAAATGTAATTCCCTAGATATGAAATATTTTCGTGCA
GTTACAACATATGTGAATGAATCAAAATATGAAAAATTGAAATATAAGAGATGTAAATAT
TTAAACAAAGAAACTGTGGATAATGTAAATGATATGCCTAATTCTAAAAAATTACAAAAT
GTTGTAGTTATGGGAAGAACAAACTGGGAAAGCATTCCAAAAAAATTTAAACCTTTAAGC
AATAGGATAAATGTTATATTGTCTAGAACCTTAAAAAAAGAAGATTTTGATGAAGATGTT
TATATCATTAACAAAGTTGAAGATCTAATAGTTTTACTTGGGAAATTAAATTACTATAAA
TGTTTTATTATAGGAGGTTCCGTTGTTTATCAAGAATTTTTAGAAAAGAAATTAATAAAA
AAAATATATTTTACTAGAATAAATAGTACATATGAATGTGATGTATTTTTTCCAGAAATA
AATGAAAATGAGTATCAAATTATTTCTGTTAGCGATGTATATACTAGTAACAATACAACA
TTGGATTTTATCATTTATAAGAAAACGAATAATAAAATGTTAAATGAACAAAATTGTATA
AAAGGAGAAGAAAAAAATAATGATATGCCTTTAAAGAATGATGACAAAGATACATGTCAT
ATGAAAAAATTAACAGAATTTTACAAAAATGTAGACAAATATAAAATTAATTATGAAAAT
GATGATGATGATGAAGAAGAAGATGATTTTGTTTATTTTAATTTTAATAAAGAAAAAGAA
GAGAAAAATAAAAATTCTATACATCCAAATGATTTTCAAATATATAATAGCTTGAAATAT
AAATATCATCCTGAATACCAATATTTAAATATTATTTATGATATTATGATGAATGGAAAT
AAACAAAGTGATCGAACGGGAGTAGGTGTTTTAAGTAAATTCGGATATATTATGAAATTT
GATTTAAGTCAATATTTCCCATTATTAACTACGAAGAAATTATTTTTAAGAGGAATTATT
GAAGAATTGCTTTGGTTTATTAGAGGAGAAACAAATGGTAATACGTTGTTAAATAAGAAT
GTAAGGATATGGGAAGCTAATGGTACTAGGGAATTTTTAGATAATAGAAAATTATTTCAT
AGAGAAGTTAACGATTTAGGACCTATTTATGGTTTTCAATGGAGACATTTCGGTGCTGAA
TATACAAATATGTATGATAATTATGAAAATAAAGGAGTGGATCAATTAAAAAATATAATA
AATTTAATTAAAAATGATCCTACAAGTAGAAGAATTCTTTTGTGTGCATGGAATGTAAAA
GATCTTGACCAAATGGCATTACCTCCTTGTCATATTTTATGTCAGTTTTATGTTTTCGAT
GGGAAATTATCATGTATTATGTATCAAAGATCATGTGATTTAGGGCTAGGAGTACCTTTT
AATATTGCTTCTTATTCTATTTTTACTCATATGATTGCACAAGTCTGTAATTTGCAACCT
GCGCAGTTCATACACGTTTTAGGAAATGCACATGTTTATAATAATCACATTGATAGTTTA
AAAATTCAACTTAACAGAATACCCTATCCATTCCCAACACTTAAATTAAATCCAGATATT
AAAAATATTGAAGATTTTACAATTTCGGATTTTACAATACAAAATTATGTTCATCATGAA
AAAATTTCAATGGATATGGCTGCTTAA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP13922
UniProtKB Entry NameDRTS_PLAFK
GenBank Protein ID160260
GenBank Gene IDM22159
General References
  1. Snewin VA, England SM, Sims PF, Hyde JE: Characterisation of the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthetase gene from human malaria parasites highly resistant to pyrimethamine. Gene. 1989 Mar 15;76(1):41-52. [Article]
  2. Zolg JW, Plitt JR, Chen GX, Palmer S: Point mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene as the molecular basis for pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1989 Oct;36(3):253-62. [Article]
  3. Cowman AF, Morry MJ, Biggs BA, Cross GA, Foote SJ: Amino acid changes linked to pyrimethamine resistance in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene of Plasmodium falciparum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988 Dec;85(23):9109-13. doi: 10.1073/pnas.85.23.9109. [Article]
  4. Bzik DJ, Li WB, Horii T, Inselburg J: Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Dec;84(23):8360-4. [Article]
  5. Yuvaniyama J, Chitnumsub P, Kamchonwongpaisan S, Vanichtanankul J, Sirawaraporn W, Taylor P, Walkinshaw MD, Yuthavong Y: Insights into antifolate resistance from malarial DHFR-TS structures. Nat Struct Biol. 2003 May;10(5):357-65. [Article]
  6. Dasgupta T, Chitnumsub P, Kamchonwongpaisan S, Maneeruttanarungroj C, Nichols SE, Lyons TM, Tirado-Rives J, Jorgensen WL, Yuthavong Y, Anderson KS: Exploiting structural analysis, in silico screening, and serendipity to identify novel inhibitors of drug-resistant falciparum malaria. ACS Chem Biol. 2009 Jan 16;4(1):29-40. doi: 10.1021/cb8002804. [Article]

Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00205Pyrimethamineapproved, investigational, vet_approvedyesinhibitorDetails
DB01131ProguanilapprovedunknowninhibitorDetails
DB01299Sulfadoxineapproved, investigationalunknowninhibitorDetails