Chemogenomics of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate dependent enzymes

J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2013 Feb;28(1):183-94. doi: 10.3109/14756366.2011.643305. Epub 2011 Dec 19.

Abstract

Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) dependent enzymes comprise a large family that plays key roles in amino acid metabolism and are acquiring an increasing interest as drug targets. For the identification of compounds inhibiting PLP-dependent enzymes, a chemogenomics-based approach has been adopted in this work. Chemogenomics exploits the information coded in sequences and three-dimensional structures to define pharmacophore models. The analysis was carried out on a dataset of 65 high-resolution PLP-dependent enzyme structures, including representative members of four-fold types. Evolutionarily conserved residues relevant to coenzyme or substrate binding were identified on the basis of sequence-structure comparisons. A dataset was obtained containing the information on conserved residues at substrate and coenzyme binding site for each representative PLP-dependent enzyme. By linking coenzyme and substrate pharmacophores, bifunctional pharmacophores were generated that will constitute the basis for future development of small inhibitors targeting specific PLP-dependent enzymes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Carboxy-Lyases / chemistry
  • Carboxy-Lyases / metabolism
  • Conserved Sequence
  • Databases, Protein
  • Enzymes / chemistry*
  • Enzymes / metabolism*
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Lyases / chemistry
  • Lyases / metabolism
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Folding
  • Pyridoxal Phosphate / chemistry
  • Pyridoxal Phosphate / metabolism*
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Transaminases / chemistry
  • Transaminases / metabolism

Substances

  • Enzymes
  • Pyridoxal Phosphate
  • Transaminases
  • Lyases
  • Carboxy-Lyases