ツゲ ヒデアキ   TSUGE HIDEAKI
  津下 英明
   所属   京都産業大学  生命科学部 先端生命科学科
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2009/01
形態種別 研究論文
査読 査読あり
標題 Structural analysis of human glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase, a key regulator in type 2 diabetes
執筆形態 その他
掲載誌名 FEBS LETTERS
出版社・発行元 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
巻・号・頁 583(1),pp.163-167
著者・共著者 Yuichiro Nakaishi,Masahiko Bando,Hiroshi Shimizu,Kenji Watanabe,Fumitaka Goto,Hideaki Tsuge,Kazumi Kondo,Makoto Komatsu
概要 Glutamine: fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT) is a rate-limiting enzyme in the hexoamine biosynthetic pathway and plays an important role in type 2 diabetes. We now report the first structures of the isomerase domain of the human GFAT in the presence of cyclic glucose-6-phosphate and linear glucosamine-6-phosphate. The C-terminal tail including the active site displays a rigid conformation, similar to the corresponding Escherichia coli enzyme. The diversity of the CF helix near the active site suggests the helix is a major target for drug design. Our study provides insights into the development of therapeutic drugs for type 2 diabetes. (C) 2008 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.11.041
ISSN 0014-5793