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  • Shanmugam, D.; Wu, B.; Ramirez, U.; Jaffe, E.K.; Roos, D.S.
    Plastid associated porphobilinogen synthase from toxoplasma gondii: kinetic and structural properties validate therapeutic potential (2010), J. Biol. Chem., 285, 22122-22131.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
recombinant TgPBGS is expressed in Escherichia coli as a His-tagged fusion protein Toxoplasma gondii

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
DELTA646-658 a mutant enzyme lacking the C-terminal 13 amino acids distinguishing parasite PBGS from plant and animal enzymes is purified as a dimer, suggesting that the C-terminus is required for octamer stabilisation Toxoplasma gondii

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
succinylacetone
-
Toxoplasma gondii

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.15
-
5-aminolevulinic acid
-
Toxoplasma gondii

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
apicoplast
-
Toxoplasma gondii 20011
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ enzyme responds to Mg2+ but not to Zn2+, enzyme shows two Mg2+ affinities Toxoplasma gondii

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
40000
-
recombinant TgPBGS also shows low levels of dimers, 2 * 40000 Da, SDS-PAGE Toxoplasma gondii
40000
-
recombinant TgPBGS is purified as a stable octamer, 8 * 40000 Da, SDS-PAGE Toxoplasma gondii
320000
-
gel filtration, recombinant TgPBGS is purified as a stable octamer Toxoplasma gondii

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Toxoplasma gondii
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
using Ni-NTA chromatography Toxoplasma gondii

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.4
-
-
Toxoplasma gondii

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5-aminolevulinic acid + 5-aminolevulinic acid
-
Toxoplasma gondii porphobilinogen + 2 H2O
-
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer recombinant TgPBGS also shows low levels of dimers, 2 * 40000 Da, SDS-PAGE Toxoplasma gondii
octamer recombinant TgPBGS is purified as a stable octamer, 8 * 40000 Da, SDS-PAGE Toxoplasma gondii

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Porphobilinogen synthase
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Toxoplasma gondii
TgPBGS
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Toxoplasma gondii

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
assay at Toxoplasma gondii

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
7 8.5
-
Toxoplasma gondii

IC50 Value

IC50 Value IC50 Value Maximum Comment Organism Inhibitor Structure
0.001
-
-
Toxoplasma gondii succinylacetone