Structures of plasmepsin X from P. falciparum reveal a novel inactivation mechanism of the zymogen and molecular basis for binding of inhibitors in mature enzyme
p. kesari, A. Deshmukh, N. Pahelkar, A. B. Suryawanshi, I. Rathore, V. Mishra, J. H. Dupuis, H. Xiao, A. Gustchina, J. Abendroth, M. Labaied, R. Y. Yada, A. Wlodawer, T. E. Edwards, D. D. Lorimer, P. Bhaumik
The paper reports the crystal structure of PfPMX zymogen, revealing a novel inactivation mechanism and molecular basis for inhibitor binding in the mature enzyme.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2021Biophysics