Deoxyhypusine snyhtase （DHS） and deoxyhypusine hydroxylase （DOHH） are the two enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of hypusine within eukaryotic initiation factor 5A （eIF5A）. Synthesis of hypusine is essential fo...Deoxyhypusine snyhtase （DHS） and deoxyhypusine hydroxylase （DOHH） are the two enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of hypusine within eukaryotic initiation factor 5A （eIF5A）. Synthesis of hypusine is essential for the function of eIF5A in eukaryotic cell proliferation and survival. Here we described the cloning and expression of two full-length cDNAs, encoding respectively DHS-like protein and DOHH-like protein from Bombyx mori by using the methods of bioinformatics, RACE, and RT-PCR technology, named as BmDHS and BmDOHH. Sequencing results indicate that they are 1 311 and 1 874 bp in length including complete open reading frame （ORF） 1 116 and 915 bp, which encode 371 amino acids （molecular weight is about 41.11 kD and isoelectric point is 5.84） and 304 amino acids （molecular weight is about 34.30 kD and isoelectric point is 4.86）, respectively. BmDHS contains only 1 exon, and BmDOHH contains 4 exons and 3 introns. The deduced amino acid sequence of BmDHS contains a deoxyhypusine synthase domain from 47 to 361 amino acid residues, and the deduced amino acid sequence of BmDOHH contains 6 E-Z type HEAT repeat domains （23-52, 54-83, 87-116, 177-206, 208-237, and 241- 270）. Compared to DHS and DOHH amino acid sequences from other species, such as Homo sapiens and Drosophila melanogaster, both silkworm DHS protein and DOHH protein have more than 55% identity. The conservative regions are very similar with each other. The phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that not only DHS but also DOHH from different species has genus-specific features. The expressions of BmDHS and BmDOHH are no tissue and stage specific in our tested samples.展开更多
Malaria is a parasitic disease which has as etiological agents protozoa of the genus Plasmodium prevalent in tropical countries. The appearance of Plasmodium strains resistant to artemisinin has become necessary the d...Malaria is a parasitic disease which has as etiological agents protozoa of the genus Plasmodium prevalent in tropical countries. The appearance of Plasmodium strains resistant to artemisinin has become necessary the development of new drugs using computational tools to combat this epidemic. Diverse transporter proteins can act as antimalarials targets, thereby being the enzyme deoxyhypusine synthase a promising antimalarial target. The present study aimed to investigate 15 most active inhibitors of deoxyhypusine synthase target, deposited in databases Binding DB, in order to trace a pattern of physicochemical, pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties of the inhibitors for this enzyme and propose new inhibitors of deoxyhypusine synthase target. The physicochemical properties were obtained according to the Lipinski parameters to evaluate oral absorption. Based on the certain properties were proposed three new inhibitors (A, B and C). The ADME/Tox properties were calculated for new inhibitors compared with results of the selected compounds. The fifteen inhibitors for oral administration showed satisfactory results, because they have adapted to the Lipinski parameters. In relation to the penetration of the blood-brain barrier the inhibitors analyzed showed penetration values less than 1, and ranged from 0.0411815 to 0.481764, being that the compound 1 showed value of CBrain/CBlood = 0.135467. Compound B showed a higher strength in plasma protein binding in relation to the compound 1, having a variation be-tween them of ±1.489344. Therefore, the compound B would present a longer halflife compared with compound 1. The proposed compounds showed positive and satisfactory results, being able to reach less adverse effects related to the central nervous system depending of administered dose.展开更多
基金funded by the 973 National Basic Research Program of China (2005CB121005)
文摘Deoxyhypusine snyhtase （DHS） and deoxyhypusine hydroxylase （DOHH） are the two enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of hypusine within eukaryotic initiation factor 5A （eIF5A）. Synthesis of hypusine is essential for the function of eIF5A in eukaryotic cell proliferation and survival. Here we described the cloning and expression of two full-length cDNAs, encoding respectively DHS-like protein and DOHH-like protein from Bombyx mori by using the methods of bioinformatics, RACE, and RT-PCR technology, named as BmDHS and BmDOHH. Sequencing results indicate that they are 1 311 and 1 874 bp in length including complete open reading frame （ORF） 1 116 and 915 bp, which encode 371 amino acids （molecular weight is about 41.11 kD and isoelectric point is 5.84） and 304 amino acids （molecular weight is about 34.30 kD and isoelectric point is 4.86）, respectively. BmDHS contains only 1 exon, and BmDOHH contains 4 exons and 3 introns. The deduced amino acid sequence of BmDHS contains a deoxyhypusine synthase domain from 47 to 361 amino acid residues, and the deduced amino acid sequence of BmDOHH contains 6 E-Z type HEAT repeat domains （23-52, 54-83, 87-116, 177-206, 208-237, and 241- 270）. Compared to DHS and DOHH amino acid sequences from other species, such as Homo sapiens and Drosophila melanogaster, both silkworm DHS protein and DOHH protein have more than 55% identity. The conservative regions are very similar with each other. The phylogenetic tree analysis indicated that not only DHS but also DOHH from different species has genus-specific features. The expressions of BmDHS and BmDOHH are no tissue and stage specific in our tested samples.
基金We gratefully acknowledge the support provided by the Brazilian Agency National Council of Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq-Brazil)；The authors would like to thank the Scientific Initiation Program(IC/CNPq/UNIFAP)；and the Laboratory of Modeling and Computational Chemistry of Federal University of Amapáfor computational support.
文摘Malaria is a parasitic disease which has as etiological agents protozoa of the genus Plasmodium prevalent in tropical countries. The appearance of Plasmodium strains resistant to artemisinin has become necessary the development of new drugs using computational tools to combat this epidemic. Diverse transporter proteins can act as antimalarials targets, thereby being the enzyme deoxyhypusine synthase a promising antimalarial target. The present study aimed to investigate 15 most active inhibitors of deoxyhypusine synthase target, deposited in databases Binding DB, in order to trace a pattern of physicochemical, pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties of the inhibitors for this enzyme and propose new inhibitors of deoxyhypusine synthase target. The physicochemical properties were obtained according to the Lipinski parameters to evaluate oral absorption. Based on the certain properties were proposed three new inhibitors (A, B and C). The ADME/Tox properties were calculated for new inhibitors compared with results of the selected compounds. The fifteen inhibitors for oral administration showed satisfactory results, because they have adapted to the Lipinski parameters. In relation to the penetration of the blood-brain barrier the inhibitors analyzed showed penetration values less than 1, and ranged from 0.0411815 to 0.481764, being that the compound 1 showed value of CBrain/CBlood = 0.135467. Compound B showed a higher strength in plasma protein binding in relation to the compound 1, having a variation be-tween them of ±1.489344. Therefore, the compound B would present a longer halflife compared with compound 1. The proposed compounds showed positive and satisfactory results, being able to reach less adverse effects related to the central nervous system depending of administered dose.
