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Structure and mechanism of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase in complex with the immunosuppressant mycophenolic acid.
Cell - 14 Jun 1996
Sintchak M D, Fleming M A, Futer O, Raybuck S A, Chambers S P, Caron P R, Murcko M A, Wilson K P
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The structure of inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) in complex with IMP and mycophenolic acid (MPA) has been determined by X-ray diffraction. IMPDH plays a central role in B and T lymphocyte replication. MPA is a potent IMPDH inhibitor and the active metabolite of an immunosuppressive...
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