The Mechanism of Allosteric Coupling in Choline Kinase α1 Revealed by the Action of a Rationally Designed Inhibitor.

Sahún-Roncero M, Rubio-Ruiz B, Saladino G, Conejo-García A, Espinosa A, Velázquez-Campoy A, Gervasio FL, Entrena A, Hurtado-Guerrero R.. The Mechanism of Allosteric Coupling in Choline Kinase α1 Revealed by the Action of a Rationally Designed Inhibitor.. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl.. 2013, Vol. , p. -2013.

Applying a CHOK hold: Combined experimental and computational studies of the binding mode of a rationally designed inhibitor of the dimeric choline kinase α1 (CHOKα1) explain the molecular mechanism of negative cooperativity and how the monomers are connected. The results give insight into how the symmetry of the dimer can be partially conserved despite a lack of conservation in the static crystal structures.