Crystal Structure of Carboxyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus Bound to the Antibacterial Agent Moiramide B.

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Source:

Biochemistry, Volume 55, Issue 33, p.4666-74 (2016)

Keywords:

Amides, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Carboxyl and Carbamoyl Transferases, Crystallography, X-Ray, Protein Conformation, Staphylococcus aureus, Succinimides

Abstract:

<p>The dramatic increase in the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has necessitated a search for new antibacterial agents against novel targets. Moiramide B is a natural product, broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the carboxyltransferase component of acetyl-CoA carboxylase, which catalyzes the first committed step in fatty acid synthesis. Herein, we report the 2.6 Å resolution crystal structure of moiramide B bound to carboxyltransferase. An unanticipated but significant finding was that moiramide B bound as the enol/enolate. Crystallographic studies demonstrate that the (4S)-methyl succinimide moiety interacts with the oxyanion holes of the enzyme, supporting the notion that an anionic enolate is the active form of the antibacterial agent. Structure-activity studies demonstrate that the unsaturated fatty acid tail of moiramide B is needed only for entry into the bacterial cell. These results will allow the design of new antibacterial agents against the bacterial form of carboxyltransferase.</p>

PDB: 
5KDR
Detector: 
Q315
Beamline: 
24-ID-E
5KDR