Crystal structure of the membrane-bound bifunctional transglycosylase PBP1b from Escherichia coli
Crystal structure of the membrane-bound bifunctional transglycosylase PBP1b from Escherichia coli
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0904030106
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发表时间:
2009-06-02
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Ma, Che
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作者:
Sung, Ming-Ta;Lai, Yen-Ting;Ma, Che
Drug-resistant bacteria have caused serious medical problems in recent years, and the need for new antibacterial agents is undisputed. Transglycosylase, a multidomain membrane protein essential for cell wall synthesis, is an excellent target for the development of new antibiotics. Here, we determined the X-ray crystal structure of the bifunctional transglycosylase penicillin-binding protein 1b (PBP1b) from Escherichia coli in complex with its inhibitor moenomycin to 2.16-angstrom resolution. In addition to the transglycosylase and transpeptidase domains, our structure provides a complete visualization of this important antibacterial target, and reveals a domain for protein-protein interaction and a transmembrane helix domain essential for substrate binding, enzymatic activity, and membrane orientation.