Structural highlights
Function
PAPD_ECOLX Binds and caps interactive surfaces on pilus subunits to prevent them from participating in non-productive interactions. Facilitates the import of subunits into the periplasm. May facilitate subunit folding. Chaperone-subunit complexes are then targeted to the PapC outer membrane usher where the chaperone must uncap from the subunits.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Pilicides block pili formation by binding to pilus chaperones and blocking their function in the chaperone/usher pathway in E. coli. Various C-2 substituents were introduced on the pilicide scaffold by design and synthetic method developments. Experimental evaluation showed that proper substitution of this position affected the biological activity of the compound. Aryl substituents resulted in pilicides with significantly increased potencies as measured in pili-dependent biofilm and hemagglutination assays. The structural basis of the PapD chaperone-pilicide interactions was determined by X-ray crystallography.
Design and Synthesis of C-2 Substituted Thiazolo and Dihydrothiazolo Ring-Fused 2-Pyridones: Pilicides with Increased Antivirulence Activity.,Chorell E, Pinkner JS, Phan G, Edvinsson S, Buelens F, Remaut H, Waksman G, Hultgren SJ, Almqvist F J Med Chem. 2010 Jun 30. PMID:20586493[1]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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References
- ↑ Chorell E, Pinkner JS, Phan G, Edvinsson S, Buelens F, Remaut H, Waksman G, Hultgren SJ, Almqvist F. Design and Synthesis of C-2 Substituted Thiazolo and Dihydrothiazolo Ring-Fused 2-Pyridones: Pilicides with Increased Antivirulence Activity. J Med Chem. 2010 Jun 30. PMID:20586493 doi:10.1021/jm100470t
