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Crystal Structure of EcDsbA in a complex with methyl 2-(6-bromo-2-phenylbenzofuran-3-yl)acetate
Structural highlights
FunctionDSBA_ECOLI Required for disulfide bond formation in some periplasmic proteins such as PhoA or OmpA. Acts by transferring its disulfide bond to other proteins and is reduced in the process. DsbA is reoxidized by DsbB. Required for pilus biogenesis. PhoP-regulated transcription is redox-sensitive, being activated when the periplasm becomes more reducing (deletion of dsbA/dsbB, treatment with dithiothreitol). MgrB acts between DsbA/DsbB and PhoP/PhoQ in this pathway.[1] [2] Publication Abstract from PubMedBacterial thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase DsbA is essential for bacterial virulence factor assembly and has been identified as a viable antivirulence target. Herein, we report a structure-based elaboration of a benzofuran hit that bound to the active site groove of Escherichia coli DsbA. Substituted phenyl groups were installed at the 5- and 6-position of the benzofuran using Suzuki-Miyaura coupling. HSQC NMR titration experiments showed dissociation constants of this series in the high microM to low mM range and X-ray crystallography produced three co-structures, showing binding in the hydrophobic groove, comparable with that of the previously reported benzofurans. The 6-(m-methoxy)phenyl analogue (2b), which showed a promising binding pose, was chosen for elaboration from the C-2 position. The 2,6-disubstituted analogues bound to the hydrophobic region of the binding groove and the C-2 groups extended into the more polar, previously un-probed, region of the binding groove. Biochemical analysis of the 2,6-disubsituted analogues showed they inhibited DsbA oxidation activity in vitro. The results indicate the potential to develop the elaborated benzofuran series into a novel class of antivirulence compounds. Elaboration of a benzofuran scaffold and evaluation of binding affinity and inhibition of Escherichia coli DsbA: A fragment-based drug design approach to novel antivirulence compounds.,Duncan LF, Wang G, Ilyichova OV, Dhouib R, Totsika M, Scanlon MJ, Heras B, Abbott BM Bioorg Med Chem. 2021 Jul 22;45:116315. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116315. PMID:34364222[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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