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==Mycobacterium tuberculosis WT RNAP transcription initiation intermediate structure with Sorangicin==
<StructureSection load='6vvx' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6vvx]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.39&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6vvx]] is a 10 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6VVX OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6VVX FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.39&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SRN:SORANGICIN+A'>SRN</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6vvx FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6vvx OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6vvx PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6vvx RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6vvx PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6vvx ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/RPOA_MYCTU RPOA_MYCTU] DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059]<ref>PMID:22570422</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Rifampicin (Rif) is a first-line therapeutic used to treat the infectious disease tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The emergence of Rif-resistant (Rif(R)) Mtb presents a need for new antibiotics. Rif targets the enzyme RNA polymerase (RNAP). Sorangicin A (Sor) is an unrelated inhibitor that binds in the Rif-binding pocket of RNAP. Sor inhibits a subset of Rif(R) RNAPs, including the most prevalent clinical Rif(R) RNAP substitution found in Mtb infected patients (S456&gt;L of the beta subunit). Here, we present structural and biochemical data demonstrating that Sor inhibits the wild-type Mtb RNAP by a similar mechanism as Rif: by preventing the translocation of very short RNAs. By contrast, Sor inhibits the Rif(R) S456L enzyme at an earlier step, preventing the transition of a partially unwound promoter DNA intermediate to the fully opened DNA and blocking the template-strand DNA from reaching the active site in the RNAP catalytic center. By defining template-strand blocking as a mechanism for inhibition, we provide a mechanistic drug target in RNAP. Our finding that Sor inhibits the wild-type and mutant RNAPs through different mechanisms prompts future considerations for designing antibiotics against resistant targets. Also, we show that Sor has a better pharmacokinetic profile than Rif, making it a suitable starting molecule to design drugs to be used for the treatment of TB patients with comorbidities who require multiple medications.

The antibiotic sorangicin A inhibits promoter DNA unwinding in a Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampicin-resistant RNA polymerase.,Lilic M, Chen J, Boyaci H, Braffman N, Hubin EA, Herrmann J, Muller R, Mooney R, Landick R, Darst SA, Campbell EA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Nov 16. pii: 2013706117. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.2013706117. PMID:33199626<ref>PMID:33199626</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[RNA polymerase 3D structures|RNA polymerase 3D structures]]
*[[Sigma factor 3D structures|Sigma factor 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]
[[Category: Boyaci H]]
[[Category: Campbell EA]]
[[Category: Chen J]]
[[Category: Darst SA]]
[[Category: Lilic M]]