4alm

Crystal structure of S. aureus FabI (P43212)

spinqualitylabelsall models 4alm, resolution 2.45Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 4alm is a 4 chain structure with sequence from "micrococcus_aureus"_(rosenbach_1884)_zopf_1885 "micrococcus aureus" (rosenbach 1884) zopf 1885. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Ligands: SO4 Related: 4ali, 4alj, 4alk, 4all, 4aln Activity: [acyl-carrier-protein_reductase_(NADPH,_B-specific) Enoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase (NADPH, B-specific)], with EC number 1.3.1.10 Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections constitute a serious health threat worldwide, and novel antibiotics are therefore urgently needed. The enoyl-ACP reductase (saFabI) is essential for the S. aureus fatty acid biosynthesis and, hence, serves as an attractive drug target. We have obtained a series of snapshots of this enzyme that provide a mechanistic picture of ligand and inhibitor binding, including a dimer-tetramer transition combined with extensive conformational changes. Significantly, our results reveal key differences in ligand binding and recognition compared to orthologous proteins. The remarkable observed protein flexibility rationalizes our finding that saFabI is capable of efficiently reducing branched-chain fatty acid precursors. Importantly, branched-chain fatty acids represent a major fraction of the S. aureus cell membrane and are crucial for its in vivo fitness. Our discovery thus addresses a long-standing controversy regarding the essentiality of the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway in S. aureus rationalizing saFabI as a drug target. Staphylococcus aureus FabI: Inhibition, Substrate Recognition, and Potential Implications for In Vivo Essentiality.,Schiebel J, Chang A, Lu H, Baxter MV, Tonge PJ, Kisker C Structure. 2012 May 9;20(5):802-13. PMID:22579249 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also Enoyl-Acyl-Carrier Protein Reductase

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