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Function
RPOA_MYCTU DNA-dependent RNA polymerase catalyzes the transcription of DNA into RNA using the four ribonucleoside triphosphates as substrates.[HAMAP-Rule:MF_00059][1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
TNP-2198, a stable conjugate of a rifamycin pharmacophore and a nitroimidazole pharmacophore, has been designed, synthesized, and evaluated as a novel dual-targeted antibacterial agent for the treatment of microaerophilic and anaerobic bacterial infections. TNP-2198 exhibits greater activity than a 1:1 molar mixture of the parent drugs and exhibits activity against strains resistant to both rifamycins and nitroimidazoles. A crystal structure of TNP-2198 bound to a Mycobacterium tuberculosis RNA polymerase transcription initiation complex reveals that the rifamycin portion of TNP-2198 binds to the rifamycin binding site on RNAP and the nitroimidazole portion of TNP-2198 interacts directly with the DNA template-strand in the RNAP active-center cleft, forming a hydrogen bond with a base of the DNA template strand. TNP-2198 is currently in Phase 2 clinical development for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection, Clostridioides difficile infection, and bacterial vaginosis.
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of TNP-2198, a Dual-Targeted Rifamycin-Nitroimidazole Conjugate with Potent Activity against Microaerophilic and Anaerobic Bacterial Pathogens.,Ma Z, He S, Yuan Y, Zhuang Z, Liu Y, Wang H, Chen J, Xu X, Ding C, Molodtsov V, Lin W, Robertson GT, Weiss WJ, Pulse M, Nguyen P, Duncan L, Doyle T, Ebright RH, Lynch AS J Med Chem. 2022 Mar 24;65(6):4481-4495. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02045. Epub , 2022 Feb 17. PMID:35175750[2]
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References
- ↑ Hu Y, Morichaud Z, Chen S, Leonetti JP, Brodolin K. Mycobacterium tuberculosis RbpA protein is a new type of transcriptional activator that stabilizes the sigma A-containing RNA polymerase holoenzyme. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Aug;40(14):6547-57. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks346. Epub 2012, May 8. PMID:22570422 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks346
- ↑ Ma Z, He S, Yuan Y, Zhuang Z, Liu Y, Wang H, Chen J, Xu X, Ding C, Molodtsov V, Lin W, Robertson GT, Weiss WJ, Pulse M, Nguyen P, Duncan L, Doyle T, Ebright RH, Lynch AS. Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of TNP-2198, a Dual-Targeted Rifamycin-Nitroimidazole Conjugate with Potent Activity against Microaerophilic and Anaerobic Bacterial Pathogens. J Med Chem. 2022 Mar 24;65(6):4481-4495. PMID:35175750 doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02045
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