A High-Resolution Crystal Structure that Reveals Molecular Details of Target Recognition by the Calcium-Dependent Lipopeptide Antibiotic Laspartomycin C.
Kleijn, L.H.J., Vlieg, H.C., Wood, T.M., Sastre Torano, J., Janssen, B.J.C., Martin, N.I.(2017) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 56: 16546-16549
- PubMed: 29108098
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201709240
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
5O0Z - PubMed Abstract:
The calcium-dependent antibiotics (CDAs) are an important emerging class of antibiotics. The crystal structure of the CDA laspartomycin C in complex with calcium and the ligand geranyl-phosphate at a resolution of 1.28 Å is reported. This is the first crystal structure of a CDA bound to its bacterial target. The structure is also the first to be reported for an antibiotic that binds the essential bacterial phospholipid undecaprenyl phosphate (C 55 -P). These structural insights are of great value in the design of antibiotics capable of exploiting this unique bacterial target.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584, CG, Utrecht, The Netherlands.