Resistance to the "last resort" antibiotic colistin: a single-zinc mechanism for phosphointermediate formation in MCR enzymes.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 56(50): 6874-6877, 2020 Jun 23.
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| ID: mdl-32432618
ABSTRACT
MCR (mobile colistin resistance) enzymes catalyse phosphoethanolamine (PEA) addition to bacterial lipid A, threatening the "last-resort" antibiotic colistin. Molecular dynamics and density functional theory simulations indicate that monozinc MCR supports PEA transfer to the Thr285 acceptor, positioning MCR as a mono- rather than multinuclear member of the alkaline phosphatase superfamily.
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Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Zinco
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Colistina
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Farmacorresistência Bacteriana
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Fosfatase Alcalina
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Antibacterianos
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article