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Nat Microbiol ; 7(10): 1661-1672, 2022 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36163500

RESUMO

Discovery of antibiotics acting against Gram-negative species is uniquely challenging due to their restrictive penetration barrier. BamA, which inserts proteins into the outer membrane, is an attractive target due to its surface location. Darobactins produced by Photorhabdus, a nematode gut microbiome symbiont, target BamA. We reasoned that a computational search for genes only distantly related to the darobactin operon may lead to novel compounds. Following this clue, we identified dynobactin A, a novel peptide antibiotic from Photorhabdus australis containing two unlinked rings. Dynobactin is structurally unrelated to darobactins, but also targets BamA. Based on a BamA-dynobactin co-crystal structure and a BAM-complex-dynobactin cryo-EM structure, we show that dynobactin binds to the BamA lateral gate, uniquely protruding into its ß-barrel lumen. Dynobactin showed efficacy in a mouse systemic Escherichia coli infection. This study demonstrates the utility of computational approaches to antibiotic discovery and suggests that dynobactin is a promising lead for drug development.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Escherichia coli , Animais , Antibacterianos/metabolismo , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Proteínas da Membrana Bacteriana Externa/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Bactérias Gram-Negativas/metabolismo , Camundongos , Peptídeos/metabolismo , Fenilpropionatos
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J Biol Chem ; 298(4): 101788, 2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35247384

RESUMO

A subset of eukaryotic tRNAs is methylated in the anticodon loop, forming 3-methylcytosine (m3C) modifications. In mammals, the number of tRNAs containing m3C modifications has been expanded to include mitochondrial (mt) tRNA-Ser-UGA and mt-tRNA-Thr-UGU. However, whereas the enzymes catalyzing m3C formation in nuclear-encoded tRNAs have been identified, the proteins responsible for m3C modification in mt-tRNAs are unknown. Here, we show that m3C formation in human mt-tRNAs is dependent upon the methyltransferase-Like 8 (METTL8) enzyme. We find that METTL8 is a mitochondria-associated protein that interacts with mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase, as well as with mt-tRNAs containing m3C. We demonstrate that human cells deficient in METTL8 exhibit loss of m3C modification in mt-tRNAs, but not nuclear-encoded tRNAs. Consistent with the mitochondrial import of METTL8, the formation of m3C in METTL8-deficient cells could be rescued by re-expression of WT METTL8, but not by a METTL8 variant lacking the N-terminal mitochondrial localization signal. Notably, we found METTL8-deficiency in human cells causes alterations in the native migration pattern of mt-tRNA-Ser-UGA, suggesting a role for m3C in tRNA folding. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that METTL8 is required for m3C formation in mt-tRNAs and uncover a potential function for m3C modification in mitochondrial tRNA structure.


Assuntos
Anticódon , Metiltransferases , RNA de Transferência , Anticódon/metabolismo , Citosina/análogos & derivados , Citosina/metabolismo , Humanos , Metiltransferases/genética , Metiltransferases/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/enzimologia , RNA de Transferência/química , RNA de Transferência/genética , RNA de Transferência/metabolismo
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Cell ; 184(21): 5405-5418.e16, 2021 10 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34619078

RESUMO

Lyme disease is on the rise. Caused by a spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi, it affects an estimated 500,000 people in the United States alone. The antibiotics currently used to treat Lyme disease are broad spectrum, damage the microbiome, and select for resistance in non-target bacteria. We therefore sought to identify a compound acting selectively against B. burgdorferi. A screen of soil micro-organisms revealed a compound highly selective against spirochetes, including B. burgdorferi. Unexpectedly, this compound was determined to be hygromycin A, a known antimicrobial produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Hygromycin A targets the ribosomes and is taken up by B. burgdorferi, explaining its selectivity. Hygromycin A cleared the B. burgdorferi infection in mice, including animals that ingested the compound in a bait, and was less disruptive to the fecal microbiome than clinically relevant antibiotics. This selective antibiotic holds the promise of providing a better therapeutic for Lyme disease and eradicating it in the environment.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Doença de Lyme/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Borrelia burgdorferi/efeitos dos fármacos , Calibragem , Cinamatos/química , Cinamatos/farmacologia , Cinamatos/uso terapêutico , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Fezes/microbiologia , Feminino , Células HEK293 , Células Hep G2 , Humanos , Higromicina B/análogos & derivados , Higromicina B/química , Higromicina B/farmacologia , Higromicina B/uso terapêutico , Doença de Lyme/microbiologia , Camundongos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Microbiota/efeitos dos fármacos
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