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Download fileStructure of Erm-modified 70S ribosome reveals the mechanism of macrolide resistance
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posted on 2021-04-28, 21:50 authored by MS Svetlov, EA Syroegin, EV Aleksandrova, GC Atkinson, ST Gregory, Alexander MankinAlexander Mankin, Yury PolikanovYury PolikanovMany antibiotics inhibit bacterial growth by binding to the ribosome and interfering with protein biosynthesis. Macrolides represent one of the most successful classes of ribosome-targeting antibiotics. The main clinically relevant mechanism of resistance to macrolides is dimethylation of the 23S rRNA nucleotide A2058, located in the drug-binding site, a reaction catalyzed by Erm-type rRNA methyltransferases. Here, we present the crystal structure of the Erm-dimethylated 70S ribosome at 2.4 Å resolution, together with the structures of unmethylated 70S ribosome functional complexes alone or in combination with macrolides. Altogether, our structural data do not support previous models and, instead, suggest a principally new explanation of how A2058 dimethylation confers resistance to macrolides. Moreover, high-resolution structures of two macrolide antibiotics bound to the unmodified ribosome reveal a previously unknown role of the desosamine moiety in drug binding, laying a foundation for the rational knowledge-based design of macrolides that can overcome Erm-mediated resistance. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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Structural basis of Erm-mediated macrolide resistance
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Svetlov, M. S., Syroegin, E. A., Aleksandrova, E. V., Atkinson, G. C., Gregory, S. T., Mankin, A. S.Polikanov, Y. S. (2021). Structure of Erm-modified 70S ribosome reveals the mechanism of macrolide resistance. Nature Chemical Biology, 17(4), 412-420. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-020-00715-0Publisher
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