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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2022

Inhibition of bacterial FMN transferase: A potential avenue for countering antimicrobial resistance.

Ranjit K Deka, Akanksha Deka, Wei Z Liu, Michael V Norgard, Chad A Brautigam

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ranjit K DekaDepartment of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Akanksha DekaPlano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, USA.
Wei Z LiuDepartment of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Michael V NorgardDepartment of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Chad A BrautigamDepartment of Microbiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6563-1338
Southwestern Medical Center · USPlano Cancer Institute · US

Funding

The flavin-centric metabolic lifestyle of Treponema pallidumR01AI056305 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HENDRIXSON, DAVID R · 2003 to 2024
$9.6M
Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer equipped with Hybrid Pixel Array Detector and In Situ Crystallization Plate Screening CapS10OD025018 · OD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI TOMCHICK, DIANA R. · 2018 to 2018
$453k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI056305NIH HHS S10 OD025018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic resistance is a challenge for the control of bacterial infections. In an effort to explore unconventional avenues for antibacterial drug development, we focused on the FMN-transferase activity of the enzyme Ftp from the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum (Ftp_Tp). This enzyme, which is only found in prokaryotes and trypanosomatids, post-translationally modifies proteins in the periplasm, covalently linking FMN (from FAD) to proteins that typically are important for establishing an essential electrochemical gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane. As such, Ftp inhibitors potentially represent a new class of antimicrobials. Previously, we showed that AMP is both a product of the Ftp_tp-catalyzed reaction and an inhibitor of the enzyme. As a preliminary step in exploiting this property to develop a novel Ftp_Tp inhibitor, we have used structural and solution studies to examine the inhibitory and enzyme-binding properties of several adenine-based nucleosides, with particular focus on the 2-position of the purine ring. Implications for future drug design are discussed.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, BacterialFlavin MononucleotideTransferasesTreponema pallidumAnti-Bacterial AgentsFlavin-Adenine DinucleotideAnti-Bacterial AgentsFlavin-Adenine DinucleotideFlavin MononucleotideTransferasesADPantibioticsenzyme inhibitorflavin adenine dinucleotideFMN transferasemicroscale thermophoresispost-translational modificationX-ray crystallography

Identifiers

PMID34796555
PMCPMC8819833
OpenAlexW3213058175

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