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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2023

Macromolecular crowding potently stimulates DNA supercoiling activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA gyrase.

Zifang Deng, Prem Chapagain, Fenfei Leng

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zifang DengBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
Prem ChapagainBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA; Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
Fenfei LengBiomolecular Science Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. Electronic address: lengf@fiu.edu.
Florida International University · US

Funding

Targeting transcription-coupled DNA supercoiling for discovering antibiotics against bacterial DNA gyraseR21AI125973 · NIAID · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI LENG, FENFEI · 2017 to 2018
$478k
Novel gyrase inhibitors targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosisR21AI178134 · NIAID · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI LENG, FENFEI, NEFZI, ADEL · 2023 to 2024
$422k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI125973NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI178134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macromolecular crowding, manifested by high concentrations of proteins and nucleic acids in living cells, significantly influences biological processes such as enzymatic reactions. Studying these reactions in vitro, using agents such as polyetthylene glycols (PEGs) and polyvinyl alcohols (PVAs) to mimic intracellular crowding conditions, is essential due to the notable differences from enzyme behaviors observed in diluted aqueous solutions. In this article, we studied Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA gyrase under macromolecular crowding conditions by incorporating PEGs and PVAs into the DNA supercoiling reactions. We discovered that high concentrations of potassium glutamate, glycine betaine, PEGs, and PVA substantially stimulated the DNA supercoiling activity of Mtb DNA gyrase. Steady-state kinetic studies showed that glycine betaine and PEG400 significantly reduced the K

Indexed as

DNA GyraseMycobacterium tuberculosisAdenosine TriphosphateBetaineDNADNA, SuperhelicalKineticsAdenosine TriphosphateBetaineDNADNA GyraseDNA, Superhelicalexcluded volumemacromolecular crowdingmolecular dynamics simulationMtb DNA gyrasePEGPVAwater activity

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PMID37944619
PMCPMC10731242
OpenAlexW4388451797

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