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ArticleNature chemical biology2024

Paenilamicins are context-specific translocation inhibitors of protein synthesis.

Timm O Koller, Max J Berger, Martino Morici, Helge Paternoga, Timur Bulatov, Adriana Di Stasi, Tam Dang, Andi Mainz, Karoline Raulf, Caillan Crowe-McAuliffe and 7 more

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Timm O Koller *Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0145-4891
Max J Berger *Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-7093-9086
Martino MoriciInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7304-5264
Helge PaternogaInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Timur BulatovInstitut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Adriana Di StasiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Tam DangInstitut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3602-1917
Andi MainzInstitut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3428-864X
Karoline RaulfInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Caillan Crowe-McAuliffeInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Marco ScocchiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Mario MardirossianDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Bertrand BeckertDubochet Center for Imaging (DCI) at EPFL, EPFL SB IPHYS DCI, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nora Vázquez-LaslopCenter for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2256-693X
Alexander S MankinCenter for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3301-827X
Roderich D SüssmuthInstitut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7027-2069
Daniel N WilsonInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Daniel.Wilson@chemie.uni-hamburg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-3816-3828

Funding

Unraveling context specificity of translation by elucidating the mechanism of action of auxiliary translation factorsR35GM127134 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI ALEXANDER S MANKIN · 2018 to 2026
$3.2M
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) SU239/21-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) WI3285/12-1NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127134U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R35GM127134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paenilamicins are a group of hybrid nonribosomal peptide-polyketide compounds produced by the honey bee pathogen Paenibacillus larvae that display activity against Gram-positive pathogens, such as Staphylococcus aureus. While paenilamicins have been shown to inhibit protein synthesis, their mechanism of action has remained unclear. Here we determine structures of paenilamicin PamB2-stalled ribosomes, revealing a unique binding site on the small 30S subunit located between the A- and P-site transfer RNAs (tRNAs). In addition to providing a precise description of interactions of PamB2 with the ribosome, the structures also rationalize the resistance mechanisms used by P. larvae. We further demonstrate that PamB2 interferes with the translocation of messenger RNA and tRNAs through the ribosome during translation elongation, and that this inhibitory activity is influenced by the presence of modifications at position 37 of the A-site tRNA. Collectively, our study defines the paenilamicins as a class of context-specific translocation inhibitors.

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Protein BiosynthesisAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBinding SitesPaenibacillus larvaeProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRibosomesRNA, TransferStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsProtein Synthesis InhibitorsRNA, Transfer

Identifiers

PMID39420228
PMCPMC11581978

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