A High-Resolution Crystal Structure that Reveals Molecular Details of Target Recognition by the Calcium-Dependent Lipopeptide Antibiotic Laspartomycin C

Laurens H. J. Kleijn, Hedwich C. Vlieg, Thomas M. Wood, Javier Sastre Torano, Bert J. C. Janssen*, Nathaniel I. Martin*

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Abstract

The calcium-dependent antibiotics (CDAs) are an important emerging class of antibiotics. The crystal structure of the CDA laspartomycin C in complex with calcium and the ligand geranyl-phosphate at a resolution of 1.28 Å is reported. This is the first crystal structure of a CDA bound to its bacterial target. The structure is also the first to be reported for an antibiotic that binds the essential bacterial phospholipid undecaprenyl phosphate (C55-P). These structural insights are of great value in the design of antibiotics capable of exploiting this unique bacterial target.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)16546-16549
JournalAngewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume56
Issue number52
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Dec 2017

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