Document Type
Article
Version Deposited
Published Version
Publication Date
4-7-2020
Publication Title
mBio
DOI
10.1128/mBio.00497-20
Abstract
The Escherichia coli microcin C (McC) and related compounds are potent Trojan horse peptide-nucleotide antibiotics. The peptide part facilitates transport into sensitive cells. Inside the cell, the peptide part is degraded by nonspecific peptidases releasing an aspartamide-adenylate containing a phosphoramide bond. This nonhydrolyzable compound inhibits aspartyl-tRNA synthetase. In addition to the efficient export of McC outside the producing cells, special mechanisms have evolved to avoid self-toxicity caused by the degradation of the peptide part inside the producers. Here, we report that histidine-triad (HIT) hydrolases encoded in biosynthetic clusters of some McC homologs or by standalone genes confer resistance to McC-like compounds by hydrolyzing the phosphoramide bond in toxic aspartamide-adenosine, rendering them inactive.
IMPORTANCE Uncovering the mechanisms of resistance is a required step for countering the looming antibiotic resistance crisis. In this communication, we show how universally conserved histidine-triad hydrolases provide resistance to microcin C, a potent inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis.
Recommended Citation
Yagmurov E, Tsibulskaya D, Livenskyi A, Serebryakova M, Wolf YI, Borukhov S, Severinov K, Dubiley S. Histidine-triad hydrolases provide resistance to peptide-nucleotide antibiotics. mBio. 2020 Apr 7;11(2). pii: e00497-20. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00497-20. PMID: 32265328. PMCID: PMC7157772.
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