Journal
MICROBIOLOGYOPEN
Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.706
Keywords
antibacterials; cell division; FtsZ; gallates; gallic acid; GTPase; membrane permeabilization
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- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research [729.004.005]
- Sao Paulo Research Foundation [2013/50367-8, 2014/18330-0]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Science without Borders [246986/2013-1]
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Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xac) is the causative agent of citrus canker, a plant disease that significantly impacts citriculture. In earlier work, we showed that alkylated derivatives of gallic acid have antibacterial action against Xac and target both the cell division protein FtsZ and membrane integrity in Bacillus subtilis. Here, we have purified native XacFtsZ and characterized its GTP hydrolysis and polymerization properties. In a surprising manner, inhibition of XacFtsZ activity by alkyl gallates is not as strong as observed earlier with B. subtilis FtsZ. As the alkyl gallates efficiently permeabilize Xac membranes, we propose that this is the primary mode of antibacterial action of these compounds.
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