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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 130, 期 14, 页码 4914-4924出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja711126e
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- NIAID NIH HHS [5 R01 AI42783] Funding Source: Medline
Virulence factor production in Staphylococcus aureus is largely under the control of the accessory gene regulator (ago quorum sensing system. There are four agr groups, all of which exhibit bacterial interference: each agr type synthesizes a cyclic autoinducing peptide (AIP) with a distinct sequence that activates its cognate AgrC receptor and inhibits activation of others. To better understand inhibitory AIP-AgrC interactions, we aimed to identify the minimal molecular determinants required to inhibit both non-cognate and cognate receptors. This minimization of the AIP pharmacophore also may have therapeutic relevance as the use of native AIPs to block virulence of non-cognate agr strains can prevent the establishment of an infection in vivo. We synthesized and evaluated the inhibitory activities of 10 AIP derivatives based on a truncated AIP analogue that inhibits all four agr types. To carry out the rapid, parallel synthesis of these peptides, we employed a new linker for Fmoc-based thioester peptide synthesis. Our results identify key structural elements that are necessary for AgrC inhibition and reveal key differences between non-cognate and cognate inhibitory requirements.
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