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CHEMICAL SCIENCE
卷 13, 期 10, 页码 2985-2991出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1sc07190d
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- Netherlands Organization for Scienti.c Research (NWO PhD grant)
- European Research Council [725523, 677500]
- European Research Council (ERC) [677500, 725523] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
The rise of antibiotic resistance is a global concern, and the discovery of new antibiotics with unexploited modes of action is crucial. Calcium-dependent lipopeptide antibiotics (CDAs) are a class of natural products with diverse structures and mechanisms. This study focuses on CDAs that target the bacterial cell wall precursor C-55-P, and reveals important structural features and unique mechanism of action.
The continued rise of antibiotic resistance is a global concern that threatens to undermine many aspects of modern medical practice. Key to addressing this threat is the discovery and development of new antibiotics that operate by unexploited modes of action. The so-called calcium-dependent lipopeptide antibiotics (CDAs) are an important emerging class of natural products that provides a source of new antibiotic agents rich in structural and mechanistic diversity. Notable in this regard is the subset of CDAs comprising the laspartomycins and amphomycins/friulimicins that specifically target the bacterial cell wall precursor undecaprenyl phosphate (C-55-P). In this study we describe the design and synthesis of new C-55-P-targeting CDAs with structural features drawn from both the laspartomycin and amphomycin/friulimicin classes. Assessment of these lipopeptides revealed previously unknown and surprisingly subtle structural features that are required for antibacterial activity. High-resolution crystal structures further indicate that the amphomycin/friulimicin-like lipopeptides adopt a unique crystal packing that governs their interaction with C-55-P and provides an explanation for their antibacterial effect. In addition, live-cell microscopy studies provide further insights into the biological activity of the C-55-P targeting CDAs highlighting their unique mechanism of action relative to the clinically used CDA daptomycin.
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