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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
卷 66, 期 1, 页码 553-576出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01489
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This study identifies the inner membrane protein TonB as a novel target in antimicrobial therapy and demonstrates a cellular suicide mechanism where a transporter imports its own inhibitor. Three conjugates of TonB box peptides and synthetic siderophores inhibit the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells without producing their own siderophores. The transporters responsible for the uptake of these compounds were identified as PfeA and PirA.
Rising infection rates with multidrug-resistant pathogens calls for antibiotics with novel modes of action. Herein, we identify the inner membrane protein TonB, a motor of active uptake in Gram-negative bacteria, as a novel target in antimicrobial therapy. The interaction of the TonB box of outer membrane transporters with TonB is crucial for the internalization of essential metabolites. We designed TonB box peptides and coupled them with synthetic siderophores in order to facilitate their uptake into bacteria in up to 32 synthetic steps. Three conjugates repressed the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells unable to produce their own siderophores, with minimal inhibitory concentrations between 0.1 and 0.5 mu M. The transporters mediating uptake of these compounds were identified as PfeA and PirA. The study illustrates a variant of cellular suicide where a transporter imports its own inhibitor and demonstrates that artificial siderophores can import cargo with molecular weights up to 4 kDa.
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