Article ; Online: Structural basis of peptidoglycan synthesis by E. coli RodA-PBP2 complex.
2023 Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 5151
Abstract: ... the structure of a cell elongation-specific E. coli RodA-PBP2 complex. We combine this information ...
Abstract | Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential structural component of the bacterial cell wall that is synthetized during cell division and elongation. PG forms an extracellular polymer crucial for cellular viability, the synthesis of which is the target of many antibiotics. PG assembly requires a glycosyltransferase (GT) to generate a glycan polymer using a Lipid II substrate, which is then crosslinked to the existing PG via a transpeptidase (TP) reaction. A Shape, Elongation, Division and Sporulation (SEDS) GT enzyme and a Class B Penicillin Binding Protein (PBP) form the core of the multi-protein complex required for PG assembly. Here we used single particle cryo-electron microscopy to determine the structure of a cell elongation-specific E. coli RodA-PBP2 complex. We combine this information with biochemical, genetic, spectroscopic, and computational analyses to identify the Lipid II binding sites and propose a mechanism for Lipid II polymerization. Our data suggest a hypothesis for the movement of the glycan strand from the Lipid II polymerization site of RodA towards the TP site of PBP2, functionally linking these two central enzymatic activities required for cell wall peptidoglycan biosynthesis. |
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MeSH term(s) | Cryoelectron Microscopy ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Peptidoglycan ; Molecular Biology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Glycosyltransferases ; Peptidyl Transferases |
Chemical Substances | Peptidoglycan ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Glycosyltransferases (EC 2.4.-) ; Peptidyl Transferases (EC 2.3.2.12) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-08-24 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
ZDB-ID | 2553671-0 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723 |
ISSN (online) | 2041-1723 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 |
DOI | 10.1038/s41467-023-40483-8 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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