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  1. Article ; Online: Unusual 1-3 peptidoglycan cross-links in Acetobacteraceae are made by L,D-transpeptidases with a catalytic domain distantly related to YkuD domains.

    Alamán-Zárate, Marcel G / Rady, Brooks J / Evans, Caroline A / Pian, Brooke / Greetham, Darren / Marecos-Ortiz, Sabrina / Dickman, Mark J / Lidbury, Ian D E A / Lovering, Andrew L / Barstow, Buz M / Mesnage, Stéphane

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2023  Volume 300, Issue 1, Page(s) 105494

    Abstract: Peptidoglycan is an essential component of the bacterial cell envelope that contains glycan chains substituted by short peptide stems. Peptide stems are polymerized by D,D-transpeptidases, which make bonds between the amino acid in position four of a ... ...

    Abstract Peptidoglycan is an essential component of the bacterial cell envelope that contains glycan chains substituted by short peptide stems. Peptide stems are polymerized by D,D-transpeptidases, which make bonds between the amino acid in position four of a donor stem and the third residue of an acceptor stem (4-3 cross-links). Some bacterial peptidoglycans also contain 3-3 cross-links that are formed by another class of enzymes called L,D-transpeptidases which contain a YkuD catalytic domain. In this work, we investigate the formation of unusual bacterial 1-3 peptidoglycan cross-links. We describe a version of the PGFinder software that can identify 1-3 cross-links and report the high-resolution peptidoglycan structure of Gluconobacter oxydans (a model organism within the Acetobacteraceae family). We reveal that G. oxydans peptidoglycan contains peptide stems made of a single alanine as well as several dipeptide stems with unusual amino acids at their C-terminus. Using a bioinformatics approach, we identified a G. oxydans mutant from a transposon library with a drastic reduction in 1-3 cross-links. Through complementation experiments in G. oxydans and recombinant protein production in a heterologous host, we identify an L,D-transpeptidase enzyme with a domain distantly related to the YkuD domain responsible for these non-canonical reactions. This work revisits the enzymatic capabilities of L,D-transpeptidases, a versatile family of enzymes that play a key role in bacterial peptidoglycan remodelling.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acids/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/chemistry ; Bacterial Proteins/genetics ; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism ; Catalytic Domain/genetics ; Peptidoglycan/chemistry ; Peptidoglycan/genetics ; Peptidoglycan/metabolism ; Peptidyl Transferases/chemistry ; Peptidyl Transferases/genetics ; Peptidyl Transferases/metabolism ; Software ; Gluconobacter oxydans/enzymology ; Gluconobacter oxydans/genetics ; Computational Biology ; Genetic Complementation Test ; Models, Molecular ; Protein Structure, Tertiary
    Chemical Substances Amino Acids ; Bacterial Proteins ; Peptidoglycan ; Peptidyl Transferases (EC 2.3.2.12)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105494
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  2. Article ; Online: Clostridioides difficile canonical L,D-transpeptidases catalyze a novel type of peptidoglycan cross-links and are not required for beta-lactam resistance.

    Galley, Nicola F / Greetham, Darren / Alamán-Zárate, Marcel G / Williamson, Mike P / Evans, Caroline A / Spittal, William D / Buddle, Jessica E / Freeman, Jane / Davis, Georgina L / Dickman, Mark J / Wilcox, Mark H / Lovering, Andrew L / Fagan, Robert P / Mesnage, Stéphane

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2023  Volume 300, Issue 1, Page(s) 105529

    Abstract: Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide with significant morbidity and mortality. This organism is naturally resistant to several beta-lactam antibiotics that inhibit the polymerization of peptidoglycan, ... ...

    Abstract Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide with significant morbidity and mortality. This organism is naturally resistant to several beta-lactam antibiotics that inhibit the polymerization of peptidoglycan, an essential component of the bacteria cell envelope. Previous work has revealed that C. difficile peptidoglycan has an unusual composition. It mostly contains 3-3 cross-links, catalyzed by enzymes called L,D-transpeptidases (Ldts) that are poorly inhibited by beta-lactams. It was therefore hypothesized that peptidoglycan polymerization by these enzymes could underpin antibiotic resistance. Here, we investigated the catalytic activity of the three canonical Ldts encoded by C. difficile (Ldt
    MeSH term(s) Bacterial Proteins/chemistry ; beta-Lactam Resistance ; beta-Lactams/pharmacology ; Catalysis ; Clostridioides difficile/enzymology ; Clostridioides difficile/genetics ; Peptidoglycan/chemistry ; Peptidyl Transferases/chemistry ; Peptidyl Transferases/genetics
    Chemical Substances Bacterial Proteins ; beta-Lactams ; Peptidoglycan ; Peptidyl Transferases (EC 2.3.2.12)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105529
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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