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Title | Cryo-EM structure of the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome bound to the anti-protozoan drug emetine. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Elife, Vol. 3, Year 2014 |
Publish date | Jun 9, 2014 |
Authors | Wilson Wong / Xiao-chen Bai / Alan Brown / Israel S Fernandez / Eric Hanssen / Melanie Condron / Yan Hong Tan / Jake Baum / Sjors H W Scheres / |
PubMed Abstract | Malaria inflicts an enormous burden on global human health. The emergence of parasite resistance to front-line drugs has prompted a renewed focus on the repositioning of clinically approved drugs as ...Malaria inflicts an enormous burden on global human health. The emergence of parasite resistance to front-line drugs has prompted a renewed focus on the repositioning of clinically approved drugs as potential anti-malarial therapies. Antibiotics that inhibit protein translation are promising candidates for repositioning. We have solved the cryo-EM structure of the cytoplasmic ribosome from the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, in complex with emetine at 3.2 Å resolution. Emetine is an anti-protozoan drug used in the treatment of ameobiasis that also displays potent anti-malarial activity. Emetine interacts with the E-site of the ribosomal small subunit and shares a similar binding site with the antibiotic pactamycin, thereby delivering its therapeutic effect by blocking mRNA/tRNA translocation. As the first cryo-EM structure that visualizes an antibiotic bound to any ribosome at atomic resolution, this establishes cryo-EM as a powerful tool for screening and guiding the design of drugs that target parasite translation machinery. |
External links | Elife / PubMed:24913268 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.2 - 3.4 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-2660: Cryo-EM structure of the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome bound to the anti-protozoan drug emetine EMDB-2661: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-ZN: ChemComp-34G: |
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Keywords | RIBOSOME/INHIBITOR / emetine / RIBOSOME-INHIBITOR complex / Protein synthesis / antimalarial drug / RIBOSOME |