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| Title | Rumicidins are a family of mammalian host-defense peptides plugging the 70S ribosome exit tunnel. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 8925, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Oct 16, 2024 |
Authors | Pavel V Panteleev / Eugene B Pichkur / Roman N Kruglikov / Alena Paleskava / Olga V Shulenina / Ilia A Bolosov / Ivan V Bogdanov / Victoria N Safronova / Sergey V Balandin / Valeriya I Marina / Tatiana I Kombarova / Olga V Korobova / Olga V Shamova / Alexander G Myasnikov / Alexander I Borzilov / Ilya A Osterman / Petr V Sergiev / Alexey A Bogdanov / Olga A Dontsova / Andrey L Konevega / Tatiana V Ovchinnikova / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | The antimicrobial resistance crisis along with challenges of antimicrobial discovery revealed the vital necessity to develop new antibiotics. Many of the animal proline-rich antimicrobial peptides ...The antimicrobial resistance crisis along with challenges of antimicrobial discovery revealed the vital necessity to develop new antibiotics. Many of the animal proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PrAMPs) inhibit the process of bacterial translation. Genome projects allowed to identify immune-related genes encoding animal host defense peptides. Here, using genome mining approach, we discovered a family of proline-rich cathelicidins, named rumicidins. The genes encoding these peptides are widespread among ruminant mammals. Biochemical studies indicated that rumicidins effectively inhibited the elongation stage of bacterial translation. The cryo-EM structure of the Escherichia coli 70S ribosome in complex with one of the representatives of the family revealed that the binding site of rumicidins span the ribosomal A-site cleft and the nascent peptide exit tunnel interacting with its constriction point by the conservative Trp23-Phe24 dyad. Bacterial resistance to rumicidins is mediated by knockout of the SbmA transporter or modification of the MacAB-TolC efflux pump. A wide spectrum of antibacterial activity, a high efficacy in the animal infection model, and lack of adverse effects towards human cells in vitro make rumicidins promising molecular scaffolds for development of ribosome-targeting antibiotics. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39414793 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 1.95 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-46632, PDB-9d89: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-K: ![]() ChemComp-MS6: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | RIBOSOME / Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides / PrAMP / Cryo-EM |
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