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9TEY

DalDro bound to the terminating Escherichia coli 70S ribosome

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Summary for 9TEY
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb9tey/pdb
EMDB information55847
DescriptorLarge ribosomal subunit protein bL33, 30S ribosomal protein S6, fully modified isoform, 30S ribosomal protein S7, ... (58 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsdaldro, dal2, drosocin, pramp, translation, inhibitor, termination, ncpet, ribosome, cryo-em, antibiotic
Biological sourceEscherichia coli BW25113
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Total number of polymer chains56
Total formula weight2247041.30
Authors
Berger, M.J.,Safdari, H.A.,Wilson, D.N. (deposition date: 2025-11-26, release date: 2026-07-22)
Primary citationHuang, W.,Berger, M.J.,Safdari, H.A.,Klepacki, D.,Paternoga, H.,Baliga, C.,Wilson, D.N.,Vazquez-Laslop, N.,Mankin, A.S.
Flipping antimicrobial peptides in the exit tunnel of the bacterial ribosome.
Nat Commun, 17:-, 2026
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PubMed Abstract: Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PrAMPs) kill bacteria by binding in the ribosomal nascent peptide exit tunnel. Type II PrAMPs bind in an orientation matching that of the nascent protein, trap the release factors and arrest ribosomes at stop codons. Conversely, Type I PrAMPs bind in an opposite orientation: their N-terminus invades the peptidyl transferase center arresting translation at start codons. Here, by mining the genome databases, we identify a number of PrAMPs with high sequence similarity to the Type II PrAMP Drosocin. Notably, many of the new PrAMPs do not stall ribosomes at stop codons, but act as Type I PrAMPs arresting translation at start codons. Structural analysis shows that such peptides bind with a Type I orientation. Minimal alterations in the peptide structure can flip the orientation of the PrAMP in the exit tunnel, switching the mechanism of translation inhibition. Altering the mode of binding and action of a PrAMP by only few mutations could be exploited by the host to combat newly emerging bacterial pathogens.
PubMed: 42236475
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74007-x
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (3.11 Å)
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