کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1953421 1057272 2007 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The action of the bacterial toxin, microcin B17, on DNA gyrase
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The action of the bacterial toxin, microcin B17, on DNA gyrase
چکیده انگلیسی

Microcin B17 (MccB17) is a peptide-based bacterial toxin that targets DNA gyrase, the bacterial enzyme that introduces supercoils into DNA. The site and mode of action of MccB17 on gyrase are unclear. We review what is currently known about MccB17-gyrase interactions and summarise approaches to understanding its mode of action that involve modification of the toxin. We describe experiments in which treatment of the toxin at high pH leads to the deamidation of two asparagine residues to aspartates. The modified toxin was found to be inactive in vivo and in vitro, suggesting that the Asn residues are essential for activity. Following on from these studies we have used molecular modelling to suggest a 3D structure for microcin B17. We discuss the implications of this model for MccB17 action and investigate the possibility that it binds metal ions.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochimie - Volume 89, Issue 4, April 2007, Pages 500–507
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