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Resistance to the "last resort" antibiotic colistin: A single-zinc mechanism for phosphointermediate formation in MCR enzymes

  • Emily Lythell
  • , Emily Lythell
  • , Reynier Suardíaz
  • , Reynier Suardíaz
  • , Reynier Suardíaz
  • , Reynier Suardíaz
  • , Philip Hinchliffe
  • , Chonnikan Hanpaibool
  • , Surawit Visitsatthawong
  • , A. Sofia F. Oliveira
  • , Eric J.M. Lang
  • , Panida Surawatanawong
  • , Vannajan Sanghiran Lee
  • , Thanyada Rungrotmongkol
  • , Thanyada Rungrotmongkol
  • , Natalie Fey
  • , James Spencer
  • , Adrian J. Mulholland
  • University of Bristol
  • University of Portsmouth
  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Chulalongkorn University
  • Mahidol University
  • University of Malaya

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Abstract

MCR (mobile colistin resistance) enzymes catalyse phosphoethanolamine (PEA) addition to bacterial lipid A, threatening the "last-resort"antibiotic colistin. Molecular dynamics and density functional theory simulations indicate that monozinc MCR supports PEA transfer to the Thr285 acceptor, positioning MCR as a mono-rather than multinuclear member of the alkaline phosphatase superfamily.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6874-6877
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume56
Issue number50
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2020
Externally publishedYes

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