7rcw

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7rcw]] is a 1 chain structure. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7RCW OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7RCW FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=ACT:ACETATE+ION'>ACT</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GOL:GLYCEROL'>GOL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PEG:DI(HYDROXYETHYL)ETHER'>PEG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZZ7:(2R,4S)-2-[(R)-{[(2R)-2-AMINO-2-PHENYLACETYL]AMINO}(CARBOXY)METHYL]-5,5-DIMETHYL-1,3-THIAZOLIDINE-4-CARBOXYLIC+ACID'>ZZ7</scene></td></tr>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics, particularly cephalosporins, is a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection. These broad-spectrum antibiotics irreversibly inhibit penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), which are serine-based enzymes that assemble the bacterial cell wall. However, C. difficile has four different PBPs (PBP1-3 and SpoVD) with various roles in growth and spore formation, and their specific links to beta-lactam resistance in this pathogen are underexplored. Here, we show that PBP2 (known to be essential for vegetative growth) is the primary bactericidal target for beta-lactams in C. difficile. PBP2 is insensitive to cephalosporin inhibition, and this appears to be the main basis for cephalosporin resistance in this organism. We determine crystal structures of C. difficile PBP2, alone and in complex with beta-lactams, revealing unique features including ligand-induced conformational changes and an active site Zn(2+)-binding motif that influences beta-lactam binding and protein stability. The Zn(2+)-binding motif is also present in C. difficile PBP3 and SpoVD (which are known to be essential for sporulation), as well as in other bacterial taxa including species living in extreme environments and the human gut. We speculate that this thiol-containing motif and its cognate Zn(2+) might function as a redox sensor to regulate cell wall synthesis for survival in adverse or anaerobic environments.

 

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== References ==

[[Category: Chen, Y]]

[[Category: Sacco, M]]

[[Category: Transpeptidase]]