Structural highlights
1e4e is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Enterococcus faecium. The December 2015 RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month feature on Vancomycin by David Goodsell is 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/mom_2015_12. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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| Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.5Å |
| Ligands: | , , , , |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
VANA_ENTFC Required for high-level resistance to glycopeptide antibiotics. D-Ala--D-Ala ligase of altered specificity which catalyzes ester bond formation between D-Ala and various D-hydroxy acids; produces a peptidoglycan which does not terminate in D-alanine but in D-lactate, thus preventing vancomycin or teicoplanin binding.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
d-alanine-d-lactate ligase from Enterococcus faecium BM4147 is directly responsible for the biosynthesis of alternate cell-wall precursors in bacteria, which are resistant to the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin. The crystal structure has been determined with data extending to 2.5-A resolution. This structure shows that the active site has unexpected interactions and is distinct from previous models for d-alanyl-d-lactate ligase mechanistic studies. It appears that the preference of the enzyme for lactate as a ligand over d-alanine could be mediated by electrostatic effects and/or a hydrogen-bonding network, which principally involve His-244. The structure of d-alanyl-d-lactate ligase provides a revised interpretation of the molecular events that lead to vancomycin resistance.
The molecular basis of vancomycin resistance in clinically relevant Enterococci: crystal structure of D-alanyl-D-lactate ligase (VanA).,Roper DI, Huyton T, Vagin A, Dodson G Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Aug 1;97(16):8921-5. PMID:10908650[2]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Bugg TD, Wright GD, Dutka-Malen S, Arthur M, Courvalin P, Walsh CT. Molecular basis for vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium BM4147: biosynthesis of a depsipeptide peptidoglycan precursor by vancomycin resistance proteins VanH and VanA. Biochemistry. 1991 Oct 29;30(43):10408-15. PMID:1931965
- ↑ Roper DI, Huyton T, Vagin A, Dodson G. The molecular basis of vancomycin resistance in clinically relevant Enterococci: crystal structure of D-alanyl-D-lactate ligase (VanA). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Aug 1;97(16):8921-5. PMID:10908650 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.150116497
