Structural highlights
Function
[PVDQ_PSEAE] Catalyzes the deacylation of acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL or acyl-HSL), releasing homoserine lactone (HSL) and the corresponding fatty acid. Possesses a specificity for the degradation of long-chain acyl-HSLs (side chains of 11 to 14 carbons in length). Degrades 3-oxo-C12-HSL, one of the two main AHL signal molecules of P.aeruginosa, and thereby functions as a quorum quencher, inhibiting the las quorum-sensing system. Therefore, may enable P.aeruginosa to modulate its own quorum-sensing-dependent pathogenic potential. Also appears to be required for pyoverdin biosynthesis.[1] [2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces a variety of virulence factors including pyoverdine, a nonribosomally produced peptide siderophore. The maturation pathway of the pyoverdine peptide is complex and provides a unique target for inhibition. Within the pyoverdine biosynthetic cluster is a periplasmic hydrolase, PvdQ, that is required for pyoverdine production. However, the precise role of PvdQ in the maturation pathway has not been biochemically characterized. We demonstrate herein that the initial module of the nonribosomal peptide synthetase PvdL adds a myristate moiety to the pyoverdine precursor. We extracted this acylated precursor, called PVDIq, from a pvdQ mutant strain and show that the PvdQ enzyme removes the fatty acid catalyzing one of the final steps in pyoverdine maturation. Incubation of PVDIq with crystals of PvdQ allowed us to capture the acylated enzyme and confirm through structural studies the chemical composition of the incorporated acyl chain. Finally, because inhibition of siderophore synthesis has been identified as a potential antibiotic strategy, we developed a high-throughput screening assay and tested a small chemical library for compounds that inhibit PvdQ activity. Two compounds that block PvdQ have been identified, and their binding within the fatty acid binding pocket was structurally characterized.
Structural Characterization and High-Throughput Screening of Inhibitors of PvdQ, an NTN Hydrolase Involved in Pyoverdine Synthesis.,Drake EJ, Gulick AM ACS Chem Biol. 2011 Sep 15. PMID:21892836[4]
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References
- ↑ Sio CF, Otten LG, Cool RH, Diggle SP, Braun PG, Bos R, Daykin M, Camara M, Williams P, Quax WJ. Quorum quenching by an N-acyl-homoserine lactone acylase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Infect Immun. 2006 Mar;74(3):1673-82. PMID:16495538 doi:74/3/1673
- ↑ Huang JJ, Han JI, Zhang LH, Leadbetter JR. Utilization of acyl-homoserine lactone quorum signals for growth by a soil pseudomonad and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Oct;69(10):5941-9. PMID:14532048
- ↑ Lamont IL, Martin LW. Identification and characterization of novel pyoverdine synthesis genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology. 2003 Apr;149(Pt 4):833-42. PMID:12686626
- ↑ Drake EJ, Gulick AM. Structural Characterization and High-Throughput Screening of Inhibitors of PvdQ, an NTN Hydrolase Involved in Pyoverdine Synthesis. ACS Chem Biol. 2011 Sep 15. PMID:21892836 doi:10.1021/cb2002973
