| Structural highlights
Function
PQSE_PSEAE Required for the biosynthesis of the quorum-sensing signaling molecules 2-heptyl-4(1H)-quinolone (HHQ) and 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone (Pseudomonas quinolone signal or PQS), which are important for biofilm formation and virulence. Catalyzes the hydrolysis of the intermediate 2-aminobenzoylacetyl-CoA (2-ABA-CoA) to form 2-aminobenzoylacetate (2-ABA), the precursor of HHQ. In vitro, can also hydrolyze other substrates such as S-ethyl-acetothioacetate and acetoacetyl-CoA, but is inactive against anthraniloyl-CoA, malonyl-CoA and octanoyl-CoA (PubMed:25960261, PubMed:27082157). Beyond its thioesterase function, is involved in the regulation of diverse genes coding for key virulence determinants and biofilm development (PubMed:27851827).[1] [2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes fatal infections. There exists an urgent need for new antimicrobial agents to combat P. aeruginosa. We conducted a screen for molecules that bind the virulence-controlling protein PqsE and characterized hit compounds for inhibition of PqsE enzymatic activity. The binding conformations of two inhibitory molecules, BB391 and BB393, were identified by crystallography, and inhibitor binding was mimicked by the substitution of PqsE residues E182 and S285 with tryptophan. Comparison of the inhibitor-mimetic mutations to the catalytically inactive PqsE D73A protein demonstrated that catalysis is not responsible for the role PqsE plays in driving virulence factor production. Rather, the PqsE E182W protein fails to interact with the quorum-sensing receptor, RhlR, and our results suggest that it is this interaction that is responsible for promoting virulence factor production in P. aeruginosa. These findings provide a new route for drug discovery efforts targeting PqsE.
Inhibitor Mimetic Mutations in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa PqsE Enzyme Reveal a Protein-Protein Interaction with the Quorum-Sensing Receptor RhlR That Is Vital for Virulence Factor Production.,Taylor IR, Paczkowski JE, Jeffrey PD, Henke BR, Smith CD, Bassler BL ACS Chem Biol. 2021 Apr 16;16(4):740-752. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.1c00049. Epub, 2021 Apr 1. PMID:33793200[4]
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
References
- ↑ Drees SL, Fetzner S. PqsE of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acts as Pathway-Specific Thioesterase in the Biosynthesis of Alkylquinolone Signaling Molecules. Chem Biol. 2015 May 21;22(5):611-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.04.012. Epub , 2015 May 7. PMID:25960261 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.04.012
- ↑ Zender M, Witzgall F, Drees SL, Weidel E, Maurer CK, Fetzner S, Blankenfeldt W, Empting M, Hartmann RW. Dissecting the Multiple Roles of PqsE in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence by Discovery of Small Tool Compounds. ACS Chem Biol. 2016 Apr 28. PMID:27082157 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.6b00156
- ↑ Rampioni G, Falcone M, Heeb S, Frangipani E, Fletcher MP, Dubern JF, Visca P, Leoni L, Camara M, Williams P. Unravelling the Genome-Wide Contributions of Specific 2-Alkyl-4-Quinolones and PqsE to Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Nov 16;12(11):e1006029. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006029. , eCollection 2016 Nov. PMID:27851827 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006029
- ↑ Taylor IR, Paczkowski JE, Jeffrey PD, Henke BR, Smith CD, Bassler BL. Inhibitor Mimetic Mutations in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa PqsE Enzyme Reveal a Protein-Protein Interaction with the Quorum-Sensing Receptor RhlR That Is Vital for Virulence Factor Production. ACS Chem Biol. 2021 Apr 16;16(4):740-752. PMID:33793200 doi:10.1021/acschembio.1c00049
|
