title: Amino acid residues required for maturation, cell uptake, and processing of translation inhibitor microcin C.
abstract: Microcin C (McC), a peptide-nucleotide Trojan horse antibiotic, targets aspartyl-tRNA synthetase. We present the results of a systematic mutational study of the 7-amino-acid ribosomally synthesized peptide moiety of McC. Our results define amino acid positions important for McC maturation and cell uptake and processing and open the way for creation of more potent McC-based inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Waksman Institute, 190 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Teymur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazakov
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metlitskaya
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Severinov
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001226:Aspartate-tRNA Ligase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001430:Bacteriocins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C020411:microcin; D001226:Aspartate-tRNA Ligase