title: The nonantibiotic small molecule cyslabdan enhances the potency of β-lactams against MRSA by inhibiting pentaglycine interpeptide bridge synthesis.
abstract: The nonantibiotic small molecule cyslabdan, a labdan-type diterpene produced by Streptomyces sp. K04-0144, markedly potentiated the activity of the β-lactam drug imipenem against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). To study the mechanism of action of cyslabdan, the proteins that bind to cyslabdan were investigated in an MRSA lysate, which led to the identification of FemA, which is involved in the synthesis of the pentaglycine interpeptide bridge of the peptidoglycan of MRSA. Furthermore, binding assay of cyslabdan to FemB and FemX with the function similar to FemA revealed that cyslabdan had an affinity for FemB but not FemX. In an enzyme-based assay, cyslabdan inhibited FemA activity, where as did not affected FemX and FemB activities. Nonglycyl and monoglycyl murein monomers were accumulated by cyslabdan in the peptidoglycan of MRSA cell walls. These findings indicated that cyslabdan primarily inhibits FemA, thereby suppressing pentaglycine interpeptide bridge synthesis. This protein is a key factor in the determination of β-lactam resistance in MRSA, and our findings provide a new strategy for combating MRSA.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tokura
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Münch
authors.forename: Hans-Georg
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibagaki
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomoda
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D001896:Boron Compounds; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007564:Japan; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010406:Penicillins; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000378:metabolism; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: C118961:BOCILLIN FL; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001896:Boron Compounds; D017931:DNA Primers; D004224:Diterpenes; C096686:FemA protein, Bacteria; D010406:Penicillins; D010455:Peptides; D010457:Peptidoglycan; C529277:cyslabdan; C011080:polyglycine; D015378:Imipenem; D000111:Acetylcysteine