title: Antibacterial activity of and resistance to small molecule inhibitors of the ClpP peptidase.
abstract: There is rapidly mounting evidence that intracellular proteases in bacteria are compelling targets for antibacterial drugs. Multiple reports suggest that the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other actinobacteria may be particularly sensitive to small molecules that perturb the activities of self-compartmentalized peptidases, which catalyze intracellular protein turnover as components of ATP-dependent proteolytic machines. Here, we report chemical syntheses and evaluations of structurally diverse β-lactones, which have a privileged structure for selective, suicide inhibition of the self-compartmentalized ClpP peptidase. β-Lactones with certain substituents on the α- and β-carbons were found to be toxic to M. tuberculosis. Using an affinity-labeled analogue of a bioactive β-lactone in a series of chemical proteomic experiments, we selectively captured the ClpP1P2 peptidase from live cultures of two different actinobacteria that are related to M. tuberculosis. Importantly, we found that the growth inhibitory β-lactones also inactivate the M. tuberculosis ClpP1P2 peptidase in vitro via formation of a covalent adduct at the ClpP2 catalytic serine. Given the potent antibacterial activity of these compounds and their medicinal potential, we sought to identify innate mechanisms of resistance. Using a genome mining strategy, we identified a genetic determinant of β-lactone resistance in Streptomyces coelicolor, a non-pathogenic relative of M. tuberculosis. Collectively, these findings validate the potential of ClpP inhibition as a strategy in antibacterial drug development and define a mechanism by which bacteria could resist the toxic effects of ClpP inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brown University , 324 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
authors.forename: Corey L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Compton
authors.forename: Karl R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: Jason K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sello
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D059748:Proteolysis; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D048372:Streptomyces coelicolor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007783:Lactones; C119658:ClpP2 protein, bacteria; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases
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