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Bacterial structural genomics target enabled by a recently discovered potent fungal acetyl-CoA synthetase inhibitor
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Bacterial structural genomics target enabled by a recently discovered potent fungal acetyl-CoA synthetase inhibitor

Nicholas D DeBouver, Madison J Bolejack, Taiwo E Esan, Damian J Krysan, Timothy J Hagen and Jan Abendroth
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications, Vol.79, pp.137-143
06/01/2023
DOI: 10.1107/S2053230X23003801
PMCID: PMC10231259
PMID: 37223974
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10231259/pdf/f-79-00137.pdfView
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Abstract

The compound ethyl-adenosyl monophosphate ester (ethyl-AMP) has been shown to effectively inhibit acetyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) enzymes and to facilitate the crystallization of fungal ACS enzymes in various contexts. In this study, the addition of ethyl-AMP to a bacterial ACS from Legionella pneumophila resulted in the determination of a co-crystal structure of this previously elusive structural genomics target. The dual functionality of ethyl-AMP in both inhibiting ACS enzymes and promoting crystallization establishes its significance as a valuable resource for advancing structural investigations of this class of proteins.
structural genomics Legionella pneumophila SSGCID acetyl-coenzyme A synthetase ligases

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