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Crystal structure of the Y248A mutant of C(30) carotenoid dehydrosqualene synthase from Staphylococcus aureus in complex with zaragozic acid ACrystal structure of the Y248A mutant of C(30) carotenoid dehydrosqualene synthase from Staphylococcus aureus in complex with zaragozic acid A
Structural highlights
FunctionPublication Abstract from PubMedZaragozic acids (ZAs) belong to a family of fungal metabolites with nanomolar inhibitory activity toward squalene synthase (SQS). The enzyme catalyzes the committed step of sterol synthesis and has attracted attention as a potential target for antilipogenic and antiinfective therapies. Here, we have determined the structure of ZA-A complexed with human SQS. ZA-A binding induces a local conformational change in the substrate binding site, and its C-6 acyl group also extends over to the cofactor binding cavity. In addition, ZA-A effectively inhibits a homologous bacterial enzyme, dehydrosqualene synthase (CrtM), which synthesizes the precursor of staphyloxanthin in Staphylococcus aureus to cope with oxidative stress. Size reduction at Tyr(248) in CrtM further increases the ZA-A binding affinity, and it reveals a similar overall inhibitor binding mode to that of human SQS/ZA-A except for the C-6 acyl group. These structures pave the way for further improving selectivity and development of a new generation of anticholesterolemic and antimicrobial inhibitors. Binding modes of zaragozic acid A to human squalene synthase and staphylococcal dehydrosqualene synthase.,Liu CI, Jeng WY, Chang WJ, Ko TP, Wang AH J Biol Chem. 2012 May 25;287(22):18750-7. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PMID:22474324[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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