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==Crystal structure of S. aureus FabI (P43212)==
<StructureSection load='4alm' size='340' side='right'caption='[[4alm]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.45&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4alm]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylococcus_aureus Staphylococcus aureus]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4ALM OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4ALM FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.45&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4alm FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4alm OCA], [https://pdbe.org/4alm PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4alm RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4alm PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=4alm ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A0A0H3JLH9_STAAN A0A0H3JLH9_STAAN] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections constitute a serious health threat worldwide, and novel antibiotics are therefore urgently needed. The enoyl-ACP reductase (saFabI) is essential for the S. aureus fatty acid biosynthesis and, hence, serves as an attractive drug target. We have obtained a series of snapshots of this enzyme that provide a mechanistic picture of ligand and inhibitor binding, including a dimer-tetramer transition combined with extensive conformational changes. Significantly, our results reveal key differences in ligand binding and recognition compared to orthologous proteins. The remarkable observed protein flexibility rationalizes our finding that saFabI is capable of efficiently reducing branched-chain fatty acid precursors. Importantly, branched-chain fatty acids represent a major fraction of the S. aureus cell membrane and are crucial for its in vivo fitness. Our discovery thus addresses a long-standing controversy regarding the essentiality of the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway in S. aureus rationalizing saFabI as a drug target.

Staphylococcus aureus FabI: Inhibition, Substrate Recognition, and Potential Implications for In Vivo Essentiality.,Schiebel J, Chang A, Lu H, Baxter MV, Tonge PJ, Kisker C Structure. 2012 May 9;20(5):802-13. PMID:22579249<ref>PMID:22579249</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Enoyl-Acyl-Carrier Protein Reductase 3D structures|Enoyl-Acyl-Carrier Protein Reductase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Staphylococcus aureus]]
[[Category: Kisker C]]
[[Category: Schiebel J]]