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ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2020

Structure of the 70S Ribosome from the Human Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii in Complex with Clinically Relevant Antibiotics.

David Nicholson, Thomas A Edwards, Alex J O'Neill, Neil A Ranson

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Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David NicholsonAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Thomas A EdwardsAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: t.a.edwards@leeds.ac.uk.
Alex J O'NeillAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: a.j.oneill@leeds.ac.uk.
Neil A RansonAstbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: n.a.ranson@leeds.ac.uk.
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 108466Wellcome Trust 108466/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust 203743/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium primarily associated with hospital-acquired, often multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections. The ribosome-targeting antibiotics amikacin and tigecycline are among the limited arsenal of drugs available for treatment of such infections. We present high-resolution structures of the 70S ribosome from A. baumannii in complex with these antibiotics, as determined by cryoelectron microscopy. Comparison with the ribosomes of other bacteria reveals several unique structural features at functionally important sites, including around the exit of the polypeptide tunnel and the periphery of the subunit interface. The structures also reveal the mode and site of interaction of these drugs with the ribosome. This work paves the way for the design of new inhibitors of translation to address infections caused by MDR A. baumannii.

Indexed as

Acinetobacter baumanniiAmikacinAnti-Bacterial AgentsBinding SitesCryoelectron MicroscopyModels, MolecularRibosomesRibosome SubunitsTigecyclineAmikacinAnti-Bacterial AgentsTigecyclineantibioticsantimicrobial resistancecryoelectron microscopyribosomestructural biology

Identifiers

PMID32857965
PMCPMC7546915
OpenAlexW3081268675

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