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ArticleStructure (London, England : 1993)2021

Using cryo-EM to understand antimycobacterial resistance in the catalase-peroxidase (KatG) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Asma Munir, Michael T Wilson, Steven W Hardwick, Dimitri Y Chirgadze, Jonathan A R Worrall, Tom L Blundell, Amanda K Chaplin

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Article in Structure (London, England : 1993), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Asma MunirDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
Michael T WilsonSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
Steven W HardwickCryoEM Facility, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
Dimitri Y ChirgadzeCryoEM Facility, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
Jonathan A R WorrallSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK.
Tom L BlundellDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK. Electronic address: tlb20@cam.ac.uk.
Amanda K ChaplinDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK. Electronic address: ac821@cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Essex · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 200814/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resolution advances in cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) now offer the possibility to visualize structural effects of naturally occurring resistance mutations in proteins and also of understanding the binding mechanisms of small drug molecules. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis the multifunctional heme enzyme KatG is indispensable for activation of isoniazid (INH), a first-line pro-drug for treatment of tuberculosis. We present a cryo-EM methodology for structural and functional characterization of KatG and INH resistance variants. The cryo-EM structure of the 161 kDa KatG dimer in the presence of INH is reported to 2.7 Å resolution allowing the observation of potential INH binding sites. In addition, cryo-EM structures of two INH resistance variants, identified from clinical isolates, W107R and T275P, are reported. In combination with electronic absorbance spectroscopy our cryo-EM approach reveals how these resistance variants cause disorder in the heme environment preventing heme uptake and retention, providing insight into INH resistance.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, BacterialGenetic VariationBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCatalaseCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayIsoniazidModels, MolecularMycobacterium tuberculosisProtein ConformationBacterial ProteinsCatalaseIsoniazidkatG protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosiscatalasecryo-EMdisorderdrug bindinghemehydrogen-peroxideMycobacterium tuberculosisperoxidaseresistance mutations

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PMID33444527
PMCPMC8355310
OpenAlexW3113149457

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