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ArticleNature communications2025

Mechanistic basis of antimicrobial resistance mediated by the phosphoethanolamine transferase MCR-1.

Allen P Zinkle, Mariana Bunoro Batista, Carmen M Herrera, Satchal K Erramilli, Brian Kloss, Khuram U Ashraf, Kamil Nosol, Guozhi Zhang, Rosemary J Cater, Michael T Marty and 5 more

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Allen P Zinkle *Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Mariana Bunoro Batista *School of Life Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Carmen M HerreraDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-4837
Satchal K ErramilliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8694-7681
Brian KlossDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0130-8739
Khuram U AshrafDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0799-4947
Kamil NosolDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Guozhi ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Rosemary J CaterDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Michael T MartyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Anthony A KossiakoffDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3174-9359
M Stephen TrentDepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. strent@uga.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6134-1800
Rie NygaardDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. rin7007@med.cornell.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0425-234X
Phillip J StansfeldSchool of Life Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. Phillip.Stansfeld@warwick.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8800-7669
Filippo ManciaDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. fm123@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3293-2200

Funding

Chaperone-Assisted Structure Determination of Membrane ProteinsR01GM117372 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ANTHONY A KOSSIAKOFF · 2016 to 2026
$4.0M
The Cell Envelope of the Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogen Acinetobacter baumanniiR01AI150098 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Michael Stephen Trent · 2020 to 2026
$3.9M
Structural basis of integral membrane enzyme functionR35GM132120 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Filippo Mancia · 2019 to 2026
$3.7M
Unravelling Membrane Protein-Lipid Interactions using Nanodiscs and Mass SpectrometryR35GM128624 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Michael T Marty · 2018 to 2026
$3.6M
Synthesis and transport of outer membrane components across the Gram-negative cell envelopeR01AI176776 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Michael Stephen Trent · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
The role of cardiolipin in the biogenesis of the Gram-negative bacterial cell envelopeR01AI174416 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Michael Stephen Trent · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Mechanistic insights into lipid A modification by the phosphoethanolamine transferase MCR-1F31AI181556 · NIAID · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ZINKLE, ALLEN PETER · 2024 to 2024
$49k
NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI181556NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150098NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI174416NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI176776NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM117372NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128624NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM132120U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI150098U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI176776U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI181556U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI74416U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM132120Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 208361/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymyxins are used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. They are cationic peptides that target the negatively charged lipid A component of lipopolysaccharides, disrupting the outer membrane and lysing the cell. Polymyxin resistance is conferred by inner-membrane enzymes, such as phosphoethanolamine transferases, which add positively charged phosphoethanolamine to lipid A. Here, we present the structure of MCR-1, a plasmid-encoded phosphoethanolamine transferase, in its liganded form. The phosphatidylethanolamine donor substrate is bound near the active site in the periplasmic domain, and lipid A is bound over 20 Å away, within the transmembrane region. Integrating structural, biochemical, and drug-resistance data with computational analyses, we propose a two-state model in which the periplasmic domain rotates to bring the active site to lipid A, near the preferential phosphate modification site for MCR-1. This enzymatic mechanism may be generally applicable to other phosphoform transferases with large, globular soluble domains.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsPolymyxinsTransferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)Binding SitesCatalytic DomainColistinCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayEthanolaminesModels, MolecularPhosphatidylethanolaminesAnti-Bacterial AgentsColistinEscherichia coli ProteinsEthanolaminesMCR-1 protein, E coliPhosphatidylethanolaminesPolymyxinsTransferases (Other Substituted Phosphate Groups)

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PMID41298376
PMCPMC12658134

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