4ALN

Crystal structure of S. aureus FabI (P32)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Staphylococcus Aureus Fabi: Inhibition, Substrate Recognition and Potential Implications for in Vivo Essentiality

Schiebel, J.Chang, A.Lu, H.Baxter, M.V.Tonge, P.J.Kisker, C.

(2012) Structure 20: 802

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2012.03.013
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    4ALI, 4ALJ, 4ALK, 4ALL, 4ALM, 4ALN

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    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.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, Institute for Structural Biology, University of Würzburg, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
ENOYL-[ACYL-CARRIER-PROTEIN] REDUCTASE [NADPH]
A, B, C, D, E
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L
282Staphylococcus aureusMutation(s): 1 
EC: 1.3.1.10 (PDB Primary Data), 1.3.1.39 (UniProt)
UniProt
Find proteins for A0A0H3JLH9 (Staphylococcus aureus (strain N315))
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Go to UniProtKB:  A0A0H3JLH9
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
UniProt GroupA0A0H3JLH9
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 3.05 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.203 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.205 
  • Space Group: P 32
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 123.78α = 90
b = 123.78β = 90
c = 190.11γ = 120
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2012-05-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2012-05-23
    Changes: Other
  • Version 1.2: 2023-12-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Other, Refinement description