5IXG

Crystal Structure of Burkholderia cenocepacia BcnB


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.160 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.162 

Starting Model: experimental
View more details

wwPDB Validation   3D Report Full Report


Ligand Structure Quality Assessment 


This is version 1.3 of the entry. See complete history


Literature

Antibiotic Capture by Bacterial Lipocalins Uncovers an Extracellular Mechanism of Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance.

El-Halfawy, O.M.Klett, J.Ingram, R.J.Loutet, S.A.Murphy, M.E.Martin-Santamaria, S.Valvano, M.A.

(2017) mBio 8

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00225-17
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    5IXG, 5IXH

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The potential for microbes to overcome antibiotics of different classes before they reach bacterial cells is largely unexplored. Here we show that a soluble bacterial lipocalin produced by Burkholderia cenocepacia upon exposure to sublethal antibiotic concentrations increases resistance to diverse antibiotics in vitro and in vivo These phenotypes were recapitulated by heterologous expression in B. cenocepacia of lipocalin genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Purified lipocalin bound different classes of bactericidal antibiotics and contributed to bacterial survival in vivo Experimental and X-ray crystal structure-guided computational studies revealed that lipocalins counteract antibiotic action by capturing antibiotics in the extracellular space. We also demonstrated that fat-soluble vitamins prevent antibiotic capture by binding bacterial lipocalin with higher affinity than antibiotics. Therefore, bacterial lipocalins contribute to antimicrobial resistance by capturing diverse antibiotics in the extracellular space at the site of infection, which can be counteracted by known vitamins. IMPORTANCE Current research on antibiotic action and resistance focuses on targeting essential functions within bacterial cells. We discovered a previously unrecognized mode of general bacterial antibiotic resistance operating in the extracellular space, which depends on bacterial protein molecules called lipocalins. These molecules are highly conserved in most bacteria and have the ability to capture different classes of antibiotics outside bacterial cells. We also discovered that liposoluble vitamins, such as vitamin E, overcome in vitro and in vivo antibiotic resistance mediated by bacterial lipocalins, providing an unexpected new alternative to combat resistance by using this vitamin or its derivatives as antibiotic adjuvants.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.


Macromolecules
Find similar proteins by:  (by identity cutoff)  |  3D Structure
Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
YceIA [auth B],
B [auth C],
C [auth A],
D
169Burkholderia cenocepacia PC184Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: BCPG_01022
Entity Groups  
Sequence Clusters30% Identity50% Identity70% Identity90% Identity95% Identity100% Identity
Sequence Annotations
Expand
  • Reference Sequence
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.60 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.160 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.162 
  • Space Group: P 1 21 1
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 51.16α = 90
b = 101.17β = 97.2
c = 63.49γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
MOSFLMdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

View Full Validation Report



Ligand Structure Quality Assessment 


Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)CanadaMOP-49597

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2017-03-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2017-03-29
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2020-01-08
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.3: 2023-09-27
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description