Small molecule binding, docking, and characterization of the interaction between Pth1 and peptidyl-tRNA

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    Abstract

    Bacterial Pth1 is essential for viability. Pth1 cleaves the ester bond between the peptide and nucleotide of peptidyl-tRNA generated from aborted translation, expression of mini-genes, and short ORFs. We have determined the shape of the Pth1:peptidyl-tRNA complex using small angle neutron scattering. Binding of piperonylpiperazine, a small molecule constituent of a combinatorial synthetic library common to most compounds with inhibitory activity, was mapped to Pth1 via NMR spectroscopy. We also report computational docking results, modeling piperonylpiperazine binding based on chemical shift perturbation mapping. Overall these studies promote Pth1 as a novel antibiotic target, contribute to understanding how Pth1 interacts with its substrate, advance the current model for cleavage, and demonstrate feasibility of small molecule inhibition.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)22741-22752
    Number of pages12
    JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
    Volume14
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Nov 19 2013

    Keywords

    • Docking
    • Enzyme-substrate complex
    • Inhibition
    • Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase
    • Small angle neutron scattering

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