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Atomic-Resolution Structure of a Class C β-Lactamase and Its Complex with Avibactam
Cecilia Pozzi1, Flavio Di Pisa1, Filomena De Luca2
1Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Abstract:
β-Lactamases (BLs) are important antibiotic-resistance determinants that significantly compromise the efficacy of valuable β-lactam antibacterial drugs. Thus, combinations with BL inhibitor were developed. Avibactam is the first non-β-lactam BL inhibitor introduced into clinical practice. Ceftazidime-avibactam represents one of the few last-resort antibiotics available for the treatment of infections caused by near-pandrug-resistant bacteria. TRU-1 is a chromosomally encoded AmpC-type BL of Aeromonas enteropelogenes, related to the FOX-type BLs and constitutes a good model for class C BLs. TRU-1 crystals provided ultrahigh-resolution diffraction data for the native enzyme and for its complex with avibactam. A comparison of the native and avibactam-bound structures revealed new details in the conformations of residues relevant for substrate and/or inhibitor binding. Furthermore, a comparison of the TRU-1 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpC avibactam-bound structures revealed two inhibitor conformations that were likely to correspond to two different states occurring during inhibitor carbamylation/recyclization.
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