Aminoglycoside resistance profile and structural architecture of the aminoglycoside acetyltransferase AAC(6’)-Im
Aminoglycoside 6’-acetyltransferase-Im (AAC(6’)-Im) is the closest monofunctional homolog of the AAC(6’)-Ie acetyltransferase of the bifunctional enzyme AAC(6’)-Ie/APH(2”)-Ia. The AAC(6’)-Im acetyltransferase confers 4- to 64-fold higher MICs to 4,6-disubstituted aminoglycosides and the 4,5-disubsti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell |
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| Online Access: | http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/aminoglycoside-resistance-profile-and-structural-architecture-of-the-aminoglycoside-acetyltransferase-aac6-im/ |
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| Summary: | Aminoglycoside 6’-acetyltransferase-Im (AAC(6’)-Im) is the closest monofunctional homolog of the AAC(6’)-Ie acetyltransferase of the bifunctional enzyme AAC(6’)-Ie/APH(2”)-Ia. The AAC(6’)-Im acetyltransferase confers 4- to 64-fold higher MICs to 4,6-disubstituted aminoglycosides and the 4,5-disubstituted aminoglycoside neomycin than AAC(6’)-Ie, yet unlike AAC(6’)-Ie, the AAC(6’)-Im enzyme does not confer resistance to the atypical aminoglycoside fortimicin. The structure of the kanamycin A complex of AAC(6’)-Im shows that the substrate binds in a shallow positively-charged pocket, with the N6’ amino group positioned appropriately for an efficient nucleophilic attack on an acetyl-CoA cofactor. The AAC(6’)-Ie enzyme binds kanamycin A in a sufficiently different manner to position the N6’ group less efficiently, thereby reducing the activity of this enzyme towards the 4,6-disubstituted aminoglycosides. Conversely, docking studies with fortimicin in both acetyltransferases suggest that the atypical aminoglycoside might bind less productively in AAC(6’)-Im, thus explaining the lack of resistance to this molecule. |
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| ISSN: | 2311-2638 |