Volume 127, Issue 7 pp. 2207-2212
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Application of Fragment-Based Screening to the Design of Inhibitors of Escherichia coli DsbA

Dr. Luke A. Adams

Dr. Luke A. Adams

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Pooja Sharma

Dr. Pooja Sharma

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Biswaranjan Mohanty

Dr. Biswaranjan Mohanty

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Olga V. Ilyichova

Olga V. Ilyichova

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Mark D. Mulcair

Dr. Mark D. Mulcair

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Martin L. Williams

Dr. Martin L. Williams

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Ellen C. Gleeson

Ellen C. Gleeson

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Makrina Totsika

Dr. Makrina Totsika

School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

Present address: Institute of Health and Biomedical, Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059 (Australia)

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Dr. Bradley C. Doak

Dr. Bradley C. Doak

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Sofia Caria

Dr. Sofia Caria

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Kieran Rimmer

Dr. Kieran Rimmer

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. James Horne

Dr. James Horne

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Stephen R. Shouldice

Dr. Stephen R. Shouldice

Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

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Mansha Vazirani

Mansha Vazirani

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Stephen J. Headey

Dr. Stephen J. Headey

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Brent R. Plumb

Brent R. Plumb

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Prof. Jennifer L. Martin

Prof. Jennifer L. Martin

Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

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Dr. Begoña Heras

Corresponding Author

Dr. Begoña Heras

Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

Present address: La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086 (Australia)

Begoña Heras, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

Jamie S. Simpson, Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

Martin J. Scanlon, Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Jamie S. Simpson

Corresponding Author

Dr. Jamie S. Simpson

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

Begoña Heras, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

Jamie S. Simpson, Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

Martin J. Scanlon, Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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Dr. Martin J. Scanlon

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Dr. Martin J. Scanlon

Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

Begoña Heras, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072 (Australia)

Jamie S. Simpson, Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

Martin J. Scanlon, Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052 (Australia) http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au

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First published: 30 December 2014
Citations: 3

We acknowledge funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (grant number 1009785) and the Australian Research Council for an Australian Laureate Fellowship, a Future Fellowship, and a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award to J.L.M., B.H., and M.T., respectively (grant numbers FL0992138, FT130100580, and DE130101169). We thank the Bio21 Institute NMR Facility and the CSIRO Collaborative Crystallisation Centre (www.csiro.au/C3). This research was undertaken on the MX1 and MX2 beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron and at the UQ ROCX Diffraction Facility.

Abstract

The thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase enzyme DsbA catalyzes the formation of disulfide bonds in the periplasm of Gram-negative bacteria. DsbA substrates include proteins involved in bacterial virulence. In the absence of DsbA, many of these proteins do not fold correctly, which renders the bacteria avirulent. Thus DsbA is a critical mediator of virulence and inhibitors may act as antivirulence agents. Biophysical screening has been employed to identify fragments that bind to DsbA from Escherichia coli. Elaboration of one of these fragments produced compounds that inhibit DsbA activity in vitro. In cell-based assays, the compounds inhibit bacterial motility, but have no effect on growth in liquid culture, which is consistent with selective inhibition of DsbA. Crystal structures of inhibitors bound to DsbA indicate that they bind adjacent to the active site. Together, the data suggest that DsbA may be amenable to the development of novel antibacterial compounds that act by inhibiting bacterial virulence.

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