Macrocycle peptides delineate locked-open inhibition mechanism for microorganism phosphoglycerate mutases

River blindness, a disease affecting millions throughout the tropics, is caused by parasitic worms. Here, Yuet al. report the discovery and structural characterization of potent macrocyclic peptide inhibitors of iPGM, a nematode-specific phosphoglycerate mutase, as potential leads for novel antimicr...

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Main Authors: Hao Yu, Patricia Dranchak, Zhiru Li, Ryan MacArthur, Matthew S. Munson, Nurjahan Mehzabeen, Nathan J. Baird, Kevin P. Battalie, David Ross, Scott Lovell, Clotilde K. S. Carlow, Hiroaki Suga, James Inglese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14932
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Summary:River blindness, a disease affecting millions throughout the tropics, is caused by parasitic worms. Here, Yuet al. report the discovery and structural characterization of potent macrocyclic peptide inhibitors of iPGM, a nematode-specific phosphoglycerate mutase, as potential leads for novel antimicrobial agents.
ISSN:2041-1723