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A Strategy for Antagonizing Quorum Sensing

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Chen, Guozhou, Swem, Lee R., Swem, Danielle L., Stauff, Devin L., O'Loughlin, Colleen T., Jeffrey, Philip D., Bassler, Bonnie L., Hughson, Frederick M.·2011·Molecular Cell

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SUMMARY Quorum-sensing bacteria communicate via small molecules called autoinducers to coordinate collective behaviors. Because quorum sensing controls virulence factor expression in many clinically relevant pathogens, membrane-permeable quorum sensing antagonists that prevent population-wide expression of virulence genes offer a potential route to novel antibacterial therapeutics. Here, we report a strategy for inhibiting quorum-sensing receptors of the widespread LuxR family. Structure-function studies with natural and synthetic ligands demonstrate that the dimeric LuxR-type transcription factor CviR from Chromobacterium violaceum is potently antagonized by molecules that bind in place of the native acylated homoserine lactone autoinducer, provided that they stabilize a closed conformation. In such conformations, each of the two DNA-binding domains interacts with the ligand-binding domain of the opposing monomer. Consequently, the DNA-binding helices are held apart by ~60 Å, twice the ~30 Å separation required for operator binding. This approach may represent a general strategy for the inhibition of multi-domain proteins.

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Authors
Chen, G., Swem, L. R., Swem, D. L., Stauff, D. L., O'Loughlin, C. T., Jeffrey, P. D., Bassler, B. L., & Hughson, F. M.
Venue
Molecular Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-04
Volume
42
Issue
2
Pages
199-209
ISSN
1097-2765 (ISSN-L)
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312
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7.64
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journal article
Language
en
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Chen, G., Swem, L. R., Swem, D. L., Stauff, D. L., O'Loughlin, C. T., Jeffrey, P. D., Bassler, B. L., & Hughson, F. M. (2011). A Strategy for Antagonizing Quorum Sensing. Molecular Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2011.04.003

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