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Ribosome-targeting antibiotics and mechanisms of bacterial resistance

Wilson, Daniel N.·2014·Nature Reviews Microbiology

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The ribosome is one of the main antibiotic targets in the bacterial cell. Crystal structures of naturally produced antibiotics and their semi-synthetic derivatives bound to ribosomal particles have provided unparalleled insight into their mechanisms of action, and they are also facilitating the design of more effective antibiotics for targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria. In this Review, I discuss the recent structural insights into the mechanism of action of ribosome-targeting antibiotics and the molecular mechanisms of bacterial resistance, in addition to the approaches that are being pursued for the production of improved drugs that inhibit bacterial protein synthesis.

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  • Simultaneous loss of antibiotic susceptibility after a single rRNA nucleotide change to combinations of structurally discrete antibiotics may occur when the individual agents target a shared or partially overlapping binding site on the ribosome.

    “The simultaneous loss of antibiotic susceptibility after the acquisition of a single rRNA nucleotide change to combinations of structurally discrete antibiotics may occur when the individual agents target a shared or partially overlapping binding site on the ribosome (1).”
  • Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections.

    “Tetracycline is broad spectrum antibiotic with bacteriostatic activity that is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections (1).”
  • Binding of chemically distinct antibiotics at or near the same region of the ribosome often results in cross-resistance.

    “The binding of chemically distinct antibiotics at or near the same region of the ribosome often results in cross-resistance (1).”
  • Most of the antibiotics affected by enzymatic modifications exert their mechanism of action by inhibiting protein synthesis at the ribosome level.

    “Interestingly, most of the antibiotics affected by these enzymatic modifications exert their mechanism of action by inhibiting protein synthesis at the ribosome level (11).”

    From Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance (2016) · cites this paper as [11]

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Authors
Wilson, D. N.
Affiliations
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Corresponding author
Wilson, Daniel N.
Venue
Nature Reviews Microbiology
Published
2013-12-16
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
35-48
ISSN
  • 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-1534
OpenAlex
W2056589536
Cited by
1,054
References
147
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Keywords
ribosome-targeting antibiotics, ribosome, antibiotic resistance mechanisms, crystal structure, mechanism of action, multidrug-resistant bacteria, protein synthesis inhibition, antibiotic design, semisynthetic antibiotics
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacteria, Bacterial Proteins, Protein Conformation, Ribosomes, Protein Biosynthesis, Drug Resistance, Bacterial

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