Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Jun 13, 2025
Fluorinated compounds are used for agrochemical, pharmaceutical, and numerous industrial applications, resulting in global contamination. In many molecules, fluorine is incorporated to enhance the half-life and improve bioavailability. Fluorinated co...
is a highly versatile and resilient pathogen that can infect different tissues and rapidly develop resistance to multiple drugs. Ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) is an antibiotic often used to treat multidrug-resistant infections; however, the knowledge ...
The bacterial cell division protein FtsZ, a crucial GTPase, plays a vital role in the formation of the contractile Z-ring, which is essential for bacterial cytokinesis. Consequently, inhibiting FtsZ could prevent the formation of proto-filaments and ...
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Proteins and proteomics
Apr 11, 2025
Psychrophilic (cold-active) organisms have developed enzymes that facilitate sufficient metabolic activity at low temperatures to sustain life. This occurs through molecular adaptations that tend to increase protein flexibility at the expense of stab...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Apr 7, 2025
The study of bacterial metabolism holds immense significance for improving human health and advancing agricultural practices. The prospective applications of genomically encoded bacterial metabolism present a compelling opportunity, particularly in t...
Previously, a glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 2 β-galactosidase (PbBGal2A) from Paenibacillus barengoltzii is characterized for its high transglycosylation capability. Here, the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of PbBGal2A was determined,...
Selenoproteins are a special group of proteins with major roles in cellular antioxidant defense. They contain the 21st amino acid selenocysteine (Sec) in the active sites, which is encoded by an in-frame UGA codon. Compared to eukaryotes, identificat...
The increase in antimicrobial resistance presents a major challenge in treating bacterial infections, underscoring the need for innovative drug discovery approaches and novel inhibitors. Bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) has emerged as a crucial target...
Penicillin-binding protein 4 (PBP4) is essential in imparting significant β-lactam antibiotics resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and the mutation R200L in PBP4 is linked to β-lactam non-susceptibility in natural strains, complicating tr...
Bacterial laccases exhibit relatively high optimal reaction temperatures and possess a broad substrate spectrum, thereby expanding the range of potential applications for laccase enzymes. This study aims to investigate the molecular evolution of bact...
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