Disruption of de Novo Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Biosynthesis Abolishes Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Autor:	Blundell RD; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Williams SJ; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Arras SD; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Chitty JL; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Blake KL; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Ericsson DJ; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.; MX Beamlines, Australian Synchrotron , 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia., Tibrewal N; College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky , Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States., Rohr J; College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky , Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States., Koh YQ; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Kappler U; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.; Centre for Metals in Biology, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Robertson AA; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Butler MS; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Cooper MA; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Kobe B; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia., Fraser JA; Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	ACS infectious diseases [ACS Infect Dis] 2016 Sep 09; Vol. 2 (9), pp. 651-663. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 17.
DOI:	10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00121
Abstrakt:	Opportunistic fungal pathogens such as Cryptococcus neoformans are a growing cause of morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised populations worldwide. To address the current paucity of antifungal therapeutic agents, further research into fungal-specific drug targets is required. Adenylosuccinate synthetase (AdSS) is a crucial enzyme in the adeosine triphosphate (ATP) biosynthetic pathway, catalyzing the formation of adenylosuccinate from inosine monophosphate and aspartate. We have investigated the potential of this enzyme as an antifungal drug target, finding that loss of function results in adenine auxotrophy in C. neoformans, as well as complete loss of virulence in a murine model. Cryptococcal AdSS was expressed and purified in Escherichia coli and the enzyme's crystal structure determined, the first example of a structure of this enzyme from fungi. Together with enzyme kinetic studies, this structural information enabled comparison of the fungal enzyme with the human orthologue and revealed species-specific differences potentially exploitable via rational drug design. These results validate AdSS as a promising antifungal drug target and lay a foundation for future in silico and in vitro screens for novel antifungal compounds.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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