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    Novobiocin is an orally active antibiotic that inhibits DNA gyrase by binding the ATP-binding site in the ATPase subunit. Although effective against Gram-positive pathogens, novobiocin has limited activity against Gram-negative organisms due to the presence of the lipopolysaccharide-containing outer membrane, which acts as a permeability barrier. Using a novobiocin-sensitive Escherichia coli strain with a leaky outer membrane, we identified a mutant with increased resistance to novobiocin. Unexpectedly, the mutation that increases novobiocin resistance was not found to alter gyrase, but the ATPase that powers lipopolysaccharide (LPS) transport. Co-crystal structures, biochemical, and genetic evidence show novobiocin directly binds this ATPase. Novobiocin does not bind the ATP binding site but rather the interface between the ATPase subunits and the transmembrane subunits of the LPS transporter. This interaction increases the activity of the LPS transporter, which in turn alters the permeability of the outer membrane. We propose that novobiocin will be a useful tool for understanding how ATP hydrolysis is coupled to LPS transport.

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    Janine M May, Tristan W Owens, Michael D Mandler, Brent W Simpson, Michael B Lazarus, David J Sherman, Rebecca M Davis, Suguru Okuda, Walter Massefski, Natividad Ruiz, Daniel Kahne. The Antibiotic Novobiocin Binds and Activates the ATPase That Powers Lipopolysaccharide Transport. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2017 Nov 22


    PMID: 29135241

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