Exploiting bacterial DNA gyrase as a drug target: current state and perspectives

F Collin, S Karkare, A Maxwell - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2011 - Springer
DNA gyrase is a type II topoisomerase that can introduce negative supercoils into DNA at
the expense of ATP hydrolysis. It is essential in all bacteria but absent from higher …

DNA topoisomerases

NG Bush, K Evans-Roberts, A Maxwell - EcoSal Plus, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
DNA topoisomerases are enzymes that control the topology of DNA in all cells. There are
two types, I and II, classified according to whether they make transient single-or double …

The Antibiotic Resistant Target Seeker (ARTS), an exploration engine for antibiotic cluster prioritization and novel drug target discovery

M Alanjary, B Kronmiller, M Adamek, K Blin… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
With the rise of multi-drug resistant pathogens and the decline in number of potential new
antibiotics in development there is a fervent need to reinvigorate the natural products …

The complete genome sequence of Xanthomonas albilineans provides new insights into the reductive genome evolution of the xylem-limited Xanthomonadaceae

I Pieretti, M Royer, V Barbe, S Carrere, R Koebnik… - BMC genomics, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background The Xanthomonadaceae family contains two xylem-limited plant
pathogenic bacterial species, Xanthomonas albilineans and Xylella fastidiosa. X. fastidiosa …

[HTML][HTML] Draft genome sequences of Xanthomonas sacchari and two banana-associated xanthomonads reveal insights into the Xanthomonas group 1 clade

DJ Studholme, A Wasukira, K Paszkiewicz, V Aritua… - Genes, 2011 - mdpi.com
Genes | Free Full-Text | Draft Genome Sequences of Xanthomonas sacchari and Two
Banana-Associated Xanthomonads Reveal Insights into the Xanthomonas Group 1 Clade …

Functional interactions between gyrase subunits are optimized in a species-specific manner

D Weidlich, D Klostermeier - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
DNA gyrase is a bacterial DNA topoisomerase that catalyzes ATP-dependent negative DNA
supercoiling and DNA decatenation. The enzyme is a heterotetramer comprising two GyrA …

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of albicidin derivatives with variations of the central cyanoalanine building block

S Grätz, D Kerwat, J Kretz, L von Eckardstein… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the pharmacophore regions of the antibiotic albicidin, derivatives with
variations on the central amino acid were synthesized. Charged as well as uncharged …

Pentapeptide-repeat proteins that act as topoisomerase poison resistance factors have a common dimer interface

MW Vetting, SS Hegde, Y Zhang… - … Section F: Structural …, 2011 - journals.iucr.org
The protein AlbG is a self-resistance factor against albicidin, a nonribosomally encoded
hybrid polyketide-peptide with antibiotic and phytotoxic properties produced by …

Albicidin, a potent DNA gyrase inhibitor with clinical potential

SM Hashimi - The Journal of antibiotics, 2019 - nature.com
The emergence of multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious global problem which
requires the development of new effective antimicrobial therapeutics. Albicidin produced by …

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Genomic Analysis of Aliarcobacter cibarius and Aliarcobacter thereius, Two Rarely Detected Aliarcobacter Species

I Hänel, E Müller, BG Santamarina… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aliarcobacter cibarius and Aliarcobacter thereius are two rarely detected Aliarcobacter
species. In the study, we analyzed the antimicrobial susceptibility and provide detailed …