Macrolactin A Is an Inhibitor of Protein Biosynthesis in Bacteria
A. S. Vasilchenko, D. A. Lukyanov, D. S. Dilbaryan, K. S. Usachev, D. V. Poshvina, A. A. Nikandrova, A. N. Imamutdinova, N. S. Garaeva, A. G. Bikmullin, E. A. Klochkova, A. Taldaev, A. L. Rusanov, D. D. Romashin, N. G. Luzgina, I. A. Osterman, , A. V. Teslya
This study identifies macrolactin A as an inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis by targeting EF-Tu, revealing its mechanism of action as an elfamycin-like antibiotic.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2024Microbiology