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- Title
Crystal structure of the engineered endolysin mtEC340M.
- Authors
Wang, Jee-Min; Seok, Seung-Hyeon; Yoon, Won-Su; Kim, Ji-Hun; Seo, Min-Duk
- Abstract
Endolysins produced by bacteriophages play essential roles in the release of phage progeny by degrading the peptidoglycan layers of the bacterial cell wall. Bacteriophage‐encoded endolysins have emerged as a new class of antibacterial agents to combat surging antibiotic resistance. The crystal structure of mtEC340M, an engineered endolysin EC340 from the PBEC131 phage that infects Escherichia coli, was determined. The crystal structure of mtEC340M at 2.4 Å resolution consists of eight α‐helices and two loops. The three active residues of mtEC340M were predicted by structural comparison with peptidoglycan‐degrading lysozyme.
- Subjects
CRYSTAL structure; BACTERIOPHAGES; BACTERIAL cell walls; ANTIBACTERIAL agents; DRUG resistance in bacteria
- Publication
Acta Crystallographica: Section F, Structural Biology Communications, 2023, Vol 79, Issue 5, p105
- ISSN
2053-230X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1107/S2053230X23002583