9HAL

Pooled 50S subunit d126_(L29)-/(L22)- precursor states supplemented with Api137

  • Classification: RIBOSOME
  • Organism(s): Escherichia coli
  • Mutation(s): No 

  • Deposited: 2024-11-04 Released: 2025-01-22 
  • Deposition Author(s): Lauer, S., Nikolay, R., Spahn, C.M.T.
  • Funding Organization(s): German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, German Research Foundation (DFG)

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.49 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

The proline-rich antimicrobial peptide Api137 disrupts large ribosomal subunit assembly and induces misfolding.

Lauer, S.M.Gasse, J.Krizsan, A.Reepmeyer, M.Sprink, T.Nikolay, R.Spahn, C.M.T.Hoffmann, R.

(2025) Nat Commun 16: 567-567

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55836-8
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    9H3K, 9H3L, 9H3M, 9H3N, 9H3O, 9H3P, 9H3Q, 9H3R, 9H3S, 9H3T, 9H3U, 9H3V, 9H3W, 9H3X, 9H3Y, 9H3Z, 9HA1, 9HA2, 9HA3, 9HA4, 9HA5, 9HA6, 9HA7, 9HAI, 9HAL, 9HAM

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The proline-rich antimicrobial designer peptide Api137 inhibits protein expression in bacteria by binding simultaneously to the ribosomal polypeptide exit tunnel and the release factor (RF), depleting the cellular RF pool and leading to ribosomal arrest at stop codons. This study investigates the additional effect of Api137 on the assembly of ribosomes using an Escherichia coli reporter strain expressing one ribosomal protein per 30S and 50S subunit tagged with mCherry and EGFP, respectively. Separation of cellular extracts derived from cells exposed to Api137 in a sucrose gradient reveals elevated levels of partially assembled and not fully matured precursors of the 50S subunit (pre-50S). High-resolution structures obtained by cryogenic electron microscopy demonstrate that a large proportion of pre-50S states are missing up to five proteins (uL22, bL32, uL29, bL23, and uL16) and have misfolded helices in 23S rRNA domain IV. These data suggest a second mechanism for Api137, wherein it disrupts 50S subunit assembly by inducing the formation of misfolded precursor particles potentially incapable of evolving into active ribosomes, suggesting a bactericidal mechanism.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.


Macromolecules

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Large ribosomal subunit protein uL13A [auth J]142Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Large ribosomal subunit protein bL17B [auth N]120Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Large ribosomal subunit protein bL20C [auth Q]117Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Large ribosomal subunit protein bL21D [auth R]103Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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50S ribosomal protein L3F [auth D]209Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Large ribosomal subunit protein uL4G [auth E]201Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Large ribosomal subunit protein uL15H [auth L]143Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Large ribosomal subunit protein uL24I [auth U]102Escherichia coliMutation(s): 0 
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 4.49 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
German Federal Ministry for Education and ResearchGermany16GW0300
German Federal Ministry for Education and ResearchGermany16GW0299K
German Research Foundation (DFG)GermanyEXC2008/1-390540038
German Research Foundation (DFG)GermanyINST 335/588-1 FUGG

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2025-01-22
    Type: Initial release