Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a D-Ala:D-Ser ligase associated with VanG-type vancomycin resistance

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2009 Oct 1;65(Pt 10):1024-6. doi: 10.1107/S1744309109033831. Epub 2009 Sep 23.

Abstract

Acquired VanG-type resistance to vancomycin in Enterococcus faecalis BM4518 arises from inducible synthesis of peptidoglycan precursors ending in D-alanyl-D-serine, to which vancomycin exhibits low binding affinity. VanG, a D-alanine:D-serine ligase, catalyzes the ATP-dependent synthesis of the D-Ala-D-Ser dipeptide, which is incorporated into the peptidoglycan synthesis of VanG-type vancomycin-resistant strains. Here, the purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of VanG in complex with ADP are reported. The crystal belonged to space group P3(1)21, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 116.1, c = 177.2 A, and contained two molecules in the asymmetric unit. A complete data set has been collected to 2.35 A resolution from a single crystal under cryogenic conditions using synchrotron radiation.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Enterococcus faecalis / enzymology*
  • Peptide Synthases / chemistry*
  • Peptide Synthases / isolation & purification
  • Vancomycin Resistance

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Peptide Synthases
  • VanC protein, Enterococcus