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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
Aminoglycoside antibiotics constitute an important class of clinically useful drugs which are imperiled by the emergence of resistant organisms. Aminoglycoside resistance in the clinics is primarily due to the presence of modifying enzymes which N-acetylate, O-adenylate or O-phosphorylate the antibiotics. The latter family of enzymes are termed the aminoglycoside phosphotransferases or kinases and are the subject of this review. There are seven classes of aminoglycoside phosphotransferases (APH(3'), APH(2''), APH(3'off'), APH(6), APH(9), APH(4), APH(7'')) and many isozymes in each class, and although there is very little overall general sequence homology among these enzymes, certain signature residues and sequences are common. The recent determination of the three-dimensional structure of the broad spectrum aminoglycoside kinase APH(3')-IIIa complexed with the product ADP, in addition to mechanistic and mutagenic studies on this and related enzymes, has added a great deal to our understanding of this class of antibiotic resistance enzyme. In particular, the revelation of structural and mechanistic similarities between APHs and Ser/Thr and Tyr kinases has set the stage for future inhibition studies which could prove important in reversing aminoglycoside resistance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1093-4715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
D9-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Aminoglycoside phosphotransferases: proteins, structure, and mechanism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5. wrightge@fhs.mcmaster.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't