Structural basis of promiscuous inhibition of Listeria virulence activator PrfA by oligopeptides
Hainzl T, Scortti M, Lindgren C, Grundström C, Krypotou E, Vázquez-Boland J, Sauer-Eriksson A. Structural basis of promiscuous inhibition of Listeria virulence activator PrfA by oligopeptides. Cell Reports 2025, 44: 115290. PMID: 39970044, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayGlutathioneListeria monocytogenesModels, MolecularOligopeptidesPeptide Termination FactorsProtein BindingVirulenceConceptsDNA-binding helix-turn-helix motifInhibit virulence gene expressionVirulence gene expressionPathogen Listeria monocytogenesPrfA activityVirulence factorsPrfAMaster regulatorsHydrophobic residuesInhibitory bindingGene expressionStructural basisBinding promiscuityPeptide bindingBinding sitesConformational changesPeptide residuesOligopeptidesPeptideInhibitory peptidesBindingPeptide backboneResiduesPromiscuous inhibitionExpression
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