Search Results - "Degen, David"
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Structural basis of ECF-σ-factor-dependent transcription initiation
Published in Nature communications (12-02-2019)“…Extracytoplasmic (ECF) σ factors, the largest class of alternative σ factors, are related to primary σ factors, but have simpler structures, comprising only…”
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Structural Basis of Transcription Inhibition by Fidaxomicin (Lipiarmycin A3)
Published in Molecular cell (05-04-2018)“…Fidaxomicin is an antibacterial drug in clinical use for treatment of Clostridium difficile diarrhea. The active ingredient of fidaxomicin, lipiarmycin A3…”
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New target for inhibition of bacterial RNA polymerase: ‘switch region’
Published in Current opinion in microbiology (01-10-2011)“…Highlights ► Bacterial RNA polymerase is a proven target for antibacterial therapy. ► The ‘switch region’ is a new inhibitor binding site within bacterial RNA…”
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Salinamide F, new depsipeptide antibiotic and inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase from a marine-derived Streptomyces sp
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Frequency, Spectrum, and Nonzero Fitness Costs of Resistance to Myxopyronin in Staphylococcus aureus
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-12-2012)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Transcription inhibition by the depsipeptide antibiotic salinamide A
Published in eLife (30-04-2014)“…We report that bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) is the functional cellular target of the depsipeptide antibiotic salinamide A (Sal), and we report that Sal…”
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GE23077 binds to the RNA polymerase 'i' and 'i+1' sites and prevents the binding of initiating nucleotides
Published in eLife (22-04-2014)“…Using a combination of genetic, biochemical, and structural approaches, we show that the cyclic-peptide antibiotic GE23077 (GE) binds directly to the bacterial…”
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Retrieval of aerosol properties from in situ, multi-angle light scattering measurements using invertible neural networks
Published in Journal of aerosol science (01-06-2022)“…Atmospheric aerosols have a major influence on the earth’s climate and public health. Hence, studying their properties and recovering them from light…”
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Total Synthesis of Marformycins A and D
Published in Organic letters (12-11-2024)“…We report the synthesis of the antimicrobial cyclodepsipeptides marformycin A (1) and marformycin D (2) using a solid-phase approach. A scalable solution-phase…”
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Structural Basis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transcription and Transcription Inhibition
Published in Molecular cell (20-04-2017)“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis, which kills 1.8 million annually. Mtb RNA polymerase (RNAP) is the target of the…”
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Antibacterial Nucleoside-Analog Inhibitor of Bacterial RNA Polymerase
Published in Cell (15-06-2017)“…Drug-resistant bacterial pathogens pose an urgent public-health crisis. Here, we report the discovery, from microbial-extract screening, of a nucleoside-analog…”
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Total Synthesis of Pargamicin A
Published in Organic letters (23-12-2022)“…We report the total synthesis and configurational assignment of pargamicin A, a highly oxidized nonribosomal peptide that potently inhibits the growth of…”
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Correction to: Salinamide F, new depsipeptide antibiotic and inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase from a marine-derived Streptomyces sp
Published in Journal of antibiotics (01-07-2022)Get full text
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Stabilizing Pseudouridimycin: Synthesis, RNA Polymerase Inhibitory Activity, and Antibacterial Activity of Dipeptide‐Modified Analogues
Published in ChemMedChem (02-01-2024)“…Pseudouridimycin (PUM) is a microbially produced C‐nucleoside dipeptide that selectively targets the nucleotide addition site of bacterial RNA polymerase…”
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Front Cover: Stabilizing Pseudouridimycin: Synthesis, RNA Polymerase Inhibitory Activity, and Antibacterial Activity of Dipeptide‐Modified Analogues (ChemMedChem 1/2024)
Published in ChemMedChem (02-01-2024)“…The Front Cover shows a crystal structure of pseudouridimycin (PUM) bound to T. thermophilus RNA polymerase transcription complex. PUM′s inherent instability…”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Analogues of Ripostatins
Published in Chemistry : a European journal (15-09-2014)“…Ripostatins are polyene macrolactones isolated from the myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum. They exhibit antibiotic activity by inhibiting bacterial RNA…”
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Structural Basis of Transcription Inhibition by CBR Hydroxamidines and CBR Pyrazoles
Published in Structure (London) (04-08-2015)“…CBR hydroxamidines are small-molecule inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) discovered through high-throughput screening of synthetic-compound…”
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On the moduli space of ricci flat metrics on a K3 surface
Published 26-11-2020“…We show that the moduli space of Ricci flat metrics of unit volume (including orbifold metrics) on a K3 surface is simply connected and that it has the same…”
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Affinity Selection–Mass Spectrometry Identifies a Novel Antibacterial RNA Polymerase Inhibitor
Published in ACS chemical biology (19-05-2017)“…The growing prevalence of drug resistant bacteria is a significant global threat to human health. The antibacterial drug rifampin, which functions by…”
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Targets of transcription inhibition by the antibiotics lipiarmycin, GE23077, and salinamide
Published 01-01-2014“…The antibiotics lipiarmycin (Lpm), GE23077 (GE), and salinamide (Sal) function by inhibiting bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP). In this work, the targets (and…”
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