Frontiers in Microbiology (Jun 2022)

Bacterial Enoyl-Reductases: The Ever-Growing List of Fabs, Their Mechanisms and Inhibition

  • Fernanda S. M. Hopf,
  • Fernanda S. M. Hopf,
  • Candida D. Roth,
  • Eduardo V. de Souza,
  • Eduardo V. de Souza,
  • Luiza Galina,
  • Luiza Galina,
  • Alexia M. Czeczot,
  • Alexia M. Czeczot,
  • Pablo Machado,
  • Pablo Machado,
  • Luiz A. Basso,
  • Luiz A. Basso,
  • Luiz A. Basso,
  • Cristiano V. Bizarro,
  • Cristiano V. Bizarro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.891610
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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Enoyl-ACP reductases (ENRs) are enzymes that catalyze the last step of the elongation cycle during fatty acid synthesis. In recent years, new bacterial ENR types were discovered, some of them with structures and mechanisms that differ from the canonical bacterial FabI enzymes. Here, we briefly review the diversity of structural and catalytic properties of the canonical FabI and the new FabK, FabV, FabL, and novel ENRs identified in a soil metagenome study. We also highlight recent efforts to use the newly discovered Fabs as targets for drug development and consider the complex evolutionary history of this diverse set of bacterial ENRs.

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