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Trends in Biochemical Sciences, volume 43, issue 9, pages 668-684

How Macrolide Antibiotics Work

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Center for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2018-09-01
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
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Impact factor13.8
ISSN03765067, 09680004, 13624326
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Abstract
Macrolide antibiotics inhibit protein synthesis by targeting the bacterial ribosome. They bind at the nascent peptide exit tunnel and partially occlude it. Thus, macrolides have been viewed as 'tunnel plugs' that stop the synthesis of every protein. More recent evidence, however, demonstrates that macrolides selectively inhibit the translation of a subset of cellular proteins, and that their action crucially depends on the nascent protein sequence and on the antibiotic structure. Therefore, macrolides emerge as modulators of translation rather than as global inhibitors of protein synthesis. The context-specific action of macrolides is the basis for regulating the expression of resistance genes. Understanding the details of the mechanism of macrolide action may inform rational design of new drugs and unveil important principles of translation regulation.

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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.tibs.2018.06.011
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.tibs.2018.06.011
TI - How Macrolide Antibiotics Work
T2 - Trends in Biochemical Sciences
AU - Vázquez Laslop, Nora
AU - Mankin, Alexander S.
PY - 2018
DA - 2018/09/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 668-684
IS - 9
VL - 43
PMID - 30054232
SN - 0376-5067
SN - 0968-0004
SN - 1362-4326
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@article{2018_Vázquez Laslop,
author = {Nora Vázquez Laslop and Alexander S. Mankin},
title = {How Macrolide Antibiotics Work},
journal = {Trends in Biochemical Sciences},
year = {2018},
volume = {43},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.tibs.2018.06.011},
number = {9},
pages = {668--684},
doi = {10.1016/j.tibs.2018.06.011}
}
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Vázquez Laslop, Nora, and Alexander S. Mankin. “How Macrolide Antibiotics Work.” Trends in Biochemical Sciences, vol. 43, no. 9, Sep. 2018, pp. 668-684. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.tibs.2018.06.011.
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