Chemistry:Lipid II

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Short description: Chemical compound
Lipid II
Lipid II structure.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(2R,5R,8S,13R,16S,19R)-19-{[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-Acetamido-5-{[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}-2-[(1,3-dihydroxy-1,3-dioxo-3-{[(2Z,6Z,10Z,14Z,18Z,22Z,26Z,30Z,34E,38E,42E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43-undecamethyltetratetraconta-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42-undecaen-1-yl]oxy}-1λ5,3λ5-diphosphoxan-1-yl)oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl]oxy}-8-(4-aminobutyl)-13-carboxy-2,5,16-trimethyl-4,7,10,15,18-pentaoxo-3,6,9,14,17-pentaazaicosan-1-oic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
9039417
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
Properties
C94H156N8O26P2
Molar mass 1876.23 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lipid II is a precursor molecule in the synthesis of the cell wall of bacteria. It is a peptidoglycan, which is amphipathic and named for its bactoprenol hydrocarbon chain, which acts as a lipid anchor, embedding itself in the bacterial cell membrane. Lipid II must translocate across the cell membrane to deliver and incorporate its disaccharide-pentapeptide "building block" into the peptidoglycan mesh. Lipid II is the target of several antibiotics.

A number of analogous compounds are produced via a similar pathway in some bacteria, giving rise to cell wall modifications. See EC 2.4.1.227 for more information.[1]

Synthesis

In peptidoglycan biosynthetic pathway

Lipid II is the final intermediate in peptidoglycan synthesis. It is formed when the MurG transferase catalyzes addition of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to Lipid I, resulting in a complete disaccharide-pentapeptide monomer with a bactoprenol-pyrophosphate anchor. This occurs on the inside of the cytoplasmic membrane, where the bactoprenol chain is embedded in the inner leaflet of the bilayer. Lipid II is then transported across the membrane by a flippase, to expose the disaccharide-pentapeptide monomer, which is the pentapeptide stem consisting of L-Ala-γ-D-Glu-m-DAP-D-Ala-D-Ala between GlcNAc and N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc), for polymerization and cross-linking into peptidoglycan. The remaining bactoprenol-pyrophosphate is then recycled to the interior of the membrane. Lipid II has been referred to as the "shuttle carrier" of peptidoglycan "building blocks'.[2]

The essential MurJ flippase that translocates lipid II across the cytoplasmic membrane was only published in July 2014, after decades of searching.[3] The discovery remains somewhat controversial as assay results are conflicting; FtsW (EC 2.4.1.129) was proposed as an alternative, with evidence strongly favoring the MurJ side since 2019.[4]

Artificial production

A method for artificial production of lipid II has been described. For synthesis of lipid II from UDP-MurNAc pentapeptide and undecaprenol, the enzymes MraY, MurG, and undecaprenol kinase can be used.[5] Synthetic Lipid II analogues are used in experiments studying how it interacts with and binds molecules.[6] Significant quantities of the important peptidoglycan precursor have also be isolated, following accumulation in bacterial cells.[7]

Functions

Polymers of lipid II form a linear glycan chain. This reaction is catalyzed by the glycosyltransferases of family 51 (GT51). Transpeptidases cross link the chains and form a net-like peptidoglycan macromolecule. The resulting glycopeptide is an essential part of the envelope of many bacteria. Lipid II was estimated to exist at a concentration of less than 2000 molecules per bacterial cell.[8]

Lipid II biosynthesis is functional and essential even in organisms without a cell wall like Chlamydia and Wolbachia. It has been hypothesized that maintaining lipid II biosynthesis reflects its role in prokaryotic cell division.[9]

In the discovery and mechanism of assembly of pili in gram positive bacteria Lipid II has been implicated as a crucial structural molecule. It anchors the pili during or after polymerization of the pilus components.[10]

Antibiotics

Since Lipid II must be flipped outside the cytoplasmic membrane before incorporation of its disaccharide-peptide unit into peptidoglycan, it is a relatively accessible target for antibiotics. These antibiotics fight bacteria by either directly inhibiting the peptidoglycan synthesis, or by binding to lipid II to form destructive pores in the cytoplasmic membrane.[11] Examples of antibiotics that target Lipid II include:

Binding

The D-Ala-D-Ala terminus is used by glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin to inhibit lipid I- and lipid II-consuming peptidoglycan synthesis; in vancomycin-resistant strains vancomycin cannot bind, because a crucial hydrogen bond is lost. Oritavancin also uses the D-Ala-D-Ala terminus, but in addition it uses the crossbridge and D-iso-glutamine in position 2 of the lipid II stem peptide, as present in a number of Gram-positive pathogens, like staphylococci and enterococci. The increased binding of oritavancin through amidation of lipid II can compensate for the loss of a crucial hydrogen bond in vancomycin-resistant strains,[14]

Lantibiotics recognize lipid-II by its pyrophosphate.[2]

Lipid II interacts with human alpha defensins, a class of antimicrobial peptides, such as Defensin, alpha 1. The latter has been used to describe and predict binding of synthetic low-molecular weight compounds created as possible therapeutic agents in treating of Gram-positive infections.[15]

Penicillin-binding protein 4 exchanges d-amino acids into Lipid II (and Lipid I), acting as a transpeptidase in vitro.[16]


References

  1. ↑ "MetaCyc EC 2.4.1.227". https://biocyc.org/META/NEW-IMAGE?type=REACTION&object=RXN-22615. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anton Chugunov; Darya Pyrkova; Dmitry Nolde; Anton Polyansky; Vladimir Pentkovsky; Roman Efremov (Apr 16, 2013). "Lipid-II forms potential "landing terrain" for lantibiotics in simulated bacterial membrane". Sci. Rep. 3: 1678. doi:10.1038/srep01678. PMID 23588060. Bibcode: 2013NatSR...3E1678C. 
  3. ↑ Lok-To Sham et al. (11 July 2014). "MurJ is the flippase of lipid-linked precursors for peptidoglycan biogenesis". Science 345 (6193): 220–222. doi:10.1126/science.1254522. PMID 25013077. Bibcode: 2014Sci...345..220S. 
  4. ↑ "TCDB 2.A.66.4.3". https://tcdb.org/search/result.php?tc=2.A.66.4.3. 
  5. ↑ "Enzymatic synthesis of lipid II and analogues.". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 53 (31): 8060–5. 28 July 2014. doi:10.1002/anie.201402313. PMID 24990652. 
  6. ↑ "New Insights into Nisin's Antibacterial Mechanism Revealed by Binding Studies with Synthetic Lipid II Analogues.". Biochemistry 55 (1): 232–7. 2016. doi:10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01173. PMID 26653142. 
  7. ↑ "Lipid II overproduction allows direct assay of transpeptidase inhibition by b-lactams.". Nature Chemical Biology 13 (7): 793–798. 2017. doi:10.1038/nchembio.2388. PMID 28553948. 
  8. ↑ Y. van Heijenoort; M. Gomez; M. Derrien; J. Ayala; J. van Heijenoort (1992). "Membrane intermediates in the peptidoglycan metabolism of Escherichia coli: possible roles of PBP 1b and PBP 3.". J. Bacteriol. 174 (11): 3549–3557. doi:10.1128/jb.174.11.3549-3557.1992. PMID 1592809. 
  9. ↑ "Functional conservation of the lipid II biosynthesis pathway in the cell wall-less bacteria Chlamydia and Wolbachia: why is lipid II needed?". Mol Microbiol 73 (5): 913–23. September 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06815.x. PMID 19656295. 
  10. ↑ Pili in Gram-positive pathogens, Nature, vol 4, pg 513
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Heijenoort J (December 2007). "Lipid Intermediates in the Biosynthesis of Bacterial Peptidoglycan". Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 71 (4): 620–635. doi:10.1128/MMBR.00016-07. PMID 18063720. 
  12. ↑ "Lipid II: A central component in bacterial cell wall synthesis and a target for antibiotics". Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 79 (3–5): 117–21. 12 November 2008. doi:10.1016/j.plefa.2008.09.020. PMID 19008088. 
  13. ↑ Wright, Gerard (7 January 2015). "Antibiotics: An irresistible newcomer". Nature 517 (7535): 442–444. doi:10.1038/nature14193. PMID 25561172. Bibcode: 2015Natur.517..442W. 
  14. ↑ "Structural variations of the cell wall precursor lipid II - Influence on binding and activity of the lipoglycopeptide antibiotic oritavancin". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 59 (2): 772–781. 17 November 2014. doi:10.1128/AAC.02663-14. PMID 25403671. 
  15. ↑ "Turning defense into offense: defensin mimetics as novel antibiotics targeting lipid II.". PLOS Pathog 9 (11): e1003732. 2013. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003732. PMID 24244161. 
  16. ↑ "Detection of lipid-linked peptidoglycan precursors by exploiting an unexpected transpeptidase reaction.". J Am Chem Soc 136 (42): 14678–81. 22 October 2014. doi:10.1021/ja508147s. PMID 25291014. 

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