PMID: 12837804 , Related PDB id: !P9X

Authors:

Berisio R, Harms J, Schluenzen F, Zarivach R, Hansen HA, Fucini P, Yonath A

Title:

Structural insight into the antibiotic action of telithromycin against resistant mutants.

Journal:

J Bacteriol. 2003 Jul;185(14):4276-9.

Abstract:

The crystal structure of the ketolide telithromycin bound to the Deinococcus radiodurans large ribosomal subunit shows that telithromycin blocks the ribosomal exit tunnel and interacts with domains II and V of the 23S RNA. Comparisons to other clinically relevant macrolides provided structural insights into its enhanced activity against macrolide-resistant strains.