Structural and functional insights into peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase

S Sharma, S Kaushik, M Sinha, GS Kushwaha… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase is an essential enzyme which acts as one of the rescue factors of
the stalled ribosomes. It is an esterase that hydrolyzes the ester bond in the peptidyl-tRNA …

Unveiling the Druggable Landscape of Bacterial Peptidyl tRNA Hydrolase: Insights into Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Potential

S Mundra, A Kabra - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bacterial peptidyl tRNA hydrolase (Pth) or Pth1 emerges as a pivotal enzyme involved in the
maintenance of cellular homeostasis by catalyzing the release of peptidyl moieties from …

Characterization of structure of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase from Enterococcus faecium and its inhibition by a pyrrolinone compound

R Pandey, G Kaul, A Akhir, D Saxena, M Shukla… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In bacteria, peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase (Pth, EC 3.1. 1.29) is a ubiquitous and essential
enzyme for preventing the accumulation of peptidyl-tRNA and sequestration of tRNA. Pth is …

Structural basis for the substrate recognition and catalysis of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase

K Ito, R Murakami, M Mochizuki, H Qi… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase (Pth) cleaves the ester bond between the peptide and the tRNA of
peptidyl-tRNA molecules, which are produced by aborted translation, to recycle tRNA for …

Unraveling the stereochemical and dynamic aspects of the catalytic site of bacterial peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase

A Kabra, S Shahid, RK Pal, R Yadav, SVSRK Pulavarti… - RNA, 2017 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Bacterial peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase (Pth; EC 3.1. 1.29) hydrolyzes the peptidyl-tRNAs
accumulated in the cytoplasm and thereby prevents cell death by alleviating tRNA …

RNA-binding site of Escherichia coli peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase

L Giorgi, F Bontems, M Fromant, C Aubard… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
In a cell, peptidyl-tRNA molecules that have prematurely dissociated from ribosomes need to
be recycled. This work is achieved by an enzyme called peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase. To …

Characterization of active/binding site residues of peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase using biophysical and computational studies

R Kulandaisamy, T Kushwaha, V Kumar, S De… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
All mRNAs cannot be translated into full-length proteins due to ribosome-stalling that leads
to release of peptidyl-tRNA which can be lethal for bacterial survival. The enzyme peptidyl …

Small molecule binding, docking, and characterization of the interaction between Pth1 and peptidyl-tRNA

MC Hames, H McFeeters, WB Holloway… - International Journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Bacterial Pth1 is essential for viability. Pth1 cleaves the ester bond between the peptide and
nucleotide of peptidyl-tRNA generated from aborted translation, expression of mini-genes …

Rationally Designed Pooled CRISPRi-Seq Uncovers an Inhibitor of Bacterial Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolase

ASMZ Rahman, EA Syroegin, J Novomisky Nechcoff… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Pooled knockdown libraries of essential genes are useful tools for elucidating the
mechanisms of action of antibacterial compounds, a pivotal step in antibiotic discovery …

Natural product inhibition and enzyme kinetics related to phylogenetic characterization for bacterial peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase 1

DS Strange, SS Gaffin, WB Holloway, MD Kinsella… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the relentless development of drug resistance and re-emergence of many pathogenic
bacteria, the need for new antibiotics and new antibiotic targets is urgent and growing …