The crystal structures of four peptide deformylases bound to the antibiotic actinonin reveal two distinct types: a platform for the structure-based design of antibacterial agents.
Guilloteau, J.P., Mathieu, M., Giglione, C., Blanc, V., Dupuy, A., Chevrier, M., Gil, P., Famechon, A., Meinnel, T., Mikol, V.(2002) J Mol Biol 320: 951-962
- PubMed: 12126617 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)00549-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1LQW, 1LQY, 1LRU, 1LRY - PubMed Abstract: 
Bacterial peptide deformylase (PDF) belongs to a sub-family of metalloproteases that catalyse the removal of the N-terminal formyl group from newly synthesised proteins. PDF is essential in prokaryotes and conserved throughout the eubacteria. It is therefore considered an attractive target for developing new antibacterial agents ...