The role of a novel auxiliary pocket in bacterial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase druggability.
Abibi, A., Ferguson, A.D., Fleming, P.R., Gao, N., Hajec, L.I., Hu, J., Laganas, V.A., McKinney, D.C., McLeod, S.M., Prince, D.B., Shapiro, A.B., Buurman, E.T.(2014) J Biol Chem 289: 21651-21662
- PubMed: 24936059 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.574061
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4P71, 4P72, 4P73, 4P74, 4P75 - PubMed Abstract: 
The antimicrobial activity of phenyl-thiazolylurea-sulfonamides against Staphylococcus aureus PheRS are dependent upon phenylalanine levels in the extracellular fluids. Inhibitor efficacy in animal models of infection is substantially diminished by dietary phenylalanine intake, thereby reducing the perceived clinical utility of this inhibitor class ...