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Applicability of Chromatographic Co‐Elution for Antibiotic Target Identification
Author(s) -
Schäkermann Sina,
Wüllner Dominik,
Yayci Abdulkadir,
Emili Andrew,
Bandow Julia Elisabeth
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proteomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.26
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1615-9861
pISSN - 1615-9853
DOI - 10.1002/pmic.202000038
Subject(s) - elution , chromatography , chemistry , bacillus subtilis , identification (biology) , ion chromatography , antibiotics , biochemistry , biology , bacteria , botany , genetics
Identification of the molecular target is a crucial step in evaluating novel antibiotics. To support target identification, a label‐free method based on chromatographic co‐elution has previously been developed. Target identification by chromatographic coelution (TICC) exploits the alteration of the elution profile of target‐bound drug versus free drug in ion exchange (IEX) chromatography to identify potential target proteins from elution fractions. The applicability of TICC for antibiotic research is investigated by evaluating which proteins, that is, putative targets, can be monitored in Bacillus subtilis . Coelution of components of known protein complexes provides a read‐out for how well the native state of proteins is conserved during chromatography. Rifampicin, which targets RNA polymerase, is used in a proof‐of‐concept study.