Reviews
- Antibiotic hybrids: A promising strategy to replenish the pipeline and combat antimicrobial resistance
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Yeongseo Lee, Yeo Jin Kim, Minhee Oh, Joon-Ho Lee, Saemee Song, Jaesung Kwak
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Received October 13, 2025 Accepted December 24, 2025 Published online February 25, 2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71150/jm.2510006
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an ongoing threat to global health, with the number of deaths directly attributable to AMR projected to rise to 8 million. One of the main reasons for the current crisis is the depletion of antibiotic candidates in clinical pipelines. To address this, more preclinical candidates must be advanced into development. However, the scientific challenges and limited economic incentives associated with antibiotic research have further aggravated the situation. Antibiotic hybrids, which combine two antibiotics with different modes of action, have emerged as a promising strategy to overcome AMR and are already being developed for clinical use. This approach takes advantage of the strong selective pressure exerted when two bactericidal agents act simultaneously. Importantly, because hybrids are administered as a single chemical entity, they may offer advantages over conventional combination therapies, such as simplified pharmacokinetics and dosing. Furthermore, since clinically validated antibiotics are used as the building blocks of hybrids, this strategy provides an efficient platform for generating new lead compounds. Recently, the concept of antibiotic hybrids has expanded beyond antibiotic–antibiotic conjugates to include the attachment of functional molecules designed to mitigate the disadvantages of the parent antibiotics. In this review, we summarize the definition of antibiotic hybrids, highlight representative compounds that have entered clinical evaluation, and discuss recent advances in their development.
- Structural Insights into the Lipopolysaccharide Transport (Lpt) System as a Novel Antibiotic Target
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Yurim Yoon, Saemee Song
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J. Microbiol. 2024;62(4):261-275. Published online May 31, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-024-00137-w
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a critical component of the extracellular leaflet within the bacterial outer membrane, forming an effective physical barrier against environmental threats in Gram-negative bacteria. After LPS is synthesized and matured in the bacterial cytoplasm and the inner membrane (IM), LPS is inserted into the outer membrane (OM) through the ATP-driven LPS transport (Lpt) pathway, which is an energy-intensive process. A trans-envelope complex that contains seven Lpt proteins (LptA-LptG) is crucial for extracting LPS from the IM and transporting it across the periplasm to the OM. The last step in LPS transport involves the mediation of the LptDE complex, facilitating the insertion of LPS into the outer leaflet of the OM. As the Lpt system plays an essential role in maintaining the impermeability of the OM via LPS decoration, the interactions between these interconnected subunits, which are meticulously regulated, may be potential targets for the development of new antibiotics to combat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In this review, we aimed to provide an overview of current research concerning the structural interactions within the Lpt system and their implications to clarify the function and regulation of LPS transport in the overall process of OM biogenesis.
Additionally, we explored studies on the development of therapeutic inhibitors of LPS transport, the factors that limit success, and future prospects.
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Journal Articles
- Crystal structure of Streptomyces coelicolor RraAS2, an unusual member of the RNase E inhibitor RraA protein family
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Nohra Park , Jihune Heo , Saemee Song , Inseong Jo , Kangseok Lee , Nam-Chul Ha
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J. Microbiol. 2017;55(5):388-395. Published online April 29, 2017
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-017-7053-8
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Bacterial ribonuclease E (RNase E) plays a crucial role in the processing and decay of RNAs. A small protein named RraA negatively regulates the activity of RNase E via protein-protein interaction in various bacteria. Recently, RraAS1 and RraAS2, which are functional homologs of RraA from Escherichia coli, were identified in the Gram-positive species Streptomyces coelicolor. RraAS1 and RraAS2 inhibit RNase ES ribonuclease activity in S. coelicolor. RraAS1 and RraAS2 have a C-termi-nal extension region unlike typical bacterial RraA proteins. In this study, we present the crystal structure of RraAS2, ex-hibiting a hexamer arranged in a dimer of trimers, consistent with size exclusion chromatographic results. Importantly, the C-terminal extension region formed a long α-helix at the junction of the neighboring subunit, which is similar to the trimeric RraA orthologs from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Trun-cation of the C-terminal extension region resulted in loss of RNase ES inhibition, demonstrating its crucial role. Our find-ings present the first bacterial RraA that has a hexameric assembly with a C-terminal extension α-helical region, which plays an essential role in the regulation of RNase ES activity in S. coelicolor.
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- Relaxed Cleavage Specificity of Hyperactive Variants of Escherichia coli RNase E on RNA I
Dayeong Bae, Hana Hyeon, Eunkyoung Shin, Ji-Hyun Yeom, Kangseok Lee
Journal of Microbiology.2023; 61(2): 211. CrossRef - An oxidative metabolic pathway of 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronic acid (DEHU) from alginate in an alginate-assimilating bacterium
Ryuji Nishiyama, Takao Ojima, Yuki Ohnishi, Yasuhiro Kumaki, Tomoyasu Aizawa, Akira Inoue
Communications Biology.2021;[Epub] CrossRef - The coordinated action of RNase III and RNase G controls enolase expression in response to oxygen availability in Escherichia coli
Minho Lee, Minju Joo, Minji Sim, Se-Hoon Sim, Hyun-Lee Kim, Jaejin Lee, Minkyung Ryu, Ji-Hyun Yeom, Yoonsoo Hahn, Nam-Chul Ha, Jang-Cheon Cho, Kangseok Lee
Scientific Reports.2019;[Epub] CrossRef - RNase G controls tpiA mRNA abundance in response to oxygen availability in Escherichia coli
Jaejin Lee, Dong-Ho Lee, Che Ok Jeon, Kangseok Lee
Journal of Microbiology.2019; 57(10): 910. CrossRef - Functional implications of hexameric assembly of RraA proteins from Vibrio vulnificus
Saemee Song, Seokho Hong, Jinyang Jang, Ji-Hyun Yeom, Nohra Park, Jaejin Lee, Yeri Lim, Jun-Yeong Jeon, Hyung-Kyoon Choi, Minho Lee, Nam-Chul Ha, Kangseok Lee, Eric Cascales
PLOS ONE.2017; 12(12): e0190064. CrossRef
- RraAS2 requires both scaffold domains of RNase ES for high-affinity binding and inhibitory action on the ribonucleolytic activity
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Jihune Heo , Daeyoung Kim , Minju Joo , Boeun Lee , Sojin Seo , Jaejin Lee , Saemee Song , Ji-Hyun Yeom , Nam-Chul Ha , Kangseok Lee
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J. Microbiol. 2016;54(10):660-666. Published online September 30, 2016
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RraA is a protein inhibitor of RNase E (Rne), which catalyzes
the endoribonucleolytic cleavage of a large proportion
of RNAs in Escherichia coli. The antibiotic‐producing bacterium
Streptomyces coelicolor also contains homologs of
RNase E and RraA, designated as RNase ES (Rns), RraAS1,
and RraAS2, respectively. Here, we report that RraAS2 requires
both scaffold domains of RNase ES for high-affinity
binding and inhibitory action on the ribonucleolytic activity.
Analyses of the steady-state level of RNase E substrates indicated
that coexpression of RraAS2 in E. coli cells overproducing
Rns effectively inhibits the ribonucleolytic activity of
full-length RNase ES, but its inhibitory effects were moderate
or undetectable on other truncated forms of Rns, in which the
N- or/and C-terminal scaffold domain was deleted. In addition,
RraAS2 more efficiently inhibited the in vitro ribonucleolytic
activity of RNase ES than that of a truncated form
containing the catalytic domain only. Coimmunoprecipitation
and in vivo cross-linking experiments further showed
necessity of both scaffold domains of RNase ES for high-affinity
binding of RraAS2 to the enzyme, resulting in decreased
RNA-binding capacity of RNase ES. Our results indicate that
RraAS2 is a protein inhibitor of RNase ES and provide clues
to how this inhibitor affects the ribonucleolytic activity of
RNase ES.
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- MINIREVIEW] Molecular architecture of the bacterial tripartite multidrug efflux pump focusing on the adaptor bridging model
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Saemee Song , Jin-Sik Kim , Kangseok Lee , Nam-Chul Ha
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J. Microbiol. 2015;53(6):355-364. Published online May 30, 2015
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Gram-negative bacteria expel a wide range of toxic substances
through tripartite drug efflux pumps consisting of an inner
membrane transporter, an outer membrane channel protein,
and a periplasmic adaptor protein. These pumps form tripartite
assemblies which can span the entire cell envelope,
including the inner and outer membranes. There have been
controversial findings regarding the assembly of the individual
components in tripartite drug efflux pumps. Recent
structural and functional studies have advanced our understanding
of the assembly and working mechanisms of the
pumps. Here, we re-evaluate the assembly models based on
recent structural and functional studies. In particular, this
study focuses on the ‘adaptor bridging model’, highlighting
the intermeshing cogwheel-like interactions between the tip
regions of the outer membrane channel protein and the periplasmic
adaptor protein in the hexameric assembly.
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- Interaction between the α-Barrel Tip of Vibrio vulnificus TolC Homologs and AcrA Implies the Adapter Bridging Model
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Seunghwa Lee , Saemee Song , Minho Lee , Soonhye Hwang , Ji-Sun Kim , Nam-Chul Ha , Kangseok Lee
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The AcrAB-TolC multidrug efflux pump confers resistance to Escherichia coli against many antibiotics and toxic compounds. The TolC protein is an outer membrane factor that participates in the formation of type I secretion systems. The genome of Vibrio vulnificus encodes two proteins homologous to the E. coli TolC, designated TolCV1 and TolCV2. Here, we show that both TolCV1 and TolCV2 partially complement the E. coli TolC function and physically interact with the membrane fusion protein AcrA, a component of the E. coli AcrAB-TolC efflux pump. Using site-directed mutational analyses and an in vivo cross-linking assay, we demonstrated that the α-barrel tip region of TolC homologs plays a critical role in the formation of functional AcrAB-TolC efflux pumps. Our findings suggest the adapter bridging model as a general assembly mechanism for tripartite drug efflux pumps in Gram-negative bacteria.
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Minho Lee , Hyun-Lee Kim , Saemee Song , Minju Joo , Seunghwa Lee , Daeyoung Kim , Yoonsoo Hahn , Nam-Chul Ha , Kangseok Lee
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TolC and its homologous family of proteins are outer membrane factors that are essential for exporting small molecules and toxins across the outer membrane in Gram-negative bacteria. Two open reading frames in the Vibrio vulnificus genome that encode proteins homologous to Escherichia coli TolC, designated TolCV1 and TolCV2, have 51.3% and 29.6% amino acid identity to TolC, respectively. In this study, we show that TolCV1 and TolCV2 functionally and physically interacted with the membrane fusion protein, MacA, a component of the macrolide-specific MacAB-TolC pump of E. coli. We further show that the conserved residues located at the aperture tip region of the α-hairpin of TolCV1 and TolCV2 played an essential role in the formation of the functional MacAB-TolC pump using site-directed mutational analyses. Our findings suggest that these outer membrane factors have
conserved tip-to-tip interaction with the MacA membrane fusion protein for action of the drug efflux pump in Gramnegative bacteria.
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