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Wang Y, Fu H, Shi XJ, Zhao GP, Lyu LD. Genome-wide screen reveals cellular functions that counteract rifampicin lethality in Escherichia coli. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0289523. [PMID: 38054714 PMCID: PMC10782999 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02895-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Rifamycins are a group of antibiotics with a wide antibacterial spectrum. Although the binding target of rifamycin has been well characterized, the mechanisms underlying the discrepant killing efficacy between gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria remain poorly understood. Using a high-throughput screen combined with targeted gene knockouts in the gram-negative model organism Escherichia coli, we established that rifampicin efficacy is strongly dependent on several cellular pathways, including iron acquisition, DNA repair, aerobic respiration, and carbon metabolism. In addition, we provide evidence that these pathways modulate rifampicin efficacy in a manner distinct from redox-related killing. Our findings provide insights into the mechanism of rifamycin efficacy and may aid in the development of new antimicrobial adjuvants.
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- Yu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Department of Microbiology and Microbial Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease (Tuberculosis), Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Braun V, Ratliff AC, Celia H, Buchanan SK. Energization of Outer Membrane Transport by the ExbB ExbD Molecular Motor. J Bacteriol 2023; 205:e0003523. [PMID: 37219427 PMCID: PMC10294619 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00035-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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The outer membranes (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria contain a class of proteins (TBDTs) that require energy for the import of nutrients and to serve as receptors for phages and protein toxins. Energy is derived from the proton motif force (pmf) of the cytoplasmic membrane (CM) through the action of three proteins, namely, TonB, ExbB, and ExbD, which are located in the CM and extend into the periplasm. The leaky phenotype of exbB exbD mutants is caused by partial complementation by homologous tolQ tolR. TonB, ExbB, and ExbD are genuine components of an energy transmission system from the CM into the OM. Mutant analyses, cross-linking experiments, and most recently X-ray and cryo-EM determinations were undertaken to arrive at a model that describes the energy transfer from the CM into the OM. These results are discussed in this paper. ExbB forms a pentamer with a pore inside, in which an ExbD dimer resides. This complex harvests the energy of the pmf and transmits it to TonB. TonB interacts with the TBDT at the TonB box, which triggers a conformational change in the TBDT that releases bound nutrients and opens the pore, through which nutrients pass into the periplasm. The structurally altered TBDT also changes the interactions of its periplasmic signaling domain with anti-sigma factors, with the consequence being that the sigma factors initiate transcription.
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- Volkmar Braun
- Max-Planck-Institute for Biology, Department of Protein Evolution, Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, NIH, Maryland, Bethesda, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, NIH, Maryland, Bethesda, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, NIH, Maryland, Bethesda, USA
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Lu P, Alletto F, Lee B, Burk E, Martinez J, Prati F, Caselli E, Spellberg B, Luna B. Defining the minimum inhibitory concentration of 22 rifamycins in iron limited, physiologic medium against Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287102. [PMID: 37310985 PMCID: PMC10263351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Recently, we reported rifabutin hyper-activity against Acinetobacter baumannii. We sought to characterize if any additional rifamycins (n = 22) would also display hyper-activity when tested in iron-limited media against A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae, and E. coli. MICs were determined against representative clinical isolates using the iron-limited media RPMI-1640. Only rifabutin was hyperactive against A. baumannii.
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- Peggy Lu
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Chan DCK, Josts I, Koteva K, Wright GD, Tidow H, Burrows LL. Interactions of TonB-dependent transporter FoxA with siderophores and antibiotics that affect binding, uptake, and signal transduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2221253120. [PMID: 37043535 PMCID: PMC10120069 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221253120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
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The outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria prevents many antibiotics from reaching intracellular targets. However, some antimicrobials can take advantage of iron import transporters to cross this barrier. We showed previously that the thiopeptide antibiotic thiocillin exploits the nocardamine xenosiderophore transporter, FoxA, of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa for uptake. Here, we show that FoxA also transports the xenosiderophore bisucaberin and describe at 2.5 Å resolution the crystal structure of bisucaberin bound to FoxA. Bisucaberin is distinct from other siderophores because it forms a 3:2 rather than 1:1 siderophore-iron complex. Mutations in a single extracellular loop of FoxA differentially affected nocardamine, thiocillin, and bisucaberin binding, uptake, and signal transduction. These results show that in addition to modulating ligand binding, the extracellular loops of siderophore transporters are of fundamental importance for controlling ligand uptake and its regulatory consequences, which have implications for the development of siderophore-antibiotic conjugates to treat difficult infections.
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- Derek C. K. Chan
- David Braley Center for Antibiotic Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
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- The Hamburg Advanced Research Center for Bioorganic Chemistry, Hamburg22761, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg22761, Germany
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- David Braley Center for Antibiotic Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
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- David Braley Center for Antibiotic Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
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- The Hamburg Advanced Research Center for Bioorganic Chemistry, Hamburg22761, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg22761, Germany
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- David Braley Center for Antibiotic Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ONL8S 4K1, Canada
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa FpvB Is a High-Affinity Transporter for Xenosiderophores Ferrichrome and Ferrioxamine B. mBio 2023; 14:e0314922. [PMID: 36507834 PMCID: PMC9973354 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03149-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Iron is essential for many biological functions in bacteria, but its poor solubility is a limiting factor for growth. Bacteria produce siderophores, soluble natural products that bind iron with high affinity, to overcome this challenge. Siderophore-iron complexes return to the cell through specific outer membrane transporters. The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa makes multiple transporters that recognize its own siderophores, pyoverdine and pyochelin, and xenosiderophores produced by other bacteria or fungi, which gives it a competitive advantage. Some antibiotics exploit these transporters to bypass the membrane to reach their intracellular targets-including the thiopeptide antibiotic, thiostrepton (TS), which uses the pyoverdine transporters FpvA and FpvB to cross the outer membrane. Here, we assessed TS susceptibility in the presence of various siderophores and discovered that ferrichrome and ferrioxamine B antagonized TS uptake via FpvB. Unexpectedly, we found that FpvB transports ferrichrome and ferrioxamine B with higher affinity than pyoverdine. Site-directed mutagenesis of FpvB coupled with competitive growth inhibition and affinity label quenching studies suggested that the siderophores and antibiotic share a binding site in an aromatic pocket formed by the plug and barrel domains but have differences in their binding mechanism and molecular determinants for uptake. This work describes an alternative uptake pathway for ferrichrome and ferrioxamine B in P. aeruginosa and emphasizes the promiscuity of siderophore transporters, with implications for Gram-negative antibiotic development via the Trojan horse approach. IMPORTANCE Gram-negative bacteria express a variety of outer membrane transporters to import critical nutrients such as iron. Due to its insolubility, iron is taken up while bound to small-molecule chelators called siderophores. Pseudomonas aeruginosa takes up its own siderophores pyoverdine and pyochelin but can also steal siderophores produced by other bacteria and fungi, giving it a competitive advantage in iron-limited environments. Here, we used whole-cell reporter assays to show that FpvB, originally identified as a secondary transporter for pyoverdine, transports the chemically distinct fungal siderophore ferrichrome and the bacterial siderophore ferrioxamine B with high affinity. FpvB is also used by thiopeptide antibiotic thiostrepton for uptake. We predicted that all of these ligands bind to a common hydrophobic pocket in FpvB and used site-directed mutagenesis coupled with phenotypic assays to identify residues required for uptake. These analyses showed that siderophore and antibiotic uptake could be uncoupled. Our data show that FpvB is a promiscuous transporter of multiple chemically distinct ligands and fills in missing details of ferrichrome transport by P. aeruginosa. A clearer picture of the spectrum of outer membrane transporter substrate specificity is useful for the design of novel siderophore-antibiotic conjugates that can exploit nutrient uptake pathways to kill challenging Gram-negative pathogens.
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Evolutionary Dynamics between Phages and Bacteria as a Possible Approach for Designing Effective Phage Therapies against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11070915. [PMID: 35884169 PMCID: PMC9311878 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11070915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With the increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need to develop new effective therapies to tackle antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Bacteriophage therapy is considered as a possible alternative over antibiotics to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, bacteria can evolve resistance towards bacteriophages through antiphage defense mechanisms, which is a major limitation of phage therapy. The antiphage mechanisms target the phage life cycle, including adsorption, the injection of DNA, synthesis, the assembly of phage particles, and the release of progeny virions. The non-specific bacterial defense mechanisms include adsorption inhibition, superinfection exclusion, restriction-modification, and abortive infection systems. The antiphage defense mechanism includes a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)–CRISPR-associated (Cas) system. At the same time, phages can execute a counterstrategy against antiphage defense mechanisms. However, the antibiotic susceptibility and antibiotic resistance in bacteriophage-resistant bacteria still remain unclear in terms of evolutionary trade-offs and trade-ups between phages and bacteria. Since phage resistance has been a major barrier in phage therapy, the trade-offs can be a possible approach to design effective bacteriophage-mediated intervention strategies. Specifically, the trade-offs between phage resistance and antibiotic resistance can be used as therapeutic models for promoting antibiotic susceptibility and reducing virulence traits, known as bacteriophage steering or evolutionary medicine. Therefore, this review highlights the synergistic application of bacteriophages and antibiotics in association with the pleiotropic trade-offs of bacteriophage resistance.
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Telhig S, Ben Said L, Torres C, Rebuffat S, Zirah S, Fliss I. Evaluating the Potential and Synergetic Effects of Microcins against Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0275221. [PMID: 35543514 PMCID: PMC9241698 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02752-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The advent of multidrug-resistant bacteria has hampered the development of new antibiotics, exacerbating their morbidity and mortality. In this context, the gastrointestinal tract reveals a valuable source of novel antimicrobials. Microcins are bacteriocins produced by members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, which are endowed with a wide diversity of structures and mechanisms of action, and exert potent antibacterial activity against closely related bacteria. In this study, we investigated the antibacterial activities of four microcins against 54 Enterobacteriaceae isolates from three species (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Salmonella enterica). The selected microcins, microcin C (McC, nucleotide peptide), microcin J25 (MccJ25, lasso peptide), microcin B17 (MccB17, linear azol(in)e-containing peptide), and microcin E492 (MccE492, siderophore peptide) carry different post-translational modifications and have distinct mechanisms of action. MICs and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of the microcins were measured and the efficacy of combinations of the microcins together or with antibiotics was assessed to identify potential synergies. Every isolate showed sensitivity to at least one microcin with MIC values ranging between 0.02 μM and 42.5 μM. Among the microcins tested, McC exhibited the broadest spectrum of inhibition with 46 strains inhibited, closely followed by MccE492 with 38 strains inhibited, while MccJ25 showed the highest activity. In general, microcin activity was observed to be independent of antibiotic resistance profile and strain genus. Of the 42 tested combinations, 20 provided enhanced activity (18 out of 20 being microcin-antibiotic combinations), with two being synergetic. IMPORTANCE With their wide range of structures and mechanisms of action, microcins are shown to exert antibacterial activities against Enterobacteriaceae resistant to antibiotics together with synergies with antibiotics and in particular colistin.
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- Soufiane Telhig
- Food Science Department, Food and Agriculture Faculty, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Food Science Department, Food and Agriculture Faculty, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Food and Agriculture, University of La Rioja, Logrono, Spain
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France
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- Food Science Department, Food and Agriculture Faculty, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Rifabutin for infusion (BV100) for the treatment of severe carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Drug Discov Today 2021; 26:2099-2104. [PMID: 34242796 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rifamycin antibiotics were discovered during the 1950s, and their main representative, rifampicin, remains a cornerstone treatment for TB. The clinical use of rifamycin is restricted to mycobacteria and Gram-positive infections because of its poor ability to penetrate the Gram-negative outer membrane. Rifabutin, a rifamycin antibiotic approved for the prevention of Mycobacterium avium complex disease, makes an exception to this rule by hijacking the iron uptake system of Acinetobacter baumannii, resulting in potent activity against this important Gram-negative pathogen. Here, we describe recent findings on the specific activity of rifabutin and provide evidence of the need for the development of an intravenous formulation of rifabutin (BV100) for the treatment of difficult-to-treat carbapenem-resistant A.baumannii infections.
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Trebosc V, Schellhorn B, Schill J, Lucchini V, Bühler J, Bourotte M, Butcher JJ, Gitzinger M, Lociuro S, Kemmer C, Dale GE. In vitro activity of rifabutin against 293 contemporary carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates and characterization of rifabutin mode of action and resistance mechanisms. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 75:3552-3562. [PMID: 32869081 PMCID: PMC7662187 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rifabutin, an oral drug approved to treat Mycobacterium avium infections, demonstrated potent activity against Acinetobacter baumannii in nutrient-limited medium enabled by rifabutin cellular uptake through the siderophore receptor FhuE. OBJECTIVES To determine rifabutin in vitro activity and resistance mechanisms in a large panel of A. baumannii isolates. METHODS Two hundred and ninety-three carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii clinical isolates collected from Europe, the USA and Asia during 2017-19 were used for MIC determination. Sequencing/genotyping of fhuE, rpoB and arr-2 genes in isolates with elevated rifabutin MIC combined with genetic engineering and gene expression quantification was used to characterize rifabutin's mode of action and resistance mechanisms. RESULTS Rifabutin showed excellent activity on the strain panel, with an MIC50/90 of 0.008/1 mg/L, and was superior to all other antibiotics tested, including colistin, tigecycline and cefiderocol (MIC90 of 8 mg/L). Rifabutin remained active on resistant subpopulations, including strains resistant to the siderophore-drug conjugate cefiderocol (MIC90 of 2 mg/L, n = 23). At least two independent resistance mechanisms were required to abolish rifabutin activity, which is in line with the dose-dependent mutational resistance frequency reaching 10-9 at rifabutin concentrations at or above 2 mg/L. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated the potent activity of rifabutin against carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii. We propose that FhuE-mediated active uptake of rifabutin enables activity against rifampicin-resistant isolates. To achieve clinically meaningful strain coverage and to avoid rapid resistance development, rifabutin concentrations ≥2 mg/L are required, something rifabutin oral formulations cannot deliver.
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- BioVersys AG, Basel, Switzerland.,Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Antimicrobial Peptide Exposure Selects for Resistant and Fit Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Mutants That Show Cross-Resistance to Antibiotics. mSphere 2020; 5:5/5/e00717-20. [PMID: 32999081 PMCID: PMC7529437 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00717-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential components of the innate immune system and have been proposed as promising therapeutic agents against drug-resistant microbes. AMPs possess a rapid bactericidal mode of action and can interact with different targets, but bacteria can also avoid their effect through a variety of resistance mechanisms. Apart from hampering treatment by the AMP itself, or that by other antibiotics in the case of cross-resistance, AMP resistance might also confer cross-resistance to innate human peptides and impair the anti-infective capability of the human host. A better understanding of how resistance to AMPs is acquired and the genetic mechanisms involved is needed before using these compounds as therapeutic agents. Using experimental evolution and whole-genome sequencing, we determined the genetic causes and the effect of acquired de novo resistance to three different AMPs in the opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, a bacterium that is intrinsically resistant to a wide range of antibiotics. Our results show that AMP exposure selects for high-level resistance, generally without any reduction in bacterial fitness, conferred by mutations in different genes encoding enzymes, transporters, transcriptional regulators, and other functions. Cross-resistance to AMPs and to other antibiotic classes not used for selection, as well as collateral sensitivity, was observed for many of the evolved populations. The relative ease by which high-level AMP resistance is acquired, combined with the occurrence of cross-resistance to conventional antibiotics and the maintained bacterial fitness of the analyzed mutants, highlights the need for careful studies of S. maltophilia resistance evolution to clinically valuable AMPs.IMPORTANCE Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an increasingly relevant multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterium found, for example, in people with cystic fibrosis and associated with other respiratory infections and underlying pathologies. The infections caused by this nosocomial pathogen are difficult to treat due to the intrinsic resistance of this bacterium against a broad number of antibiotics. Therefore, new treatment options are needed, and considering the growing interest in using AMPs as alternative therapeutic compounds and the restricted number of antibiotics active against S. maltophilia, we addressed the potential for development of AMP resistance, the genetic mechanisms involved, and the physiological effects that acquisition of AMP resistance has on this opportunistic pathogen.
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Nyenhuis DA, Nilaweera TD, Niblo JK, Nguyen NQ, DuBay KH, Cafiso DS. Evidence for the Supramolecular Organization of a Bacterial Outer-Membrane Protein from In Vivo Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10715-10722. [PMID: 32452197 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, membrane proteins are thought to be organized into domains or islands that play a role in the segregation, movement, and turnover of membrane components. However, there is presently limited information on the structure of these domains or the molecular interactions that mediate domain formation. In the present work, the Escherichia coli outer membrane vitamin B12 transporter, BtuB, was spin-labeled, and double electron-electron resonance was used to measure the distances between proteins in intact cells. These data together with Monte Carlo simulations provide evidence for the presence of specific intermolecular contacts between BtuB monomers that could drive the formation of string-like oligomers. Moreover, the EPR data provide evidence for the location of the interacting interfaces and indicate that lipopolysaccharide mediates the contacts between BtuB monomers.
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Li Z, Chinnasamy S, Zhang Y, Wei DQ. Molecular dynamics simulation and binding free energy calculations of microcin J25 binding to the FhuA receptor. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:2585-2594. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1751293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Zhenhua Li
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Center of Interdisciplinary Science-Computational Life Sciences, College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R China
- Ministry of Education, Joint Laboratory of International Cooperation in Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, P.R China
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Genetic and structural determinants on iron assimilation pathways in the plant pathogen Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri and Xanthomonas sp. Braz J Microbiol 2019; 51:1219-1231. [PMID: 31848911 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-019-00207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Iron is a vital nutrient to bacteria, not only in the basal metabolism but also for virulent species in infection and pathogenicity at their hosts. Despite its relevance, the role of iron in Xanthomonas citri infection, the etiological agent of citrus canker disease, is poorly understood in contrast to other pathogens, including other members of the Xanthomonas genus. In this review, we present iron assimilation pathways in X. citri including the ones for siderophore production and siderophore-iron assimilation, proven to be key factors to virulence in many organisms like Escherichia coli and Xanthomonas campestris. Based on classical iron-related proteins previously characterized in E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and also Xanthomonadaceae, we identified orthologs in X. citri and evaluated their sequences, structural characteristics such as functional motifs, and residues that support their putative functions. Among the identified proteins are TonB-dependent receptors, periplasmic-binding proteins, active transporters, efflux pumps, and cytoplasmic enzymes. The role of each protein for the bacterium was analyzed and complemented with proteomics data previously reported. The global view of different aspects of iron regulation and nutrition in X. citri virulence and pathogenesis may help guide future investigations aiming the development of new drug targets against this important phytopathogen.
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Grinter R, Lithgow T. Determination of the molecular basis for coprogen import by Gram-negative bacteria. IUCRJ 2019; 6:401-411. [PMID: 31098021 PMCID: PMC6503915 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252519002926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In order to survive in mixed microbial communities, some species of fungi secrete coprogens, siderophores that facilitate capture of the scarce nutrient iron. The TonB-dependent transporter FhuE is integrated in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and has been reported to scavenge these fungally produced coprogens. In this work, an Escherichia coli strain was engineered that is dependent solely on FhuE for its access to siderophore-sequestered iron. Using this tool, it is shown that while FhuE is highly active in the import of coprogens, it has some level of promiscuity, acting as a low-affinity transporter for related siderophores. The crystal structure of FhuE in complex with coprogen was determined, providing a structural basis to explain this selective promiscuity. The structural data, in combination with functional analysis, presented in this work show that FhuE has evolved to specifically engage with planar siderophores. A potential evolutionary driver, and a critical consequence of this selectivity, is that it allows FhuE to exclude antibiotics that mimic nonplanar hydroxamate siderophores: these toxic molecules could otherwise cross the outer membrane barrier through a Trojan horse mechanism.
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- Rhys Grinter
- Infection and Immunity Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Monash, Victoria 3800, Australia
- School of Biology, Monash University, Monash, Victoria 3800, Australia
- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, England
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- Infection and Immunity Program, Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Monash, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Evolution and Sequence Diversity of FhuA in Salmonella and Escherichia. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00573-18. [PMID: 30150258 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00573-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The fhuACDB operon, present in a number of Enterobacteriaceae, encodes components essential for the uptake of ferric hydroxamate type siderophores. FhuA acts not only as a transporter for physiologically important chelated ferric iron but also as a receptor for various bacteriophages, toxins, and antibiotics, which are pathogenic to bacterial cells. In this research, fhuA gene distribution and sequence diversity were investigated in Enterobacteriaceae, especially Salmonella and Escherichia Comparative sequence analysis resulted in a fhuA phylogenetic tree that did not match the expected phylogeny of species or trees of the fhuCDB genes. The fhuA sequences showed a unique mosaic clustering pattern. On the other hand, the gene sequences showed high conservation for strains from the same serovar or serotype. In total, six clusters were identified from FhuA proteins in Salmonella and Escherichia, among which typical peptide fragment variations could be defined. Six fragmental insertions/deletions and two substitution fragments were discovered, for which the combination of polymorphism patterns could well classify the different clusters. Structural modeling demonstrated that all the six featured insertions/deletions and one substitution fragment are located at the apexes of the long loops present as part of the FhuA external pocket. These frequently mutated regions are likely under high selection pressure, with bacterial strains balancing escape from phage infection or toxin/antibiotics attack via fhuA gene mutations while maintaining the siderophore uptake activity essential for bacterial survival. The unusual fhuA clustering suggests that high-frequency exchange of fhuA genes has occurred between enterobacterial strains after distinctive species were established.
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Braun V. The Outer Membrane Took Center Stage. Annu Rev Microbiol 2018; 72:1-24. [PMID: 30200853 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-090817-062156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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My interest in membranes was piqued during a lecture series given by one of the founders of molecular biology, Max Delbrück, at Caltech, where I spent a postdoctoral year to learn more about protein chemistry. That general interest was further refined to my ultimate research focal point-the outer membrane of Escherichia coli-through the influence of the work of Wolfhard Weidel, who discovered the murein (peptidoglycan) layer and biochemically characterized the first phage receptors of this bacterium. The discovery of lipoprotein bound to murein was completely unexpected and demonstrated that the protein composition of the outer membrane and the structure and function of proteins could be unraveled at a time when nothing was known about outer membrane proteins. The research of my laboratory over the years covered energy-dependent import of proteinaceous toxins and iron chelates across the outer membrane, which does not contain an energy source, and gene regulation by iron, including transmembrane transcriptional regulation.
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- Volkmar Braun
- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany;
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Pulido D, Rebollido-Rios R, Valle J, Andreu D, Boix E, Torrent M. Structural similarities in the CPC clip motif explain peptide-binding promiscuity between glycosaminoglycans and lipopolysaccharides. J R Soc Interface 2018; 14:rsif.2017.0423. [PMID: 29187635 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are polymeric structures containing negatively charged disaccharide units that bind to specialized proteins and peptides in the human body and control fundamental processes such as inflammation and coagulation. Surprisingly, some proteins can bind both LPSs and GAGs with high affinity, suggesting that a cross-communication between these two pathways can occur. Here, we explore whether GAGs and LPSs can share common binding sites in proteins and what are the structural determinants of this binding. We found that the LPS-binding peptide YI12WF, derived from protein FhuA, can bind both heparin and E. coli LPS with high affinity. Most interestingly, mutations decreasing heparin binding in the peptide also reduce LPS affinity. We show that such mutations involve the CPC clip motif in the peptide, a small three-dimensional signature required for heparin binding. Overall, we conclude that negatively charged polysaccharide-containing polymers such as GAGs and LPSs can compete for similar binding sites in proteins, and that the CPC clip motif is essential to bind both ligands. Our results provide a structural framework to explain why these polymers can cross-interact with the same proteins and peptides and thus contribute to the regulation of apparently unrelated processes in the body.
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- David Pulido
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biosciences Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Sir Ernst Chain Building, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Microbiology Service, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biosciences Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biosciences Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain .,Microbiology Service, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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Schiffrin B, Brockwell DJ, Radford SE. Outer membrane protein folding from an energy landscape perspective. BMC Biol 2017; 15:123. [PMID: 29268734 PMCID: PMC5740924 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0464-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The cell envelope is essential for the survival of Gram-negative bacteria. This specialised membrane is densely packed with outer membrane proteins (OMPs), which perform a variety of functions. How OMPs fold into this crowded environment remains an open question. Here, we review current knowledge about OMP folding mechanisms in vitro and discuss how the need to fold to a stable native state has shaped their folding energy landscapes. We also highlight the role of chaperones and the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) in assisting OMP folding in vivo and discuss proposed mechanisms by which this fascinating machinery may catalyse OMP folding.
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- Bob Schiffrin
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Thakur AK, Larimi MG, Gooden K, Movileanu L. Aberrantly Large Single-Channel Conductance of Polyhistidine Arm-Containing Protein Nanopores. Biochemistry 2017; 56:4895-4905. [PMID: 28812882 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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There have been only a few studies reporting on the impact of polyhistidine affinity tags on the structure, function, and dynamics of proteins. Because of the relatively short size of the tags, they are often thought to have little or no effect on the conformation or activity of a protein. Here, using membrane protein design and single-molecule electrophysiology, we determined that the presence of a hexahistidine arm at the N-terminus of a truncated FhuA-based protein nanopore, leaving the C-terminus untagged, produces an unusual increase in the unitary conductance to ∼8 nS in 1 M KCl. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest single-channel conductance ever recorded with a monomeric β-barrel outer membrane protein. The hexahistidine arm was captured by an anti-polyhistidine tag monoclonal antibody added to the side of the channel-forming protein addition, but not to the opposite side, documenting that this truncated FhuA-based protein nanopore inserts into a planar lipid bilayer with a preferred orientation. This finding is in agreement with the protein insertion in vivo, in which the large loops face the extracellular side of the membrane. The aberrantly large single-channel conductance, likely induced by a greater cross-sectional area of the pore lumen, along with the vectorial insertion into a lipid membrane, will have profound implications for further developments of engineered protein nanopores.
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- Avinash Kumar Thakur
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University , 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States.,Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University , 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University , 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri , 223 Physics Building, Columbia, Missouri 65211-7010, United States
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University , 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, United States.,Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University , 111 College Place, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, United States.,Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University , 329 Link Hall, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Grassmann AA, Kremer FS, Dos Santos JC, Souza JD, Pinto LDS, McBride AJA. Discovery of Novel Leptospirosis Vaccine Candidates Using Reverse and Structural Vaccinology. Front Immunol 2017; 8:463. [PMID: 28496441 PMCID: PMC5406399 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Leptospira spp. are diderm (two membranes) bacteria that infect mammals causing leptospirosis, a public health problem with global implications. Thousands of people die every year due to leptospirosis, especially in developing countries with tropical climates. Prophylaxis is difficult due to multiple factors, including the large number of asymptomatic hosts that transmit the bacteria, poor sanitation, increasing numbers of slum dwellers, and the lack of an effective vaccine. Several leptospiral recombinant antigens were evaluated as a replacement for the inactivated (bacterin) vaccine; however, success has been limited. A prospective vaccine candidate is likely to be a surface-related protein that can stimulate the host immune response to clear leptospires from blood and organs. In this study, a comprehensive bioinformatics approach based on reverse and structural vaccinology was applied toward the discovery of novel leptospiral vaccine candidates. The Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni strain L1-130 genome was mined in silico for the enhanced identification of conserved β-barrel (βb) transmembrane proteins and outer membrane (OM) lipoproteins. Orthologs of the prospective vaccine candidates were screened in the genomes of 20 additional Leptospira spp. Three-dimensional structural models, with a high degree of confidence, were created for each of the surface-exposed proteins. Major histocompatibility complex II (MHC-II) epitopes were identified, and their locations were mapped on the structural models. A total of 18 βb transmembrane proteins and 8 OM lipoproteins were identified. These proteins were conserved among the pathogenic Leptospira spp. and were predicted to have epitopes for several variants of MHC-II receptors. A structural and functional analysis of the sequence of these surface proteins demonstrated that most βb transmembrane proteins seem to be TonB-dependent receptors associated with transportation. Other proteins identified included, e.g., TolC efflux pump proteins, a BamA-like OM component of the βb transmembrane protein assembly machinery, and the LptD-like LPS assembly protein. The structural mapping of the immunodominant epitopes identified the location of conserved, surface-exposed, immunogenic regions for each vaccine candidate. The proteins identified in this study are currently being evaluated for experimental evidence for their involvement in virulence, disease pathogenesis, and physiology, in addition to vaccine development.
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- André Alex Grassmann
- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Center, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.,Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Ministry of Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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An overview of siderophores for iron acquisition in microorganisms living in the extreme. Biometals 2016; 29:551-71. [PMID: 27457587 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-016-9949-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Siderophores are iron-chelating molecules produced by microbes when intracellular iron concentrations are low. Low iron triggers a cascade of gene activation, allowing the cell to survive due to the synthesis of important proteins involved in siderophore synthesis and transport. Generally, siderophores are classified by their functional groups as catecholates, hydroxamates and hydroxycarboxylates. Although other chemical structural modifications and functional groups can be found. The functional groups participate in the iron-chelating process when the ferri-siderophore complex is formed. Classified as acidophiles, alkaliphiles, halophiles, thermophiles, psychrophiles, piezophiles, extremophiles have particular iron requirements depending on the environmental conditions in where they grow. Most of the work done in siderophore production by extremophiles is based in siderophore concentration and/or genomic studies determining the presence of siderophore synthesis and transport genes. Siderophores produced by extremophiles are not well known and more work needs to be done to elucidate chemical structures and their role in microorganism survival and metal cycling in extreme environments.
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Ezraty B, Barras F. The ‘liaisons dangereuses’ between iron and antibiotics. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2016; 40:418-35. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuw004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cold Stress Makes Escherichia coli Susceptible to Glycopeptide Antibiotics by Altering Outer Membrane Integrity. Cell Chem Biol 2016; 23:267-277. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2015.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wolfe AJ, Mohammad MM, Thakur AK, Movileanu L. Global redesign of a native β-barrel scaffold. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2015; 1858:19-29. [PMID: 26456555 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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One persistent challenge in membrane protein design is accomplishing extensive modifications of proteins without impairing their functionality. A truncation derivative of the ferric hydroxamate uptake component A (FhuA), which featured the deletion of the 160-residue cork domain and five large extracellular loops, produced the conversion of a non-conductive, monomeric, 22-stranded β-barrel protein into a large-conductance protein pore. Here, we show that this redesigned β-barrel protein tolerates an extensive alteration in the internal surface charge, encompassing 25 negative charge neutralizations. By using single-molecule electrophysiology, we noted that a commonality of various truncation FhuA protein pores was the occurrence of 33% blockades of the unitary current at very high transmembrane potentials. We determined that these current transitions were stimulated by their interaction with an external cationic polypeptide, which occurred in a fashion dependent on the surface charge of the pore interior as well as the polypeptide characteristics. This study shows promise for extensive engineering of a large monomeric β-barrel protein pore in molecular biomedical diagnosis, therapeutics, and biosensor technology.
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- Aaron J Wolfe
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA; Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA; Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, USA
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, 201 Physics Building, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130, USA; Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, 111 College Place, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, USA; The Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, 121 Link Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.
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Two membranes enclose Gram-negative bacteria-an inner membrane consisting of phospholipid and an outer membrane having an asymmetric structure in which the inner leaflet contains phospholipid and the outer leaflet consists primarily of lipopolysaccharide. The impermeable nature of the outer membrane imposes a need for numerous outer membrane pores and transporters to ferry substances in and out of the cell. These outer membrane proteins have structures distinct from their inner membrane counterparts and most often function without any discernable energy source. In this chapter, we review the structures and functions of four classes of outer membrane protein: general and specific porins, specific transporters, TonB-dependent transporters, and export channels. While not an exhaustive list, these classes exemplify small-molecule transport across the outer membrane and illustrate the diversity of structures and functions found in Gram-negative bacteria.
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Murzyn K, Pasenkiewicz-Gierula M. Structural Properties of the Water/Membrane Interface of a Bilayer Built of the E. coli Lipid A. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:5846-56. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5119629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Krzysztof Murzyn
- Department
of Computational
Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biochemistry,
Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Computational
Biophysics and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Biochemistry,
Biophysics, and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Ruer S, Pinotsis N, Steadman D, Waksman G, Remaut H. Virulence-targeted Antibacterials: Concept, Promise, and Susceptibility to Resistance Mechanisms. Chem Biol Drug Des 2015; 86:379-99. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Ségolène Ruer
- Structural and Molecular Microbiology; Structural Biology Research Center; VIB; Pleinlaan 2 Brussels 1050 Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Pleinlaan 2 Brussels 1050 Belgium
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB); UCL and Birkbeck College; London WC1E 7HX UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research (WIBR); UCL; London WC1E 6BT UK
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB); UCL and Birkbeck College; London WC1E 7HX UK
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- Structural and Molecular Microbiology; Structural Biology Research Center; VIB; Pleinlaan 2 Brussels 1050 Belgium
- Structural Biology Brussels; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Pleinlaan 2 Brussels 1050 Belgium
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Synthesis and antibacterial activity of catecholate–ciprofloxacin conjugates. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:4049-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Mathavan I, Zirah S, Mehmood S, Choudhury HG, Goulard C, Li Y, Robinson CV, Rebuffat S, Beis K. Structural basis for hijacking siderophore receptors by antimicrobial lasso peptides. Nat Chem Biol 2014; 10:340-2. [PMID: 24705590 PMCID: PMC3992131 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The lasso peptide microcin J25 is known to hijack the siderophore receptor FhuA for initiating internalization. Here, we provide what is to our knowledge the first structural evidence on the recognition mechanism, and our biochemical data show that another closely related lasso peptide cannot interact with FhuA. Our work provides an explanation on the narrow activity spectrum of lasso peptides and opens the path to the development of new antibacterials.
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- Indran Mathavan
- 1] Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. [2] Membrane Protein Lab, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK. [3] Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms Laboratory, UMR 7245 CNRS-Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- 1] Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. [2] Membrane Protein Lab, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK. [3] Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
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- Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms Laboratory, UMR 7245 CNRS-Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms Laboratory, UMR 7245 CNRS-Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Microorganisms Laboratory, UMR 7245 CNRS-Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- 1] Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. [2] Membrane Protein Lab, Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Chilton, Oxfordshire, UK. [3] Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Research Complex at Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
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The role of bacterial membrane proteins in the internalization of microcin MccJ25 and MccB17. Biochem Soc Trans 2013; 40:1539-43. [PMID: 23176513 DOI: 10.1042/bst20120176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Microcins are gene-encoded antibacterial peptides of low molecular mass (<10 kDa), produced by Enterobactericeae. They are produced and secreted under conditions of limited essential nutrients and are active against related species. Bacterial strains under starvation conditions can produce and release microcins that can kill microcin-sensitive cells and therefore have more nutrients for survival. The outer-membrane protein OmpF and FhuA TonB-dependent pathways facilitate the internalization of the MccB17 and MccJ25 microcins into the target cell respectively. The inner-membrane protein SbmA transports the microcins through the inner membrane to the cytoplasmic face. Inside the cell, MccB17 targets DNA gyrase, whereas MccJ25 inhibits the bacterial RNA polymerase.
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Tomita N, Mohammad MM, Niedzwiecki DJ, Ohta M, Movileanu L. Does the lipid environment impact the open-state conductance of an engineered β-barrel protein nanopore? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2013; 1828:1057-65. [PMID: 23246446 PMCID: PMC3560310 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Using rational membrane protein design, we were recently able to obtain a β-barrel protein nanopore that was robust under an unusually broad range of experimental circumstances. This protein nanopore was based upon the native scaffold of the bacterial ferric hydroxamate uptake component A (FhuA) of Escherichia coli. In this work, we expanded the examinations of the open-state current of this engineered protein nanopore, also called FhuA ΔC/Δ4L, employing an array of lipid bilayer systems that contained charged and uncharged as well as conical and cylindrical lipids. Remarkably, systematical single-channel analysis of FhuA ΔC/Δ4L indicated that most of its biophysical features, such as the unitary conductance and the stability of the open-state current, were not altered under the conditions tested in this work. However, electrical recordings at high transmembrane potentials revealed that the presence of conical phospholipids within the bilayer catalyzes the first, stepwise current transition of the FhuA ΔC/Δ4L protein nanopore to a lower-conductance open state. This study reinforces the stability of the open-state current of the engineered FhuA ΔC/Δ4L protein nanopore under various experimental conditions, paving the way for further critical developments in biosensing and molecular biomedical diagnosis.
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- Noriko Tomita
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, USA
- Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130, USA
- Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, USA
- Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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Braun V, Hantke K. The Tricky Ways Bacteria Cope with Iron Limitation. IRON UPTAKE IN BACTERIA WITH EMPHASIS ON E. COLI AND PSEUDOMONAS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6088-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Niedzwiecki D, Mohammad M, Movileanu L. Inspection of the engineered FhuA ΔC/Δ4L protein nanopore by polymer exclusion. Biophys J 2012; 103:2115-24. [PMID: 23200045 PMCID: PMC3512039 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Revised: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Extensive engineering of protein nanopores for biotechnological applications using native scaffolds requires further inspection of their internal geometry and size. Recently, we redesigned ferric hydroxamate uptake component A (FhuA), a 22-β-stranded protein containing an N-terminal 160-residue cork domain (C). The cork domain and four large extracellular loops (4L) were deleted to obtain an unusually stiff engineered FhuA ΔC/Δ4L nanopore. We employed water-soluble poly(ethylene glycols) and dextran polymers to examine the interior of FhuA ΔC/Δ4L. When this nanopore was reconstituted into a synthetic planar lipid bilayer, addition of poly(ethylene glycols) produced modifications in the single-channel conductance, allowing for the evaluation of the nanopore diameter. Here, we report that FhuA ΔC/Δ4L features an approximate conical internal geometry with the cis entrance smaller than the trans entrance, in accord with the asymmetric nature of the crystal structure of the wild-type FhuA protein. Further experiments with impermeable dextran polymers indicated an average internal diameter of ~2.4 nm, a conclusion we arrived at based upon the polymer-induced alteration of the access resistance contribution to the nanopore's total resistance. Molecular insights inferred from this work represent a platform for future protein engineering of FhuA that will be employed for specific tasks in biotechnological applications.
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- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
- Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
- Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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Mohammad MM, Iyer R, Howard KR, McPike MP, Borer PN, Movileanu L. Engineering a rigid protein tunnel for biomolecular detection. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:9521-31. [PMID: 22577864 DOI: 10.1021/ja3043646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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One intimidating challenge in protein nanopore-based technologies is designing robust protein scaffolds that remain functionally intact under a broad spectrum of detection conditions. Here, we show that an extensively engineered bacterial ferric hydroxamate uptake component A (FhuA), a β-barrel membrane protein, functions as a robust protein tunnel for the sampling of biomolecular events. The key implementation in this work was the coupling of direct genetic engineering with a refolding approach to produce an unusually stable protein nanopore. More importantly, this nanostructure maintained its stability under many experimental circumstances, some of which, including low ion concentration and highly acidic aqueous phase, are normally employed to gate, destabilize, or unfold β-barrel membrane proteins. To demonstrate these advantageous traits, we show that the engineered FhuA-based protein nanopore functioned as a sensing element for examining the proteolytic activity of an enzyme at highly acidic pH and for determining the kinetics of protein-DNA aptamer interactions at physiological salt concentration.
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- Mohammad M Mohammad
- Department of Physics, Syracuse University, New York 13244-1130, United States
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Banerjee S, Parker Siburt CJ, Mistry S, Noto JM, DeArmond P, Fitzgerald MC, Lambert LA, Cornelissen CN, Crumbliss AL. Evidence of Fe3+ interaction with the plug domain of the outer membrane transferrin receptor protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: implications for Fe transport. Metallomics 2012; 4:361-72. [PMID: 22399131 PMCID: PMC3391718 DOI: 10.1039/c2mt20037f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an obligate pathogen that hijacks iron from the human iron transport protein, holo-transferrin (Fe(2)-Tf), by expressing TonB-dependent outer membrane receptor proteins, TbpA and TbpB. Homologous to other TonB-dependent outer membrane transporters, TbpA is thought to consist of a β-barrel with an N-terminal plug domain. Previous reports by our laboratories show that the sequence EIEYE in the plug domain is highly conserved among various bacterial species that express TbpA and plays a crucial role in iron utilization for gonococci. We hypothesize that this highly conserved EIEYE sequence in the TbpA plug, rich in hard oxygen donor groups, binds with Fe(3+) through the transport process across the outer membrane through the β-barrel. Sequestration of Fe(3+) by the TbpA-plug supports the paradigm that the ferric iron must always remain chelated and controlled throughout the transport process. In order to test this hypothesis here we describe the ability of both the recombinant wild-type plug, and three small peptides that encompass the sequence EIEYE of the plug, to bind Fe(3+). This is the first report of the expression/isolation of the recombinant wild-type TbpA plug. Although CD and SUPREX spectroscopies suggest that a non-native structure is observed for the recombinant plug, fluorescence quenching titrations indicate that the wild-type recombinant TbpA plug binds Fe (3+) with a conditional log K(d) = 7 at pH 7.5, with no evidence of binding at pH 6.3. A recombinant TbpA plug with mutated sequence (NEIEYEN → NEIAAAN) shows no evidence of Fe(3+) binding under our experimental set up. Interestingly, in silico modeling with the wild-type plug also predicts a flexible loop structure for the EIEYE sequence under native conditions which once again supports the Fe(3+) binding hypothesis. These in vitro observations are consistent with the hypothesis that the EIEYE sequence in the wild-type TbpA plug binds Fe(3+) during the outer membrane transport process in vivo.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC-27708-0346, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA
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Pulido D, Nogués MV, Boix E, Torrent M. Lipopolysaccharide neutralization by antimicrobial peptides: a gambit in the innate host defense strategy. J Innate Immun 2012; 4:327-36. [PMID: 22441679 DOI: 10.1159/000336713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are nowadays understood as broad multifunctional tools of the innate immune system to fight microbial infections. In addition to its direct antimicrobial action, AMPs can modulate the host immune response by promoting or restraining the recruitment of cells and chemicals to the infection focus. Binding of AMPs to lipopolysaccharide is a critical step for both their antimicrobial action and their immunomodulatory properties. On the one hand, removal of Gram-negative bacteria by AMPs can be an effective strategy to prevent a worsened inflammatory response that may lead to septic shock. On the other hand, by neutralizing circulating endotoxins, AMPs can successfully reduce nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-α production, hence preventing severe tissue damage. Furthermore, AMPs can also interfere with the Toll-like receptor 4 recognition system, suppressing cytokine production and contributing to modulate the inflammatory response. Here, we review the immune system strategies devised by AMPs to avoid an exacerbated inflammatory response and thus prevent a fatal end to the host.
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- David Pulido
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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Sandalakis V, Psaroulaki A, De Bock PJ, Christidou A, Gevaert K, Tsiotis G, Tselentis Y. Investigation of rifampicin resistance mechanisms in Brucella abortus using MS-driven comparative proteomics. J Proteome Res 2012; 11:2374-85. [PMID: 22360387 DOI: 10.1021/pr201122w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Mutations in the rpoB gene have already been shown to contribute to rifampicin resistance in many bacterial strains including Brucella species. Resistance against this antibiotic easily occurs and resistant strains have already been detected in human samples. We here present the first research project that combines proteomic, genomic, and microbiological analysis to investigate rifampicin resistance in an in vitro developed rifampicin resistant strain of Brucella abortus 2308. In silico analysis of the rpoB gene was performed and several antibiotics used in the therapy of Brucellosis were used for cross resistance testing. The proteomic profiles were examined and compared using MS-driven comparative proteomics. The resistant strain contained an already described mutation in the rpoB gene, V154F. A correlation between rifampicin resistance and reduced susceptibility on trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole was detected by E-test and supported by the proteomics results. Using 12 836 MS/MS spectra we identified 6753 peptides corresponding to 456 proteins. The resistant strain presented 39 differentially regulated proteins most of which are involved in various metabolic pathways. Results from our research suggest that rifampicin resistance in Brucella mostly involves mutations in the rpoB gene, excitation of several metabolic processes, and perhaps the use of the already existing secretion mechanisms at a more efficient level.
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- Vassilios Sandalakis
- Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, GR-71110 Heraklion, Greece
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Antimicrobial action and cell agglutination by the eosinophil cationic protein are modulated by the cell wall lipopolysaccharide structure. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:2378-85. [PMID: 22330910 DOI: 10.1128/aac.06107-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial proteins and peptides (AMPs) are essential effectors of innate immunity, acting as a first line of defense against bacterial infections. Many AMPs exhibit high affinity for cell wall structures such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a potent endotoxin able to induce sepsis. Hence, understanding how AMPs can interact with and neutralize LPS endotoxin is of special relevance for human health. Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) is an eosinophil secreted protein with high activity against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. ECP has a remarkable affinity for LPS and a distinctive agglutinating activity. By using a battery of LPS-truncated E. coli mutant strains, we demonstrate that the polysaccharide moiety of LPS is essential for ECP-mediated bacterial agglutination, thereby modulating its antimicrobial action. The mechanism of action of ECP at the bacterial surface is drastically affected by the LPS structure and in particular by its polysaccharide moiety. We have also analyzed an N-terminal fragment that retains the whole protein activity and displays similar cell agglutination behavior. Conversely, a fragment with further minimization of the antimicrobial domain, though retaining the antimicrobial capacity, significantly loses its agglutinating activity, exhibiting a different mechanism of action which is not dependent on the LPS composition. The results highlight the correlation between the protein's antimicrobial activity and its ability to interact with the LPS outer layer and promote bacterial agglutination.
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Schalk IJ, Mislin GLA, Brillet K. Structure, function and binding selectivity and stereoselectivity of siderophore-iron outer membrane transporters. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2012; 69:37-66. [PMID: 23046646 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394390-3.00002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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To get access to iron, microorganisms produce and release into their environment small organic metal chelators called siderophores. In parallel, they produce siderophore-iron outer membrane transporters (also called TonB-Dependent Transporters or TBDT) embedded in the outer membrane; these proteins actively reabsorb the siderophore loaded with iron from the extracellular medium. This active uptake requires energy in the form of the proton motive force transferred from the inner membrane to the outer membrane transporter via the inner membrane TonB complex. Siderophores produced by microorganisms are structurally very diverse with molecular weights of 150 up to 2000Da. Siderophore-iron uptake from the extracellular medium by TBDTs is a highly selective and sometimes even stereoselective process, with each siderophore having a specific TBDT. Unlike the siderophores, all TBDTs have similar structures and belong to the outer membrane β-barrel protein superfamily. The way in which the siderophore-iron complex passes through the TBDT is still unclear. In some bacteria, TBDTs are also partners of signaling cascades regulating the expression of proteins involved in siderophore biosynthesis and siderophore-iron acquisition.
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- Isabelle J Schalk
- UMR 7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant, Strasbourg, France.
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Bacteria are able to survive in low-iron environments by sequestering this metal ion from iron-containing proteins and other biomolecules such as transferrin, lactoferrin, heme, hemoglobin, or other heme-containing proteins. In addition, many bacteria secrete specific low molecular weight iron chelators termed siderophores. These iron sources are transported into the Gram-negative bacterial cell through an outer membrane receptor, a periplasmic binding protein (PBP), and an inner membrane ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter. In different strains the outer membrane receptors can bind and transport ferric siderophores, heme, or Fe3+ as well as vitamin B12, nickel complexes, and carbohydrates. The energy that is required for the active transport of these substrates through the outer membrane receptor is provided by the TonB/ExbB/ExbD complex, which is located in the cytoplasmic membrane. In this minireview, we will briefly examine the three-dimensional structure of TonB and the current models for the mechanism of TonB-dependent energy transduction. Additionally, the role of TonB in colicin transport will be discussed.
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- Karla D Krewulak
- Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Mohammad MM, Howard KR, Movileanu L. Redesign of a plugged beta-barrel membrane protein. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:8000-8013. [PMID: 21189254 PMCID: PMC3048687 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.197723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Revised: 12/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The redesign of biological nanopores is focused on bacterial outer membrane proteins and pore-forming toxins, because their robust β-barrel structure makes them the best choice for developing stochastic biosensing elements. Using membrane protein engineering and single-channel electrical recordings, we explored the ferric hydroxamate uptake component A (FhuA), a monomeric 22-stranded β-barrel protein from the outer membrane of Escherichia coli. FhuA has a luminal cross-section of 3.1 × 4.4 nm and is filled by a globular N-terminal cork domain. Various redesigned FhuA proteins were investigated, including single, double, and multiple deletions of the large extracellular loops and the cork domain. We identified four large extracellular loops that partially occlude the lumen when the cork domain is removed. The newly engineered protein, FhuAΔC/Δ4L, was the result of a removal of almost one-third of the total number of amino acids of the wild-type FhuA (WT-FhuA) protein. This extensive protein engineering encompassed the entire cork domain and four extracellular loops. Remarkably, FhuAΔC/Δ4L forms a functional open pore in planar lipid bilayers, with a measured unitary conductance of ∼4.8 nanosiemens, which is much greater than the values recorded previously with other engineered FhuA protein channels. There are numerous advantages and prospects of using such an engineered outer membrane protein not only in fundamental studies of membrane protein folding and design, and the mechanisms of ion conductance and gating, but also in more applicative areas of stochastic single-molecule sensing of proteins and nucleic acids.
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- Mohammad M Mohammad
- From the Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130
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- the Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, and
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- From the Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-1130,; the Structural Biology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics Program, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244-4100, and; the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244.
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Nader M, Journet L, Meksem A, Guillon L, Schalk IJ. Mechanism of Ferripyoverdine Uptake by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Transporter FpvA: No Diffusion Channel Formed at Any Time during Ferrisiderophore Uptake. Biochemistry 2011; 50:2530-40. [DOI: 10.1021/bi101821n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mirella Nader
- UMR7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brandt, F-67513 Illkirch, France
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- UMR7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brandt, F-67513 Illkirch, France
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- UMR7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brandt, F-67513 Illkirch, France
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- UMR7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brandt, F-67513 Illkirch, France
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- UMR7242, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, ESBS, Blvd Sébastien Brandt, F-67513 Illkirch, France
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Aristoff PA, Garcia GA, Kirchhoff PD, Showalter HD. Rifamycins--obstacles and opportunities. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2010; 90:94-118. [PMID: 20236863 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Revised: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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With nearly one-third of the global population infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB remains a major cause of death (1.7 million in 2006). TB is particularly severe in parts of Asia and Africa where it is often present in AIDS patients. Difficulties in treatment are exacerbated by the 6-9 month treatment times and numerous side effects. There is significant concern about the multi-drug-resistant (MDR) strains of TB (0.5 million MDR-TB cases worldwide in 2006). The rifamycins, long considered a mainstay of TB treatment, were a tremendous breakthrough when they were developed in the 1960's. While the rifamycins display many admirable qualities, they still have a number of shortfalls including: rapid selection of resistant mutants, hepatotoxicity, a flu-like syndrome (especially at higher doses), potent induction of cytochromes P450 (CYP) and inhibition of hepatic transporters. This review of the state-of-the-art regarding rifamycins suggests that it is quite possible to devise improved rifamycin analogs. Studies showing the potential of shortening the duration of treatment if higher doses could be tolerated, also suggest that more potent (or less toxic) rifamycin analogs might accomplish the same end. The improved activity against rifampin-resistant strains by some analogs promises that further work in this area, especially if the information from co-crystal structures with RNA polymerase is applied, should lead to even better analogs. The extensive drug-drug interactions seen with rifampin have already been somewhat ameliorated with rifabutin and rifalazil, and the use of a CYP-induction screening assay should serve to efficiently identify even better analogs. The toxicity due to the flu-like syndrome is an issue that needs effective resolution, particularly for analogs in the rifalazil class. It would be of interest to profile rifalazil and analogs in relation to rifampin, rifapentine, and rifabutin in a variety of screens, particularly those that might relate to hypersensitivity or immunomodulatory processes.
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TonB-dependent transporters (TBDTs) are bacterial outer membrane proteins that bind and transport ferric chelates, called siderophores, as well as vitamin B(12), nickel complexes, and carbohydrates. The transport process requires energy in the form of proton motive force and a complex of three inner membrane proteins, TonB-ExbB-ExbD, to transduce this energy to the outer membrane. The siderophore substrates range in complexity from simple small molecules such as citrate to large proteins such as serum transferrin and hemoglobin. Because iron uptake is vital for almost all bacteria, expression of TBDTs is regulated in a number of ways that include metal-dependent regulators, σ/anti-σ factor systems, small RNAs, and even a riboswitch. In recent years, many new structures of TBDTs have been solved in various states, resulting in a more complete understanding of siderophore selectivity and binding, signal transduction across the outer membrane, and interaction with the TonB-ExbB-ExbD complex. However, the transport mechanism is still unclear. In this review, we summarize recent progress in understanding regulation, structure, and function in TBDTs and questions remaining to be answered.
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- Nicholas Noinaj
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- UPR 9073 du CNRS, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, 13, rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Structure-activity relationships of lipopolysaccharide sequestration in N-alkylpolyamines. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:2478-81. [PMID: 19332373 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 03/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We have previously shown that simple N-acyl or N-alkyl polyamines bind to and sequester Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide, affording protection against lethality in animal models of endotoxicosis. Several iterative design-and-test cycles of SAR studies, including high-throughput screens, had converged on compounds with polyamine scaffolds which have been investigated extensively with reference to the number, position, and length of acyl or alkyl appendages. However, the polyamine backbone itself had not been explored sufficiently, and it was not known if incremental variations on the polymethylene spacing would affect LPS-binding and neutralization properties. We have now systematically explored the relationship between variously elongated spermidine [NH(2)-(CH(2))(3)-NH-(CH(2))(4)-NH(2)] and norspermidine [NH(2)-(CH(2))(3)-NH-(CH(2))(3)-NH(2)] backbones, with the N-alkyl group being held constant at C(16) in order to examine if changing the spacing between the inner secondary amines may yield additional SAR information. We find that the norspermine-type compounds consistently showed higher activity compared to corresponding spermine homologues.
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Sideromycins are antibiotics covalently linked to siderophores. They are actively transported into gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Energy-coupled transport across the outer membrane and the cytoplasmic membrane strongly increases their antibiotic efficiency; their minimal inhibitory concentration is at least 100-fold lower than that of antibiotics that enter cells by diffusion. This is particularly relevant for gram-negative bacteria because the outer membrane, which usually forms a permeability barrier, in this case actively contributes to the uptake of sideromycins. Sideromycin-resistant mutants can be used to identify siderophore transport systems since the mutations are usually in transport genes. Two sideromycins, albomycin and salmycin, are discussed here. Albomycin, a derivative of ferrichrome with a bound thioribosyl-pyrimidine moiety, inhibts seryl-t-RNA synthetase. Salmycin, a ferrioxamine derivative with a bound aminodisaccharide, presumably inhibts protein synthesis. Crystal structures of albomycin bound to the outer membrane transporter FhuA and the periplasmic binding protein FhuD have been determined. Albomycin and salmycin have been used to characterize the transport systems of Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pneumoniae and of Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. The in vivo efficacy of albomycin and salmycin has been examined in a mouse model using Yersinia enterocolitica, S. pneumoniae, and S. aureus infections. Albomycin is effective in clearing infections, whereas salmycin is too unstable to lead to a large reduction in bacterial numbers. The recovery rate of albomycin-resistant mutants is lower than that of the wild-type, which suggests a reduced fitness of the mutants. Albomycin could be a useful antibiotic provided sufficient quantities can be isolated from streptomycetes or synthesized chemically.
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Krewulak KD, Vogel HJ. Structural biology of bacterial iron uptake. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2007; 1778:1781-804. [PMID: 17916327 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To fulfill their nutritional requirement for iron, bacteria utilize various iron sources which include the host proteins transferrin and lactoferrin, heme, and low molecular weight iron chelators termed siderophores. The iron sources are transported into the Gram-negative bacterial cell via specific uptake pathways which include an outer membrane receptor, a periplasmic binding protein (PBP), and an inner membrane ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter. Over the past two decades, structures for the proteins involved in bacterial iron uptake have not only been solved, but their functions have begun to be understood at the molecular level. However, the elucidation of the three dimensional structures of all components of the iron uptake pathways is currently limited. Despite the low sequence homology between different bacterial species, the available three-dimensional structures of homologous proteins are strikingly similar. Examination of the current three-dimensional structures of the outer membrane receptors, PBPs, and ABC transporters provides an overview of the structural biology of iron uptake in bacteria.
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- Karla D Krewulak
- Structural Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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López CS, Alice AF, Chakraborty R, Crosa JH. Identification of amino acid residues required for ferric-anguibactin transport in the outer-membrane receptor FatA of Vibrio anguillarum. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2007; 153:570-584. [PMID: 17259629 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/001735-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vibrio anguillarum 775 is a fish pathogen that causes a disease characterized by a fatal haemorrhagic septicaemia. It harbours the 65 kbp pJM1 plasmid, which encodes an iron sequestering system specific for the siderophore anguibactin and is essential for virulence. The genes involved in the biosynthesis of anguibactin are located on both the pJM1 plasmid and the chromosome. However, the genes for the outer-membrane receptor FatA and the other transport proteins are only carried on the plasmid. With the aim of elucidating the mechanism of ferric-anguibactin transport mediated by FatA, this work focuses on the identification of FatA amino acid residues that play a role in the transport of ferric-anguibactin, by analysing the transport kinetics of site-directed mutants. The mutations studied were located in conserved residues of the lock region, which contains a cluster of ten residues belonging to the N-terminal and barrel domains, and of the channel region of FatA, which contains conserved glycines located in the beta5-beta6 loop and a conserved arginine located in strand 11 of the beta-barrel. In the case of the FatA lock region, it is clear that although the residues analysed in this work (R95, K130, E505 and E550) are conserved among various outer-membrane receptors, their involvement in the transport process might differ among receptors. Furthermore, it was determined that in the FatA channel region double substitutions of the conserved glycines 131 and 143 with alanine resulted in a variant receptor unable to transport ferric-anguibactin. It was also shown that the conserved arginine 428 located in strand 11 is essential for transport. The results suggest that a conformational change or partial unfolding of the plug domain occurs during ferric-anguibactin transport.
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- Claudia S López
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences, College of Public and Allied Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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In this critical review we discuss recent advances in understanding the modes of interaction of metal ions with membrane proteins, including channels, pumps, transporters, ATP-binding cassette proteins, G-protein coupled receptors, kinases and respiratory enzymes. Such knowledge provides a basis for elucidating the mechanism of action of some classes of metallodrugs, and a stimulus for the further exploration of the coordination chemistry of metal ions in membranes. Such research offers promise for the discovery of new drugs with unusual modes of action. The article will be of interest to bioinorganic chemists, chemical biologists, biochemists, pharmacologists and medicinal chemists. (247 references).
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- Xiangyang Liang
- School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UKEH9 3JJ
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