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Khurana H, Srivastava M, Chaudhary D, Gosain TP, Kumari R, Bean AC, Chugh S, Maiti TK, Stephens CE, Asthana S, Singh R. Identification of diphenyl furan derivatives via high throughput and computational studies as ArgA inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 193:1845-1858. [PMID: 34762917 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Microbial amino acid biosynthetic pathways are underexploited for the development of anti-bacterial agents. N-acetyl glutamate synthase (ArgA) catalyses the first committed step in L-arginine biosynthesis and is essential for M. tuberculosis growth. Here, we have purified and optimized assay conditions for the acetylation of l-glutamine by ArgA. Using the optimized conditions, high throughput screening was performed to identify ArgA inhibitors. We identified 2,5-Bis (2-chloro-4-guanidinophenyl) furan, a dicationic diaryl furan derivatives, as ArgA inhibitor, with a MIC99 values of 1.56 μM against M. tuberculosis. The diaryl furan derivative displayed bactericidal killing against both M. bovis BCG and M. tuberculosis. Inhibition of ArgA by the lead compound resulted in transcriptional reprogramming and accumulation of reactive oxygen species. The lead compound and its derivatives showed micromolar binding with ArgA as observed in surface plasmon resonance and tryptophan quenching experiments. Computational and dynamic analysis revealed that these scaffolds share similar binding site residues with L-arginine, however, with slight variations in their interaction pattern. Partial restoration of growth upon supplementation of liquid cultures with either L-arginine or N-acetyl cysteine suggests a multi-target killing mechanism for the lead compound. Taken together, we have identified small molecule inhibitors against ArgA enzyme from M. tuberculosis.
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- Harleen Khurana
- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India; Manipal academy of higher education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104. India
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Augusta University, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904, USA
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Augusta University, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India.
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- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana 121001, India.
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Zhang Y, Zhang H, Chen Y, Qiao L, Han Y, Lin Y, Si S, Jiang JD. Screening and Identification of a Novel Anti-tuberculosis Compound That Targets Deoxyuridine 5'-Triphosphate Nucleotidohydrolase. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:757914. [PMID: 34707597 PMCID: PMC8544286 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.757914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a threat to humans worldwide. The rise of drug-resistant TB strains has escalated the need for developing effective anti-TB agents. Deoxyuridine 5′-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase) is essential for thymidylate biosynthesis to maintain the DNA integrity. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis, dUTPase provides the sole source for thymidylate biosynthesis, which also has the specific five-residue loop and the binding pockets absent in human dUTPase. Therefore, dUTPase has been regarded as a promising anti-TB drug target. Herein, we used a luminescence-based dUTPase assay to search for the inhibitors target M. tuberculosis dUTPase (Mt-dUTPase) and identified compound F0414 as a potent Mt-dUTPase inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.80 ± 0.09 μM. F0414 exhibited anti-TB activity with low cytotoxicity. Molecular docking model and site-directed mutation experiments revealed that P79 was the key residue in the interaction of Mt-dUTPase and F0414. Moreover, F0414 was shown to have stronger binding with Mt-dUTPase than with Mt-P79A-dUTPase by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection. Interestingly, F0414 exhibited insensitivity and weak directly binding on human dUTPase compared with that on Mt-dUTPase. All the results highlight that F0414 is the first compound reported to have anti-TB activity by inhibiting Mt-dUTPase, which indicates the potential application in anti-TB therapy.
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- Yu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Deng W, Fu T, Zhang Z, Jiang X, Xie J, Sun H, Hu P, Ren H, Zhou P, Liu Q, Long Q. L-lysine potentiates aminoglycosides against Acinetobacter baumannii via regulation of proton motive force and antibiotics uptake. Emerg Microbes Infect 2020; 9:639-650. [PMID: 32192413 PMCID: PMC7144275 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1740611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is a leading cause of hospital- and community-acquired infections. Acinetobacter baumannii can rapidly acquire diverse resistance mechanisms and undergo genetic modifications that confer resistance and persistence to all currently used clinical antibiotics. In this study, we found exogenous L-lysine sensitizes Acinetobacter baumannii, other Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae) and a Gram-positive bacterium (Mycobacterium smegmatis) to aminoglycosides. Importantly, the combination of L-lysine with aminoglycosides killed clinically isolated multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and persister cells. The exogenous L-lysine can increase proton motive force via transmembrane chemical gradient, resulting in aminoglycoside acumination that further accounts for reactive oxygen species production. The combination of L-lysine and antibiotics highlights a promising strategy against bacterial infection.
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- Wanyan Deng
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory for Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, Southwest University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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- School of Ethnic-Minority Medicine, Guizhou Minzu University, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Infectious Diseases (Ministry of Education), Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR People's Republic of China
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Willcocks S, Huse KK, Stabler R, Oyston PCF, Scott A, Atkins HS, Wren BW. Genome-wide assessment of antimicrobial tolerance in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis under ciprofloxacin stress. Microb Genom 2019; 5. [PMID: 31580793 PMCID: PMC6927301 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-negative bacterium capable of causing gastrointestinal infection and is closely related to the highly virulent plague bacillus Yersinia pestis. Infections by both species are currently treatable with antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin, a quinolone-class drug of major clinical importance in the treatment of many other infections. Our current understanding of the mechanism of action of ciprofloxacin is that it inhibits DNA replication by targeting DNA gyrase, and that resistance is primarily due to mutation of this target site, along with generic efflux and detoxification strategies. We utilized transposon-directed insertion site sequencing (TraDIS or TnSeq) to identify the non-essential chromosomal genes in Y. pseudotuberculosis that are required to tolerate sub-lethal concentrations of ciprofloxacin in vitro. As well as highlighting recognized antibiotic resistance genes, we provide evidence that multiple genes involved in regulating DNA replication and repair are central in enabling Y. pseudotuberculosis to tolerate the antibiotic, including DksA (yptb0734), a regulator of RNA polymerase, and Hda (yptb2792), an inhibitor of DNA replication initiation. We furthermore demonstrate that even at sub-lethal concentrations, ciprofloxacin causes severe cell-wall stress, requiring lipopolysaccharide lipid A, O-antigen and core biosynthesis genes to resist the sub-lethal effects of the antibiotic. It is evident that coping with the consequence(s) of antibiotic-induced stress requires the contribution of scores of genes that are not exclusively engaged in drug resistance.
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- Samuel Willcocks
- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Microbiology, CBR Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- Microbiology, CBR Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4SB, UK.,Microbiology, CBR Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK
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Ajiboye TO, Aliyu NO, Ajala-Lawal RA. Lophirones B and C induce oxidative cellular death pathway in Acinetobacter baumannii by inhibiting DNA gyrase. Microb Pathog 2019; 130:226-231. [PMID: 30872146 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.03.011] [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: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We evaluated the inactivation of DNA gyrase on the oxidative stress response and sensitivity of A. baumannii to lophirones B and C. The sensitivity of parental and the mutant strains of A. baumannii to lophirones B and C was determined using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and time-kill sensitivity. Inactivation of sodB, katG, recA enhanced the sensitivity of A. baumannii to lophirones B and C. Furthermore, this inactivation increased the accumulation of superoxide anion radical and hydrogen peroxide in lophirones B and C-treated A. baumannii, which was reversed in the presence of thiourea. Inactivation of gyrA stalled lophirones B and C-mediated ROS accumulation in A. baumannii. In addition, lophirones B and C raised the Fe2+ contents of A. baumannii. Dipyridyl (Fe chelator) reversed the sensitivity of A. baumannii to lophirones B and C. Lophirones significantly lowered the NAD+/NADH ratio of A. baumannii. The results of this study revealed that the impact of DNA gyrase in lophirones B and C-mediated ROS accumulation, Fe2+ release and cell death.
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- T O Ajiboye
- Antioxidants, Redox Biology and Toxicology Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria.
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- Antioxidants, Redox Biology and Toxicology Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria
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- Antioxidants, Redox Biology and Toxicology Research Group, Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, FCT-Abuja, Nigeria
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Zhou Y, Li X, Yuan X, Hao L. Role of allograft inflammatory factor-1 in the regulation of inflammation and oxidative stress in primary peritoneal mesothelial cells. Cell Biol Int 2019; 43:495-505. [PMID: 30761680 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is often used to treat patients with end stage renal disease, and its long-term complications include excessive inflammation and oxidative stress. Allograft inflammatory factor 1 (AIF-1), as a cytoplasmic protein, is originally identified from infiltrating macrophages, and it was associated with inflammation in the cells other than macrophages, such as endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. To clarify the molecular mechanisms of AIF-1-modulated pathological changes in the peritoneum during PD, we first detected the AIF-1 expression in peritoneal tissues from PD mice. Results revealed that the pro-fibrotic stimulation caused AIF-1 upregulation and triggered inflammation in peritoneal tissues, and that AIF-1 co-expressed with pan-cytokeratin (a marker of peritoneal mesothelial cells). We next treated primary mouse peritoneal mesothelial cells (pan-cytokeratin and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 positive cells) with 50 or 100 ng/mL recombinant AIF-1, and evaluated the direct effects of AIF-1 on these cells in vitro. We found that exogenous AIF-1 treatment induced inflammation and oxidative stress in mesothelial cells. Apart from the augmented IL-6 and TNF-α secretion, the level of ROS was upregulated and the activity of anti-oxidative SOD was reduced in cells exposed to AIF-1. Moreover, AIF-1 simulation triggered the activation of NF-κB pathway-enhanced the conversion of IκB to phosphorylated IκB and promoted the translocation of NF-κB p65 from cytoplasm into nucleus. Additionally, AIF-1-evoked inflammation in peritoneal mesothelial cells was attenuated by the addition of NF-κB inhibitor (BAY 11-7082). In brief, this study provides us novel information to understand the molecular regulation mechanisms of AIF-1 in peritoneal fibrosis.
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- Yinan Zhou
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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Arginine-deprivation-induced oxidative damage sterilizes Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:9779-9784. [PMID: 30143580 PMCID: PMC6166831 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808874115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidative stress and DNA damage have recently been recognized as contributing to the efficacy of most bactericidal antibiotics, irrespective of their primary macromolecular targets. Inhibitors of targets involved in both combating oxidative stress as well as being required for in vivo survival may exhibit powerful synergistic action. This study demonstrates that the de novo arginine biosynthetic pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is up-regulated in the early response to the oxidative stress-elevating agent isoniazid or vitamin C. Arginine deprivation rapidly sterilizes the Mtb de novo arginine biosynthesis pathway mutants ΔargB and ΔargF without the emergence of suppressor mutants in vitro as well as in vivo. Transcriptomic and flow cytometry studies of arginine-deprived Mtb have indicated accumulation of ROS and extensive DNA damage. Metabolomics studies following arginine deprivation have revealed that these cells experienced depletion of antioxidant thiols and accumulation of the upstream metabolite substrate of ArgB or ArgF enzymes. ΔargB and ΔargF were unable to scavenge host arginine and were quickly cleared from both immunocompetent and immunocompromised mice. In summary, our investigation revealed in vivo essentiality of the de novo arginine biosynthesis pathway for Mtb and a promising drug target space for combating tuberculosis.
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