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Bhattacharya S, Dutta A, Khanra PK, Gupta N, Dutta R, Tzvetkov NT, Milella L, Ponticelli M. In silico exploration of 4(α-l-rhamnosyloxy)-benzyl isothiocyanate: A promising phytochemical-based drug discovery approach for combating multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Comput Biol Med 2024; 179:108907. [PMID: 39033680 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus aureus infections significantly threaten global health. With rising resistance to current antibiotics and limited solutions, the urgent discovery of new, effective, and affordable antibacterials with low toxicity is imperative to combat diverse MDR S. aureus strains. Hence, in this study, we introduce an in silico phytochemical-based approach for discovering novel antibacterial agents, underscoring the potential of computational approaches in therapeutic discovery. Glucomoringin Isothiocyanate (GMG-ITC) from Moringa oleifera Lam. is one of the phytochemical compounds with several biological activities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities, and is also effective against S. aureus. This study focuses on screening GMG-ITC as a potential drug candidate to combat MDR S. aureus infections through a molecular docking approach. Moreover, interaction amino acid analysis, in silico pharmacokinetics, compound target prediction, pathway enrichment analysis and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were conducted for further investigation. Molecular docking and interaction analysis showed strong binding affinity towards S. aureus lipase, dihydrofolate reductase, and other MDR S. aureus proteins, including penicillin-binding protein 2a, MepR, D-Ala:D-Ala ligase, and RPP TetM, through hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions. GMG-ITC also showed a strong binding affinity to cyclooxygenase-2 and FAD-dependent NAD(P)H oxidase, suggesting that it is a potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant candidate that may eliminate inflammation and oxidative stress associated with S. aureus infections. MD simulations validated the stability of the GMG-ITC molecular interactions determined by molecular docking. In silico pharmacokinetic analysis highlights its potency as a drug candidate, showing strong absorption, distribution, and excretion properties in combination with low toxicity. It acts as an active protease and enzyme inhibitor with moderate activity against GPCR ligands, ion channels, nuclear receptor ligands, and kinases. Enrichment analysis further elucidated its involvement in important biological, molecular, and cellular functions with potential therapeutic applications in diseases like cancer, hepatitis B, and influenza. Results suggest that GMG-ITC is an effective antibacterial agent that could treat MDR S. aureus-associated infections.
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- Soham Bhattacharya
- Department of Agroecology and Crop Production, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6, Suchdol, 165 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 39, Assam, India
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- Department of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Environmental Biotechnology & Genomics Division, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur, 440020, India
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- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology & Drug Design, Institute of Molecular Biology "Roumen Tsanev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Via Dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100, Potenza, Italy.
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- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology & Drug Design, Institute of Molecular Biology "Roumen Tsanev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria; Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Via Dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100, Potenza, Italy
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Gao B, Shi X, Li S, Xu W, Gao N, Shan J, Shen W. Size-dependent effects of polystyrene microplastics on gut metagenome and antibiotic resistance in C57BL/6 mice. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 254:114737. [PMID: 36950986 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Microplastic pollution is an emerging threat for marine and terrestrial ecosystems, which has raised global concerns about its implications for human health. Mounting evidence has shown that the gut microbiota plays a key role in human health and diseases. The gut bacteria could be disturbed by many environmental factors, including the microplastic particles. However, the size effect of polystyrene microplastics on mycobiome, as well as gut functional metagenome has not been well studied. In this study, we performed ITS sequencing to explore the size effect of polystyrene microplastics on the fungal composition, in combination with the shotgun metagenomics sequencing to reveal the size effects of polystyrene on the functional metagenome. We found that polystyrene microplastic particles with 0.05-0.1 µm diameter showed greater impact on the bacterial and fungal composition of gut microbiota as well as the metabolic pathways than the polystyrene microplastic particles with 9-10 µm diameter. Our results suggested that size-depended effects should not be ignored in the health risk assessment of microplastics.
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- Bei Gao
- School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China; Key Laboratory of Hydrometeorological Disaster Mechanism and Warning of Ministry of Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Medical Metabolomics Center, Institute of Pediatrics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Medical Metabolomics Center, Institute of Pediatrics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Collaborative In-novation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing 210044, China; Institute of Soil Health and Climate-Smart Agriculture, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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McLaughlin M, Hershey DM, Reyes Ruiz LM, Fiebig A, Crosson S. A cryptic transcription factor regulates Caulobacter adhesin development. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010481. [PMID: 36315598 PMCID: PMC9648850 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Alphaproteobacteria commonly produce an adhesin that is anchored to the exterior of the envelope at one cell pole. In Caulobacter crescentus this adhesin, known as the holdfast, facilitates attachment to solid surfaces and cell partitioning to air-liquid interfaces. An ensemble of two-component signal transduction (TCS) proteins controls C. crescentus holdfast biogenesis by indirectly regulating expression of HfiA, a potent inhibitor of holdfast synthesis. We performed a genetic selection to discover direct hfiA regulators that function downstream of the adhesion TCS system and identified rtrC, a hypothetical gene. rtrC transcription is directly activated by the adhesion TCS regulator, SpdR. Though its primary structure bears no resemblance to any defined protein family, RtrC binds and regulates dozens of sites on the C. crescentus chromosome via a pseudo-palindromic sequence. Among these binding sites is the hfiA promoter, where RtrC functions to directly repress transcription and thereby activate holdfast development. Either RtrC or SpdR can directly activate transcription of a second hfiA repressor, rtrB. Thus, environmental regulation of hfiA transcription by the adhesion TCS system is subject to control by an OR-gated type I coherent feedforward loop; these regulatory motifs are known to buffer gene expression against fluctuations in regulating signals. We have further assessed the functional role of rtrC in holdfast-dependent processes, including surface adherence to a cellulosic substrate and formation of pellicle biofilms at air-liquid interfaces. Strains harboring insertional mutations in rtrC have a diminished adhesion profile in a competitive cheesecloth binding assay and a reduced capacity to colonize pellicle biofilms in select media conditions. Our results add to an emerging understanding of the regulatory topology and molecular components of a complex bacterial cell adhesion control system.
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- Maeve McLaughlin
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Akermi S, Smaoui S, Elhadef K, Fourati M, Louhichi N, Chaari M, Chakchouk Mtibaa A, Baanannou A, Masmoudi S, Mellouli L. Cupressus sempervirens Essential Oil: Exploring the Antibacterial Multitarget Mechanisms, Chemcomputational Toxicity Prediction, and Safety Assessment in Zebrafish Embryos. Molecules 2022; 27:2630. [PMID: 35565980 PMCID: PMC9103706 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nowadays, increasing interest has recently been given to the exploration of new food preservatives to avoid foodborne outbreaks or food spoilage. Likewise, new compounds that substitute the commonly used synthetic food preservatives are required to restrain the rising problem of microbial resistance. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to examine the chemical composition and the mechanism(s) of action of the Cupressus sempervirens essential oil (CSEO) against Salmonella enterica Typhimuriumand Staphyloccocus aureus. The gas chromatography analysis revealed α-pinene (38.47%) and δ-3-carene (25.14%) are the major components of the CSEO. By using computational methods, such as quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR), we revealed that many CSEO components had no toxic effects. Moreover, findings indicated that α-pinene, δ-3-carene and borneol, a minor compound of CSEO, could inhibit the AcrB-TolC and MepR efflux pump activity of S. enterica Typhimurium and S. aureus, respectively. In addition, our molecular docking predictions indicated the high affinity of these three compounds with active sites of bacterial DNA and RNA polymerases, pointing to plausible impairments of the pathogenic bacteria cell replication processes. As well, the safety profile was developed through the zebrafish model. The in vivo toxicological evaluation of (CSEO) exhibited a concentration-dependent manner, with a lethal concentration (LC50) equal to 6.6 µg/mL.
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- Sarra Akermi
- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (N.L.); (A.B.); (S.M.)
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (N.L.); (A.B.); (S.M.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (N.L.); (A.B.); (S.M.)
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- Laboratory of Microbial Biotechnology and Engineering Enzymes (LMBEE), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Road of Sidi Mansour Km 6, P.O. Box 1177, Sfax 3018, Tunisia; (S.A.); (K.E.); (M.F.); (M.C.); (A.C.M.); (L.M.)
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The thiol oxidation-based sensing and regulation mechanism for the OasR-mediated organic peroxide and antibiotic resistance in C. glutamicum. Biochem J 2021; 477:3709-3727. [PMID: 32926092 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Corynebacterium glutamicum, an important industrial and model microorganism, inevitably encountered stress environment during fermentative process. Therefore, the ability of C. glutamicum to withstand stress and maintain the cellular redox balance was vital for cell survival and enhancing fermentation efficiency. To robustly survive, C. glutamicum has been equipped with many types of redox sensors. Although cysteine oxidation-based peroxide-sensing regulators have been well described in C. glutamicum, redox sensors involving in multiple environmental stress response remained elusive. Here, we reported an organic peroxide- and antibiotic-sensing MarR (multiple antibiotics resistance regulators)-type regulator, called OasR (organic peroxide- and antibiotic-sensing regulator). The OasR regulator used Cys95 oxidation to sense oxidative stress to form S-mycothiolated monomer or inter-molecular disulfide-containing dimer, resulting in its dissociation from the target DNA promoter. Transcriptomics uncovered the strong up-regulation of many multidrug efflux pump genes and organic peroxide stress-involving genes in oasR mutant, consistent with the phenomenon that oasR mutant showed a reduction in sensitivity to antibiotic and organic peroxide. Importantly, the addition of stress-associated ligands such as cumene hydroperoxide and streptomycin induced oasR and multidrug efflux pump protein NCgl1020 expression in vivo. We speculated that cell resistance to antibiotics and organic peroxide correlated with stress response-induced up-regulation of genes expression. Together, the results revealed that OasR was a key MarR-type redox stress-responsive transcriptional repressor, and sensed oxidative stress generated through hydroxyl radical formation to mediate antibiotic resistance in C. glutamicum.
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Genetic changes associated with tigecycline resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in vitro-selected mutants belonging to different lineages. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2021; 57:106304. [PMID: 33588015 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106304] [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: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tigecycline (TGC) resistance remains rare in Staphylococcus aureus worldwide. In this study, 12 TGC-resistant S. aureus mutants (TRSAm) were obtained displaying an increase in efflux activity. The isolates belonged to seven different genetic lineages, with a predominance of clonal complex 5 (CC5). Diverse genetic changes in mepA and mepR genes were found producing alterations in the amino acid sequences of the corresponding proteins (MepA and MepR, respectively). The most frequent amino acid change in MepA was Glu287Gly. All of the TRSAm exhibited different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or insertions/deletions (InDels) in mepR causing premature stop codons or amino acid changes in MepR. Expression of mepA was significantly increased in TRSAm with different mutations in mepA and mepR. Of the 12 TRSAm, 6 also harboured mutations in rpsJ that resulted in amino acid changes in the S10 ribosomal protein, with Lys57 being the most frequently mutated site. Our findings demonstrate that these acquired mechanisms of TGC resistance are not restricted to a single type of genotypic background and that different lineages might have the same plasticity to develop TGC resistance. The impact of TGC selective pressure assessed by whole-genome sequencing in four selected strain pairs revealed mutations in other singular genes and IS256 mobilisation.
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Do H, Makthal N, Chandrangsu P, Olsen RJ, Helmann JD, Musser JM, Kumaraswami M. Metal sensing and regulation of adaptive responses to manganese limitation by MtsR is critical for group A streptococcus virulence. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:7476-7493. [PMID: 31188450 PMCID: PMC6698748 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Pathogenic bacteria encounter host-imposed manganese (Mn) limitation during infection. Herein we report that in the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes, the adaptive response to Mn limitation is controlled by a DtxR family metalloregulator, MtsR. Genes upregulated by MtsR during Mn limitation include Mn (mtsABC) and Fe acquisition systems (sia operon), and a metal-independent DNA synthesis enzyme (nrdFEI.2). To elucidate the mechanism of metal sensing and gene regulation by MtsR, we determined the crystal structure of MtsR. MtsR employs two Mn-sensing sites to monitor metal availability, and metal occupancy at each site influences MtsR regulatory activity. The site 1 acts as the primary Mn sensing site, and loss of metal at site 1 causes robust upregulation of mtsABC. The vacant site 2 causes partial induction of mtsABC, indicating that site 2 functions as secondary Mn sensing site. Furthermore, we show that the C-terminal FeoA domains of adjacent dimers participate in the oligomerization of MtsR on DNA, and multimerization is critical for MtsR regulatory activity. Finally, the mtsR mutant strains defective in metal sensing and oligomerization are attenuated for virulence in a mouse model of invasive infection, indicating that Mn sensing and gene regulation by MtsR are critical processes during S. pyogenes infection.
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- Hackwon Do
- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-8101, USA.,W.M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-8101, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Fritsch VN, Loi VV, Busche T, Sommer A, Tedin K, Nürnberg DJ, Kalinowski J, Bernhardt J, Fulde M, Antelmann H. The MarR-Type Repressor MhqR Confers Quinone and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. Antioxid Redox Signal 2019; 31:1235-1252. [PMID: 31310152 PMCID: PMC6798810 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aims: Quinone compounds are electron carriers and have antimicrobial and toxic properties due to their mode of actions as electrophiles and oxidants. However, the regulatory mechanism of quinone resistance is less well understood in the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Results: Methylhydroquinone (MHQ) caused a thiol-specific oxidative and electrophile stress response in the S. aureus transcriptome as revealed by the induction of the PerR, QsrR, CstR, CtsR, and HrcA regulons. The SACOL2531-29 operon was most strongly upregulated by MHQ and was renamed as mhqRED operon based on its homology to the Bacillus subtilis locus. Here, we characterized the MarR-type regulator MhqR (SACOL2531) as quinone-sensing repressor of the mhqRED operon, which confers quinone and antimicrobial resistance in S. aureus. The mhqRED operon responds specifically to MHQ and less pronounced to pyocyanin and ciprofloxacin, but not to reactive oxygen species (ROS), hypochlorous acid, or aldehydes. The MhqR repressor binds specifically to a 9-9 bp inverted repeat (MhqR operator) upstream of the mhqRED operon and is inactivated by MHQ in vitro, which does not involve a thiol-based mechanism. In phenotypic assays, the mhqR deletion mutant was resistant to MHQ and quinone-like antimicrobial compounds, including pyocyanin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, and rifampicin. In addition, the mhqR mutant was sensitive to sublethal ROS and 24 h post-macrophage infections but acquired an improved survival under lethal ROS stress and after long-term infections. Innovation: Our results provide a link between quinone and antimicrobial resistance via the MhqR regulon of S. aureus. Conclusion: The MhqR regulon was identified as a novel resistance mechanism towards quinone-like antimicrobials and contributes to virulence of S. aureus under long-term infections.
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- Institute of Biology-Microbiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology-Microbiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute of Biology-Microbiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biology-Microbiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Beggs GA, Brennan RG, Arshad M. MarR family proteins are important regulators of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance. Protein Sci 2019; 29:647-653. [PMID: 31682303 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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There has been a rapid spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria across the world. MDR efflux transporters are an important mechanism of antibiotic resistance in many pathogens among both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. These pumps can recognize a variety of chemically and structurally different compounds, including innate and clinically administered antibiotics. Intriguingly, these efflux pumps are often regulated by transcription factors that themselves bind a diverse set of substrates thereby allowing them to regulate the expression of their cognate MDR efflux pumps. One significant family of such transcription factors is the Multiple antibiotic resistance Repressor (MarR) family. Members of this family are well conserved across different bacterial species and in some cases are known to regulate vital bacterial functions. This review focusses on the role of MarR family transcriptional factors in antibiotic resistance within a select group of clinically relevant pathogens.
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- Grace A Beggs
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Epidemiology of efflux pumps genes mediating resistance among Staphylococcus aureus; A systematic review. Microb Pathog 2019; 139:103850. [PMID: 31706002 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Efflux of antibiotics is an effective resistance mechanism among antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This systematic review aims to evaluate the frequency and expression of efflux pump genes in S.aureus around the world. METHOD A comprehensive literature search of several databases (Medline Pub Med, ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar, ISC, Science direct and Persian Journals Online, and citation lists) was performed. We considered published studies from 2001 to 2018. Articles reporting the prevalence and expression of efflux pump genes were selected. RESULT Among 183 articles, 36 studies were selected. Of the 36, 23 articles were conducted in Asia.6 in Europe, 5 in America and 2 in African countries. In most of these studies norA, norB, qacA/B genes were commonly evaluated by molecular methods. The presence of efflux pump genes such as norA, norB, norC, mepA, mdeA, qacA/B was detected by PCR in 21 studies and over-expression of genes were reported in 13 studies. The most frequently reported genes in Asia were norA (75%), norB (60%), mepA (35%), mdeA (33%) and qacA/B (20.8%). In European studies, the prevalence of norB was mostly reported among S.aureus isolates and norA and qacA/B were commonly found in similar studies in America. The investigation of gene expression patterns showed that norA was most frequent single-pattern in Asia and America, norB or mdeA in Europe. CONCLUSION According to this study MDR efflux pumps not only cause high-level resistance but also it considerably associated with over-expression of these genes. Due to the selective pressure on MRSA isolate, the enormous diversity of plasmid-encoded genes had been recorded in different regions, owing to the various numbers and types of isolates in each study or types of disinfectants for general use.
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Zuo G, Chen ZP, Jiang YL, Zhu Z, Ding C, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Zhou CZ, Li Q. Structural insights into repression of the Pneumococcal fatty acid synthesis pathway by repressor FabT and co-repressor acyl-ACP. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:2730-2741. [PMID: 31291684 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The Streptococcus pneumoniae fatty acid synthesis (FAS) pathway is globally controlled at the transcriptional level by the repressor FabT and its co-repressor acyl carrier protein (acyl-ACP), the intermediate of phospholipid synthesis. Here, we report the crystal structure of FabT complexed with a 23-bp dsDNA, which indicates that FabT is a weak repressor with low DNA-binding affinity in the absence of acyl-ACP. Modification of ACP with a long-chain fatty acid is necessary for the formation of a stable complex with FabT, mimicked in vitro by cross-linking, which significantly elevates the DNA-binding affinity of FabT. Altogether, we propose a putative working model of gene repression under the double control of FabT and acyl-ACP, elucidating a distinct repression network for Pneumococcus to precisely coordinate FAS.
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- Gang Zuo
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Gong Z, Li H, Cai Y, Stojkoska A, Xie J. Biology of MarR family transcription factors and implications for targets of antibiotics against tuberculosis. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:19237-19248. [PMID: 31012115 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and increased incidence of HIV coinfection fueled the difficulty in controlling tuberculosis (TB). MarR (multiple antibiotic resistance regulator) family transcription factors can regulate marRAB operon and are involved in resistance to multiple environmental stresses. We have summarized the structure, function, distribution, and regulation of the MarR family proteins, as well as their implications for novel targets for antibiotics, especially for tuberculosis.
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- Zhen Gong
- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, 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, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, 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, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, 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, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, 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, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, 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, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Lee C, Kim MI, Park J, Hong M. Structure-based molecular characterization and regulatory mechanism of the LftR transcription factor from Listeria monocytogenes: Conformational flexibilities and a ligand-induced regulatory mechanism. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215017. [PMID: 30970033 PMCID: PMC6457526 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis and can lead to serious clinical problems, such as sepsis and meningitis, in immunocompromised patients and neonates. Due to a growing number of antibiotic-resistant L. monocytogenes strains, listeriosis can steadily become refractory to antibiotic treatment. To develop novel therapeutics against listeriosis, the drug resistance mechanism of L. monocytogenes needs to be determined. The transcription factor LftR from L. monocytogenes regulates the expression of a putative multidrug resistance transporter, LieAB, and belongs to the PadR-2 subfamily of the PadR family. Despite the functional significance of LftR, our molecular understanding of the transcriptional regulatory mechanism for LftR and even for the PadR-2 subfamily is highly limited. Here, we report the crystal structure of LftR, which forms a dimer and protrudes two winged helix-turn-helix motifs for DNA recognition. Structure-based mutational and comparative analyses showed that LftR interacts with operator DNA through a LftR-specific mode as well as a common mechanism used by the PadR family. Moreover, the LftR dimer harbors one intersubunit cavity in the center of the dimeric structure as a putative ligand-binding site. Finally, conformational flexibilities in the LftR dimer and in the cavity suggest that a ligand-induced regulatory mechanism would be used by the LftR transcription factor.
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- Choongdeok Lee
- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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Update on prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin in enterococci in Europe: Towards a common nomenclature. Drug Resist Updat 2018; 40:25-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Allosteric histidine switch for regulation of intracellular zinc(II) fluctuation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:13661-13666. [PMID: 29229866 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708563115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Metalloregulators allosterically control transcriptional activity through metal binding-induced reorganization of ligand residues and/or hydrogen bonding networks, while the coordination atoms on the same ligand residues remain seldom changed. Here we show that the MarR-type zinc transcriptional regulator ZitR switches one of its histidine nitrogen atoms for zinc coordination during the allosteric control of DNA binding. The Zn(II)-coordination nitrogen on histidine 42 within ZitR's high-affinity zinc site (site 1) switches from Nε2 to Nδ1 upon Zn(II) binding to its low-affinity zinc site (site 2), which facilitates ZitR's conversion from the nonoptimal to the optimal DNA-binding conformation. This histidine switch-mediated cooperation between site 1 and site 2 enables ZitR to adjust its DNA-binding affinity in response to a broad range of zinc fluctuation, which may allow the fine tuning of transcriptional regulation.
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Dabul ANG, Avaca-Crusca JS, Van Tyne D, Gilmore MS, Camargo ILBC. Resistance in In Vitro Selected Tigecycline-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 5 Is Driven by Mutations in mepR and mepA Genes. Microb Drug Resist 2017; 24:519-526. [PMID: 29039719 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2017.0279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A tigecycline-susceptible (TGC-S) Sequence Type (ST) 5 clinical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain was cultured in escalating levels of tigecycline, yielding mutants eightfold more resistant. Their genomes were sequenced to identify genetic alterations, resulting in resistance. Alterations in rpsJ, commonly related to tigecycline resistance, were also investigated. Tigecycline resistance was mediated by loss-of-function mutations in the transcriptional repressor mepR, resulting in derepression of the efflux pump mepA. Increased levels of resistance were obtained by successive mutations in mepA itself. No alterations in RpsJ were observed in selected strains, but we observed a K57M substitution, previously correlated with resistance, among TGC-S clinical strains. Thus, the pathway to tigecycline resistance in CC5 MRSA in vitro appears to be derepression of mep operon as the result of mepR loss-of-function mutation, followed by alterations in MepA efflux pump. This shows that other evolutionary pathways, besides mutation of rpsJ, are available for evolving tigecycline resistance in CC5 MRSA.
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- Andrei Nicoli Gebieluca Dabul
- 1 Department of Physics and Interdisciplinary Science, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo , São Carlos, Brazil
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- 1 Department of Physics and Interdisciplinary Science, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo , São Carlos, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School , Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.,3 Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts
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- 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School , Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.,3 Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts
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Deochand DK, Grove A. MarR family transcription factors: dynamic variations on a common scaffold. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 52:595-613. [PMID: 28670937 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2017.1344612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Members of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of transcription factors are critical for bacterial cells to respond to chemical signals and to convert such signals into changes in gene activity. Obligate dimers belonging to the winged helix-turn-helix protein family, they are critical for regulation of a variety of functions, including degradation of organic compounds and control of virulence gene expression. The conventional regulatory paradigm is based on a genomic locus in which the gene encoding the MarR protein is divergently oriented from a gene under its control; MarR binding to the intergenic region controls expression of both genes by changing the interaction of RNA polymerase with gene promoters. MarR protein oxidation or binding of a small molecule ligand adversely affects DNA binding, resulting in altered expression of the divergent genes. The generality of this simple paradigm, including the regulation of Escherichia coli MarR by direct binding of antibiotics, has been challenged by reports published in recent years. In addition, structural and biochemical analyses of ligand binding to numerous MarR homologs are converging to identify a shared ligand-binding "hot-spot". This review highlights recent research advances that point to shared features, yet at the same time highlights the remarkable flexibility with which members of this protein family implement responses to inducing signals. A more comprehensive understanding of protein function will pave the way towards the development of both antibacterial agents and biosensors that are based on MarR family proteins.
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- Dinesh K Deochand
- a Department of Biological Sciences , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , LA , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , LA , USA
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Hooper DC, Jacoby GA. Topoisomerase Inhibitors: Fluoroquinolone Mechanisms of Action and Resistance. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2016; 6:cshperspect.a025320. [PMID: 27449972 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Quinolone antimicrobials are widely used in clinical medicine and are the only current class of agents that directly inhibit bacterial DNA synthesis. Quinolones dually target DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV binding to specific domains and conformations so as to block DNA strand passage catalysis and stabilize DNA-enzyme complexes that block the DNA replication apparatus and generate double breaks in DNA that underlie their bactericidal activity. Resistance has emerged with clinical use of these agents and is common in some bacterial pathogens. Mechanisms of resistance include mutational alterations in drug target affinity and efflux pump expression and acquisition of resistance-conferring genes. Resistance mutations in one or both of the two drug target enzymes are commonly in a localized domain of the GyrA and ParC subunits of gyrase and topoisomerase IV, respectively, and reduce drug binding to the enzyme-DNA complex. Other resistance mutations occur in regulatory genes that control the expression of native efflux pumps localized in the bacterial membrane(s). These pumps have broad substrate profiles that include other antimicrobials as well as quinolones. Mutations of both types can accumulate with selection pressure and produce highly resistant strains. Resistance genes acquired on plasmids confer low-level resistance that promotes the selection of mutational high-level resistance. Plasmid-encoded resistance is because of Qnr proteins that protect the target enzymes from quinolone action, a mutant aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme that also modifies certain quinolones, and mobile efflux pumps. Plasmids with these mechanisms often encode additional antimicrobial resistances and can transfer multidrug resistance that includes quinolones.
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- David C Hooper
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805
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Schindler BD, Kaatz GW. Multidrug efflux pumps of Gram-positive bacteria. Drug Resist Updat 2016; 27:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Roy A, Reddi R, Sawhney B, Ghosh DK, Addlagatta A, Ranjan A. Expression, Functional Characterization and X-ray Analysis of HosA, A Member of MarR Family of Transcription Regulator from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Protein J 2016; 35:269-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s10930-016-9670-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kim Y, Joachimiak G, Bigelow L, Babnigg G, Joachimiak A. How Aromatic Compounds Block DNA Binding of HcaR Catabolite Regulator. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:13243-56. [PMID: 27129205 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.712067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bacterial catabolism of aromatic compounds from various sources including phenylpropanoids and flavonoids that are abundant in soil plays an important role in the recycling of carbon in the ecosystem. We have determined the crystal structures of apo-HcaR from Acinetobacter sp. ADP1, a MarR/SlyA transcription factor, in complexes with hydroxycinnamates and a specific DNA operator. The protein regulates the expression of the hca catabolic operon in Acinetobacter and related bacterial strains, allowing utilization of hydroxycinnamates as sole sources of carbon. HcaR binds multiple ligands, and as a result the transcription of genes encoding several catabolic enzymes is increased. The 1.9-2.4 Å resolution structures presented here explain how HcaR recognizes four ligands (ferulate, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate, p-coumarate, and vanillin) using the same binding site. The ligand promiscuity appears to be an adaptation to match a broad specificity of hydroxycinnamate catabolic enzymes while responding to toxic thioester intermediates. Structures of apo-HcaR and in complex with a specific DNA hca operator when combined with binding studies of hydroxycinnamates show how aromatic ligands render HcaR unproductive in recognizing a specific DNA target. The current study contributes to a better understanding of the hca catabolic operon regulation mechanism by the transcription factor HcaR.
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- Youngchang Kim
- From the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- From the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- From the Midwest Center for Structural Genomics and Structural Biology Center, Biosciences, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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Roy A, Ranjan A. HosA, a MarR Family Transcriptional Regulator, Represses Nonoxidative Hydroxyarylic Acid Decarboxylase Operon and Is Modulated by 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid. Biochemistry 2016; 55:1120-34. [PMID: 26818787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Members of the Multiple antibiotic resistance Regulator (MarR) family of DNA binding proteins regulate transcription of a wide array of genes required for virulence and pathogenicity of bacteria. The present study reports the molecular characterization of HosA (Homologue of SlyA), a MarR protein, with respect to its target gene, DNA recognition motif, and nature of its ligand. Through a comparative genomics approach, we demonstrate that hosA is in synteny with nonoxidative hydroxyarylic acid decarboxylase (HAD) operon and is present exclusively within the mutS-rpoS polymorphic region in nine different genera of Enterobacteriaceae family. Using molecular biology and biochemical approach, we demonstrate that HosA binds to a palindromic sequence downstream to the transcription start site of divergently transcribed nonoxidative HAD operon and represses its expression. Furthermore, in silico analysis showed that the recognition motif for HosA is highly conserved in the upstream region of divergently transcribed operon in different genera of Enterobacteriaceae family. A systematic chemical search for the physiological ligand revealed that 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4-HBA) interacts with HosA and derepresses HosA mediated repression of the nonoxidative HAD operon. Based on our study, we propose a model for molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of nonoxidative HAD operon by HosA in Enterobacteriaceae family.
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- Ajit Roy
- Computational and Functional Genomics Group, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001, India.,Graduate studies, Manipal University , Manipal 576104, India
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- Computational and Functional Genomics Group, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001, India
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Jang S. Multidrug efflux pumps in Staphylococcus aureus and their clinical implications. J Microbiol 2016; 54:1-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-016-5159-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Quinolone antimicrobials are synthetic and widely used in clinical medicine. Resistance emerged with clinical use and became common in some bacterial pathogens. Mechanisms of resistance include two categories of mutation and acquisition of resistance-conferring genes. Resistance mutations in one or both of the two drug target enzymes, DNA gyrase and DNA topoisomerase IV, are commonly in a localized domain of the GyrA and ParE subunits of the respective enzymes and reduce drug binding to the enzyme-DNA complex. Other resistance mutations occur in regulatory genes that control the expression of native efflux pumps localized in the bacterial membrane(s). These pumps have broad substrate profiles that include quinolones as well as other antimicrobials, disinfectants, and dyes. Mutations of both types can accumulate with selection pressure and produce highly resistant strains. Resistance genes acquired on plasmids can confer low-level resistance that promotes the selection of mutational high-level resistance. Plasmid-encoded resistance is due to Qnr proteins that protect the target enzymes from quinolone action, one mutant aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme that also modifies certain quinolones, and mobile efflux pumps. Plasmids with these mechanisms often encode additional antimicrobial resistances and can transfer multidrug resistance that includes quinolones. Thus, the bacterial quinolone resistance armamentarium is large.
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- David C Hooper
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Mutations within the mepA operator affect binding of the MepR regulatory protein and its induction by MepA substrates in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 2015; 197:1104-14. [PMID: 25583977 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02558-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The expression of mepA, encoding the Staphylococcus aureus MepA multidrug efflux protein, is repressed by the MarR homologue MepR. Repression occurs through binding of two MepR dimers to an operator with two homologous and closely approximated pseudopalindromic binding sites (site 1 [S1] and site 2 [S2]). MepR binding is impeded in the presence of pentamidine, a MepA substrate. The effects of various mepA operator mutations on MepR binding were determined using electrophoretic mobility shift assays and isothermal titration calorimetry, and an in vivo confirmation of the effects observed was established for a fully palindromic operator mutant. Altering the S1-S2 spacing by 1 to 4 bp severely impaired S2 binding, likely due to a physical collision between adjacent MepR dimers. Extension of the spacing to 9 bp eliminated the S1 binding-mediated DNA allostery required for efficient S2 binding, consistent with positive cooperative binding of MepR dimers. Binding of a single dimer to S1 was maintained when S2 was disrupted, whereas disruption of S1 eliminated any significant binding to S2, also consistent with positive cooperativity. Palindromization of binding sites, especially S2, enhanced MepR affinity for the mepA operator and reduced MepA substrate-mediated MepR induction. As a result, the on-off equilibrium between MepR and its binding sites was shifted toward the on state, resulting in less free MepR being available for interaction with inducing ligand. The selective pressure(s) under which mepA expression is advantageous likely contributed to the accumulation of mutations in the mepA operator, resulting in the current sequence from which MepR is readily induced by MepA substrates.
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Sanson M, Makthal N, Flores AR, Olsen RJ, Musser JM, Kumaraswami M. Adhesin competence repressor (AdcR) from Streptococcus pyogenes controls adaptive responses to zinc limitation and contributes to virulence. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 43:418-32. [PMID: 25510500 PMCID: PMC4288194 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Altering zinc bioavailability to bacterial pathogens is a key component of host innate immunity. Thus, the ability to sense and adapt to the alterations in zinc concentrations is critical for bacterial survival and pathogenesis. To understand the adaptive responses of group A Streptococcus (GAS) to zinc limitation and its regulation by AdcR, we characterized gene regulation by AdcR. AdcR regulates the expression of 70 genes involved in zinc acquisition and virulence. Zinc-bound AdcR interacts with operator sequences in the negatively regulated promoters and mediates differential regulation of target genes in response to zinc deficiency. Genes involved in zinc mobilization and conservation are derepressed during mild zinc deficiency, whereas the energy-dependent zinc importers are upregulated during severe zinc deficiency. Further, we demonstrated that transcription activation by AdcR occurs by direct binding to the promoter. However, the repression and activation by AdcR is mediated by its interactions with two distinct operator sequences. Finally, mutational analysis of the metal ligands of AdcR caused impaired DNA binding and attenuated virulence, indicating that zinc sensing by AdcR is critical for GAS pathogenesis. Together, we demonstrate that AdcR regulates GAS adaptive responses to zinc limitation and identify molecular components required for GAS survival during zinc deficiency.
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- Misu Sanson
- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, USA Escuela de Biotecnología y Alimentos, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, USA Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX, USA
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Pröpper K, Meindl K, Sammito M, Dittrich B, Sheldrick GM, Pohl E, Usón I. Structure solution of DNA-binding proteins and complexes with ARCIMBOLDO libraries. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA. SECTION D, BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2014; 70:1743-57. [PMID: 24914984 PMCID: PMC4051508 DOI: 10.1107/s1399004714007603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Protein-DNA interactions play a major role in all aspects of genetic activity within an organism, such as transcription, packaging, rearrangement, replication and repair. The molecular detail of protein-DNA interactions can be best visualized through crystallography, and structures emphasizing insight into the principles of binding and base-sequence recognition are essential to understanding the subtleties of the underlying mechanisms. An increasing number of high-quality DNA-binding protein structure determinations have been witnessed despite the fact that the crystallographic particularities of nucleic acids tend to pose specific challenges to methods primarily developed for proteins. Crystallographic structure solution of protein-DNA complexes therefore remains a challenging area that is in need of optimized experimental and computational methods. The potential of the structure-solution program ARCIMBOLDO for the solution of protein-DNA complexes has therefore been assessed. The method is based on the combination of locating small, very accurate fragments using the program Phaser and density modification with the program SHELXE. Whereas for typical proteins main-chain α-helices provide the ideal, almost ubiquitous, small fragments to start searches, in the case of DNA complexes the binding motifs and DNA double helix constitute suitable search fragments. The aim of this work is to provide an effective library of search fragments as well as to determine the optimal ARCIMBOLDO strategy for the solution of this class of structures.
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- Kevin Pröpper
- University of Göttingen, Germany
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Spain
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Spain
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Spain
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC), Spain
- Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA), Spain
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Fernández Fuentes MÁ, Ortega Morente E, Abriouel H, Pérez Pulido R, Gálvez A. Antimicrobial resistance determinants in antibiotic and biocide-resistant gram-negative bacteria from organic foods. Food Control 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Birukou I, Seo SM, Schindler BD, Kaatz GW, Brennan RG. Structural mechanism of transcription regulation of the Staphylococcus aureus multidrug efflux operon mepRA by the MarR family repressor MepR. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:2774-88. [PMID: 24293644 PMCID: PMC3936728 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The multidrug efflux pump MepA is a major contributor to multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. MepR, a member of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family, represses mepA and its own gene. Here, we report the structure of a MepR–mepR operator complex. Structural comparison of DNA-bound MepR with ‘induced’ apoMepR reveals the large conformational changes needed to allow the DNA-binding winged helix-turn-helix motifs to interact with the consecutive major and minor grooves of the GTTAG signature sequence. Intriguingly, MepR makes no hydrogen bonds to major groove nucleobases. Rather, recognition-helix residues Thr60, Gly61, Pro62 and Thr63 make sequence-specifying van der Waals contacts with the TTAG bases. Removing these contacts dramatically affects MepR–DNA binding activity. The wings insert into the flanking minor grooves, whereby residue Arg87, buttressed by Asp85, interacts with the O2 of T4 and O4′ ribosyl oxygens of A23 and T4. Mutating Asp85 and Arg87, both conserved throughout the MarR family, markedly affects MepR repressor activity. The His14′:Arg59 and Arg10′:His35:Phe108 interaction networks stabilize the DNA-binding conformation of MepR thereby contributing significantly to its high affinity binding. A structure-guided model of the MepR–mepA operator complex suggests that MepR dimers do not interact directly and cooperative binding is likely achieved by DNA-mediated allosteric effects.
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- Ivan Birukou
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, 307 Research Drive, Durham, NC 27710, USA, The John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, B4333 JD Dingel VA Medical Center, 4646 John R, Detroit, MI 48201, USA and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 5 Hudson, Harper University Hospital, 3990 John R, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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The molecular mechanisms of allosteric mutations impairing MepR repressor function in multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. mBio 2013; 4:e00528-13. [PMID: 23982071 PMCID: PMC3760248 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00528-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Overexpression of the Staphylococcus aureus multidrug efflux pump MepA confers resistance to a wide variety of antimicrobials. mepA expression is controlled by MarR family member MepR, which represses mepA and autorepresses its own production. Mutations in mepR are a primary cause of mepA overexpression in clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant S. aureus. Here, we report crystal structures of three multidrug-resistant MepR variants, which contain the single-amino-acid substitution A103V, F27L, or Q18P, and wild-type MepR in its DNA-bound conformation. Although each mutation impairs MepR function by decreasing its DNA binding affinity, none is located in the DNA binding domain. Rather, all are found in the linker region connecting the dimerization and DNA binding domains. Specifically, the A103V substitution impinges on F27, which resolves potential steric clashes via displacement of the DNA binding winged-helix-turn-helix motifs that lead to a 27-fold reduction in DNA binding affinity. The F27L substitution forces F104 into an alternative rotamer, which kinks helix 5, thereby interfering with the positioning of the DNA binding domains and decreasing mepR operator affinity by 35-fold. The Q18P mutation affects the MepR structure and function most significantly by either creating kinks in the middle of helix 1 or completely unfolding its C terminus. In addition, helix 5 of Q18P is either bent or completely dissected into two smaller helices. Consequently, DNA binding is diminished by 2,000-fold. Our structural studies reveal heretofore-unobserved allosteric mechanisms that affect repressor function of a MarR family member and result in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is a major health threat to immunocompromised patients. S. aureus multidrug-resistant variants that overexpress the multidrug efflux pump mepA emerge frequently due to point mutations in MarR family member MepR, the mepA transcription repressor. Significantly, the majority of MepR mutations identified in these S. aureus clinical isolates are found not in the DNA binding domain but rather in a linker region, connecting the dimerization and DNA binding domains. The location of these mutants underscores the critical importance of a properly functioning allosteric mechanism that regulates MepR function. Understanding the dysregulation of such allosteric MepR mutants underlies this study. The high-resolution structures of three such allosteric MepR mutants reveal unpredictable conformational consequences, all of which preclude cognate DNA binding, while biochemical studies emphasize their debilitating effects on DNA binding affinity. Hence, mutations in the linker region of MepR and their structural consequences are key generators of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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Functional consequences of substitution mutations in MepR, a repressor of the Staphylococcus aureus MepA multidrug efflux pump gene. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:3651-62. [PMID: 23749979 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00565-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The expression of mepA, encoding the Staphylococcus aureus MepA multidrug efflux protein, is repressed by the MarR homologue MepR. MepR dimers bind differently to operators upstream of mepR and mepA, with affinity being greatest at the mepA operator. MepR substitution mutations may result in mepA overexpression, with A103V most common in clinical strains. Evaluation of the functional consequences of this and other MepR substitutions using a lacZ reporter gene assay revealed markedly reduced repressor activity in the presence of Q18P, F27L, G97E, and A103V substitutions. Reporter data were generally supported by susceptibility and efflux assays, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) confirmed compromised affinities of MepR F27L and A103V for the mepR and mepA operators. One mutant protein contained two substitutions (T94P and T132M); T132M compensated for the functional defect incurred by T94P and also rescued that of A103V but not F27L, establishing it as a limited-range suppressor. The function of another derivative with 10 substitutions was minimally affected, and this may be an extreme example of suppression involving interactions among several residues. Structural correlations for the observed functional effects were ascertained by modeling mutations onto apo-MepR. It is likely that F27L and A103V affect the protein-DNA interaction by repositioning of DNA recognition helices. Negative functional consequences of MepR substitution mutations may result from interference with structural plasticity, alteration of helical arrangements, reduced protein-cognate DNA affinity, or possibly association of MepR protomers. Structural determinations will provide further insight into the consequences of these and other mutations that affect MepR function, especially the T132M suppressor.
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Mutational analysis of the multiple-antibiotic resistance regulator MarR reveals a ligand binding pocket at the interface between the dimerization and DNA binding domains. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:3341-51. [PMID: 23687277 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02224-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Escherichia coli regulator MarR represses the multiple-antibiotic resistance operon marRAB and responds to phenolic compounds, including sodium salicylate, which inhibit its activity. Crystals obtained in the presence of a high concentration of salicylate indicated two possible salicylate sites, SAL-A and SAL-B. However, it was unclear whether these sites were physiologically significant or were simply a result of the crystallization conditions. A study carried out on MarR homologue MTH313 suggested the presence of a salicylate binding site buried at the interface between the dimerization and the DNA-binding domains. Interestingly, the authors of the study indicated a similar pocket conserved in the MarR structure. Since no mutagenesis analysis had been performed to test which amino acids were essential in salicylate binding, we examined the role of residues that could potentially interact with salicylate. We demonstrated that mutations in residues shown as interacting with salicylate at SAL-A and SAL-B in the MarR-salicylate structure had no effect on salicylate binding, indicating that these sites were not the physiological regulatory sites. However, some of these residues (P57, R86, M74, and R77) were important for DNA binding. Furthermore, mutations in residues R16, D26, and K44 significantly reduced binding to both salicylate and 2,4-dinitrophenol, while a mutation in residue H19 impaired the binding to 2,4-dinitrophenol only. These findings indicate, as for MTH313, the presence of a ligand binding pocket located between the dimerization and DNA binding domains.
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Davis JR, Brown BL, Page R, Sello JK. Study of PcaV from Streptomyces coelicolor yields new insights into ligand-responsive MarR family transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:3888-900. [PMID: 23396446 PMCID: PMC3616709 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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MarR family proteins constitute a group of >12 000 transcriptional regulators encoded in bacterial and archaeal genomes that control gene expression in metabolism, stress responses, virulence and multi-drug resistance. There is much interest in defining the molecular mechanism by which ligand binding attenuates the DNA-binding activities of these proteins. Here, we describe how PcaV, a MarR family regulator in Streptomyces coelicolor, controls transcription of genes encoding β-ketoadipate pathway enzymes through its interaction with the pathway substrate, protocatechuate. This transcriptional repressor is the only MarR protein known to regulate this essential pathway for aromatic catabolism. In in vitro assays, protocatechuate and other phenolic compounds disrupt the PcaV-DNA complex. We show that PcaV binds protocatechuate in a 1:1 stoichiometry with the highest affinity of any MarR family member. Moreover, we report structures of PcaV in its apo form and in complex with protocatechuate. We identify an arginine residue that is critical for ligand coordination and demonstrate that it is also required for binding DNA. We propose that interaction of ligand with this arginine residue dictates conformational changes that modulate DNA binding. Our results provide new insights into the molecular mechanism by which ligands attenuate DNA binding in this large family of transcription factors.
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- Jennifer R. Davis
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA and Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA and Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA and Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA,*To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 401 863 1194; Fax: +1 401 863 2594;
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA, Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA and Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA,*To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +1 401 863 1194; Fax: +1 401 863 2594;
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Costa SS, Viveiros M, Amaral L, Couto I. Multidrug Efflux Pumps in Staphylococcus aureus: an Update. Open Microbiol J 2013; 7:59-71. [PMID: 23569469 PMCID: PMC3617543 DOI: 10.2174/1874285801307010059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The emergence of infections caused by multi- or pan-resistant bacteria in the hospital or in the community settings is an increasing health concern. Albeit there is no single resistance mechanism behind multiresistance, multidrug efflux pumps, proteins that cells use to detoxify from noxious compounds, seem to play a key role in the emergence of these multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria. During the last decades, experimental data has established their contribution to low level resistance to antimicrobials in bacteria and their potential role in the appearance of MDR phenotypes, by the extrusion of multiple, unrelated compounds. Recent studies suggest that efflux pumps may be used by the cell as a first-line defense mechanism, avoiding the drug to reach lethal concentrations, until a stable, more efficient alteration occurs, that allows survival in the presence of that agent. In this paper we review the current knowledge on MDR efflux pumps and their intricate regulatory network in Staphylococcus aureus, a major pathogen, responsible from mild to life-threatening infections. Particular emphasis will be given to the potential role that S. aureus MDR efflux pumps, either chromosomal or plasmid-encoded, have on resistance towards different antimicrobial agents and on the selection of drug - resistant strains. We will also discuss the many questions that still remain on the role of each specific efflux pump and the need to establish appropriate methodological approaches to address all these questions.
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- Sofia Santos Costa
- 1Grupo de Micobactérias, Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IHMT, UNL), Portugal
- 2Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), UNL, Portugal
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- 1Grupo de Micobactérias, Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IHMT, UNL), Portugal
- 3COST ACTION BM0701 (ATENS), Brussels, Belgium
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- 1Grupo de Micobactérias, Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IHMT, UNL), Portugal
- 3COST ACTION BM0701 (ATENS), Brussels, Belgium
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- 1Grupo de Micobactérias, Unidade de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IHMT, UNL), Portugal
- 2Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), UNL, Portugal
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Schindler BD, Patel D, Seo SM, Kaatz GW. Mutagenesis and modeling to predict structural and functional characteristics of the Staphylococcus aureus MepA multidrug efflux pump. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:523-33. [PMID: 23175649 PMCID: PMC3554018 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01679-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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MepA is a multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) family protein and the only MATE protein encoded within the Staphylococcus aureus genome. Structural data for MATE proteins are limited to a single high-resolution example, NorM of Vibrio cholerae. Substitution mutations were created in MepA using gradient plates containing both a substrate and reserpine as an efflux pump inhibitor. Site-directed mutagenesis of plasmid-based mepA was used to reproduce these mutations, as well as unique or low-frequency mutations identified in mepA-overexpressing clinical strains, and to mutagenize conserved acidic residues. The effect of these changes on protein function was quantitated in a norA-disrupted host strain by susceptibility testing with and without inhibitors and by determining the proficiency of ethidium efflux. Up-function substitutions clustered in the carboxy half of MepA, near the cytoplasmic face of the protein. Repeated application of the same gradient plate conditions frequently reproduced identical substitution mutations, suggesting that individual residues are required for interaction with specific substrates. Acidic residues critical to protein function were identified in helices 4 and 5. In silico modeling revealed an outward-facing molecule, with helices 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 10 having contact with a central cavity that may represent a substrate translocation pathway. Functionally important residues within this cavity included S81, A161, M291, and A302. These data provide a critical starting point for understanding how MATE multidrug efflux proteins function and will be useful in refining crystallographic data when they are available.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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- John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Zhu JY, Fu ZQ, Chen L, Xu H, Chrzas J, Rose J, Wang BC. Structure of the Archaeoglobus fulgidus orphan ORF AF1382 determined by sulfur SAD from a moderately diffracting crystal. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA. SECTION D, BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 2012; 68:1242-52. [PMID: 22948926 PMCID: PMC3489105 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444912026212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Accepted: 06/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The crystal structure of the 11.14 kDa orphan ORF 1382 from Archaeoglobus fulgidus (AF1382) has been determined by sulfur SAD phasing using a moderately diffracting crystal and 1.9 Å wavelength synchrotron X-rays. AF1382 was selected as a structural genomics target by the Southeast Collaboratory for Structural Genomics (SECSG) since sequence analyses showed that it did not belong to the Pfam-A database and thus could represent a novel fold. The structure was determined by exploiting longer wavelength X-rays and data redundancy to increase the anomalous signal in the data. AF1382 is a 95-residue protein containing five S atoms associated with four methionine residues and a single cysteine residue that yields a calculated Bijvoet ratio (ΔF(anom)/F) of 1.39% for 1.9 Å wavelength X-rays. Coupled with an average Bijvoet redundancy of 25 (two 360° data sets), this produced an excellent electron-density map that allowed 69 of the 95 residues to be automatically fitted. The S-SAD model was then manually completed and refined (R = 23.2%, R(free) = 26.8%) to 2.3 Å resolution (PDB entry 3o3k). High-resolution data were subsequently collected from a better diffracting crystal using 0.97 Å wavelength synchrotron X-rays and the S-SAD model was refined (R = 17.9%, R(free) = 21.4%) to 1.85 Å resolution (PDB entry 3ov8). AF1382 has a winged-helix-turn-helix structure common to many DNA-binding proteins and most closely resembles the N-terminal domain (residues 1-82) of the Rio2 kinase from A. fulgidus, which has been shown to bind DNA, and a number of MarR-family transcriptional regulators, suggesting a similar DNA-binding function for AF1382. The analysis also points out the advantage gained from carrying out data reduction and structure determination on-site while the crystal is still available for further data collection.
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- Jin-Yi Zhu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team (SER-CAT), Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team (SER-CAT), Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team (SER-CAT), Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team (SER-CAT), Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, USA
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Guerra AJ, Dann CE, Giedroc DP. Crystal structure of the zinc-dependent MarR family transcriptional regulator AdcR in the Zn(II)-bound state. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:19614-7. [PMID: 22085181 DOI: 10.1021/ja2080532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Streptococcus pneumoniae adhesin competence regulator (AdcR), the first metal-dependent member of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of proteins, represses the transcription of a high-affinity zinc-specific uptake transporter, a group of surface antigen zinc-binding pneumococcal histidine triad proteins (PhtA, PhtB, PhtD, and PhtE), and an AdcA homologue (AdcAII). The 2.0 Å resolution structure of Zn(II)-bound AdcR reveals a highly helical two-fold-symmetric dimer with two distinct metal-binding sites per protomer. Zn(II) is tetrahedrally coordinated by E24, H42, H108, and H112 in what defines the primary sensing site in AdcR. Site 2 is a tetracoordinate site whose function is currently unknown. NMR methyl group perturbation experiments reveal that Zn(II) drives a global change in the structure of apo-AdcR that stabilizes a conformation that is compatible with DNA binding. This co-repression mechanism is unprecedented in MarR transcriptional regulators.
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- Alfredo J Guerra
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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BpsR modulates Bordetella biofilm formation by negatively regulating the expression of the Bps polysaccharide. J Bacteriol 2011; 194:233-42. [PMID: 22056934 DOI: 10.1128/jb.06020-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bordetella bacteria are Gram-negative respiratory pathogens of animals, birds, and humans. A hallmark feature of some Bordetella species is their ability to efficiently survive in the respiratory tract even after vaccination. Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella pertussis form biofilms on abiotic surfaces and in the mouse respiratory tract. The Bps exopolysaccharide is one of the critical determinants for biofilm formation and the survival of Bordetella in the murine respiratory tract. In order to gain a better understanding of regulation of biofilm formation, we sought to study the mechanism by which Bps expression is controlled in Bordetella. Expression of bpsABCD (bpsA-D) is elevated in biofilms compared with levels in planktonically grown cells. We found that bpsA-D is expressed independently of BvgAS. Subsequently, we identified an open reading frame (ORF), BB1771 (designated here bpsR), that is located upstream of and in the opposite orientation to the bpsA-D locus. BpsR is homologous to the MarR family of transcriptional regulators. Measurement of bpsA and bpsD transcripts and the Bps polysaccharide levels from the wild-type and the ΔbpsR strains suggested that BpsR functions as a repressor. Consistent with enhanced production of Bps, the bpsR mutant displayed considerably more structured biofilms. We mapped the bpsA-D promoter region and showed that purified BpsR protein specifically bound to the bpsA-D promoter. Our results provide mechanistic insights into the regulatory strategy employed by Bordetella for control of the production of the Bps polysaccharide and biofilm formation.
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Perera IC, Grove A. Molecular mechanisms of ligand-mediated attenuation of DNA binding by MarR family transcriptional regulators. J Mol Cell Biol 2010; 2:243-54. [PMID: 20716550 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjq021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Bacteria and archaea encode members of the large multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of transcriptional regulators. Generally, MarR homologs regulate activity of genes involved in antibiotic resistance, stress responses, virulence or catabolism of aromatic compounds. They constitute a diverse group of transcriptional regulators that includes both repressors and activators, and the conventional mode of regulation entails a genetic locus in which the MarR homolog and a gene under its regulation are encoded divergently; binding of the MarR homolog to the intergenic region typically represses transcription of both genes, while binding of a specific ligand to the transcription factor results in attenuated DNA binding and hence activated gene expression. For many homologs, the natural ligand is unknown. Crystal structures reveal a common architecture with a characteristic winged helix domain for DNA binding, and recent structural information of homologs solved both in the absence and presence of their respective ligands, as well as biochemical data, is finally converging to illuminate the mechanisms by which ligand-binding causes attenuated DNA binding. As MarR homologs regulate pathways that are critical to bacterial physiology, including virulence, a molecular understanding of mechanisms by which ligands affect a regulation of gene activity is essential. Specifying the position of ligand-binding pockets further has the potential to aid in identifying the ligands for MarR homologs for which the ligand remains unknown.
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- Inoka C Perera
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Wade H. MD recognition by MDR gene regulators. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2010; 20:489-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Accepted: 06/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kosmidis C, DeMarco CE, Frempong-Manso E, Seo SM, Kaatz GW. In silico genetic correlations of multidrug efflux pump gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2010; 36:222-9. [PMID: 20598861 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 05/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Regulatory mechanisms for chromosomal genes encoding multidrug resistance (MDR) efflux pumps (EPs) in Staphylococcus aureus are poorly defined. Microbiological, quantitative gene expression, mRNA half-life and genome data for 11 strains of S. aureus combined with bioinformatic analyses were used to identify correlates of increased MDR EP gene expression. The presence of qacA/B and/or increased expression of one to two MDR EP genes were identified in eight strains. Microbiological and gene expression data correlated in four instances, existing knowledge of the substrate specificity of NorC resulted in correlation in two others, and a transcriptional/translational disconnect is possible for the remaining two. In silico analyses and mRNA half-life determinations linked insertions of nucleotide repeats 3' to the -10 motif of the norA promoter with increased promoter activity. Mutations in the 5'-untranslated and/or coding regions were identified that may affect transcription efficiency. Substitutions of residues in the helix-turn-helix (HTH) motif of NorG may augment its positive regulation of norB. The correlations proposed provide a guide for further experimentation leading to a better understanding of MDR EP gene expression in this important pathogen.
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- Christos Kosmidis
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Pagliai FA, Gardner CL, Pande SG, Lorca GL. LVIS553 transcriptional regulator specifically recognizes novobiocin as an effector molecule. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:16921-30. [PMID: 20308066 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.111138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In this study we aimed to identify small molecules with high affinity involved in the allosteric regulation of LVIS553, a MarR member from Lactobacillus brevis ATCC367. Using high throughput screening, novobiocin was found to specifically bind LVIS553 with a K(D) = 33.8 +/- 2.9 microM consistent with a biologically relevant ligand. Structure guided site-directed mutagenesis identified Lys(9) as a key residue in novobiocin recognition. The results found in vitro were correlated in vivo. An increased tolerance to the antibiotic was observed when LVIS553 and the downstream putative transport protein LVIS552 were either expressed in a low copy plasmid in L. brevis or as a single copy chromosomal insertion in Bacillus subtilis. We provide evidence that LVIS553 is involved in the specific regulation of a new mechanism of tolerance to novobiocin.
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- Fernando A Pagliai
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Genetics Institute, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-3610, USA
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Kumaraswami M, Newberry KJ, Brennan RG. Conformational plasticity of the coiled-coil domain of BmrR is required for bmr operator binding: the structure of unliganded BmrR. J Mol Biol 2010; 398:264-75. [PMID: 20230832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2009] [Revised: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The multidrug-binding transcription regulator BmrR from Bacillus subtilis is a MerR family member that binds to a wide array of cationic lipophilic toxins to activate the transcription of the multidrug efflux pump gene bmr. Transcription activation from the sigma(A)-dependent bmr operator requires BmrR to remodel the nonoptimal 19-bp spacer between the -10 promoter element and the -35 promoter element in order to facilitate productive RNA polymerase binding. Despite the availability of several structures of BmrR bound to DNA and drugs, the lack of a BmrR structure in its unliganded or apo (DNA free and drug free) state hinders our full understanding of the structural transitions required for DNA binding and transcription activation. Here, we report the crystal structure of the constitutively active, unliganded BmrR mutant BmrR(E253Q/R275E). Superposition of the ligand-free (apo BmrR(E253Q/R275E)) and DNA-bound BmrR structures reveals that apo BmrR must undergo significant rearrangement in order to assume the DNA-bound conformation, including an outward rotation of minor groove binding wings, an inward movement of helix-turn-helix motifs, and a downward relocation of pliable coiled-coil helices. Computational analysis of the DNA-free and DNA-bound structures reveals a flexible joint that is located at the center of the coiled-coil helices. This region, which is composed of residues 94 through 98, overlaps the helical bulge that is observed only in the apo BmrR structure. This conformational hinge is likely common to other MerR family members with large effector-binding domains, but appears to be missing from the smaller metal-binding MerR family members. Interestingly, the center-to-center distance of the recognition helices of apo BmrR is 34 A and suggests that the conformational change from the apo BmrR structure to the bmr operator-bound BmrR structure is initiated by the binding of this transcription activator to a more B-DNA-like conformation.
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- Muthiah Kumaraswami
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Function, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Opperman TJ, Williams JD, Houseweart C, Panchal RG, Bavari S, Peet NP, Moir DT, Bowlin TL. Efflux-mediated bis-indole resistance in Staphylococcus aureus reveals differential substrate specificities for MepA and MepR. Bioorg Med Chem 2010; 18:2123-2130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stoll KE, Draper WE, Kliegman JI, Golynskiy MV, Brew-Appiah RAT, Phillips RK, Brown HK, Breyer WA, Jakubovics NS, Jenkinson HF, Brennan RG, Cohen SM, Glasfeld A. Characterization and structure of the manganese-responsive transcriptional regulator ScaR. Biochemistry 2009; 48:10308-20. [PMID: 19795834 PMCID: PMC3586275 DOI: 10.1021/bi900980g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The streptococcal coaggregation regulator (ScaR) of Streptococcus gordonii is a manganese-dependent transcriptional regulator. When intracellular manganese concentrations become elevated, ScaR represses transcription of the scaCBA operon, which encodes a manganese uptake transporter. A member of the DtxR/MntR family of metalloregulators, ScaR shares sequence similarity with other family members, and many metal-binding residues are conserved. Here, we show that ScaR is an active dimer, with two dimers binding the 46 base pair scaC operator. Each ScaR subunit binds two manganese ions, and the protein is activated by a variety of other metal ions, including Cd(2+), Co(2+), and Ni(2+) but not Zn(2+). The crystal structure of apo-ScaR reveals a tertiary and quaternary structure similar to its homologue, the iron-responsive regulator DtxR. While each DtxR subunit binds a metal ion in two sites, labeled primary and ancillary, crystal structures of ScaR determined in the presence of Cd(2+) and Zn(2+) show only a single occupied metal-binding site that is novel to ScaR. The site analogous to the primary site in DtxR is unoccupied, and the ancillary site is absent from ScaR. Instead, metal ions bind to ScaR at a site labeled "secondary", which is composed of Glu80, Cys123, His125, and Asp160 and lies roughly 5 A away from where the ancillary site would be predicted to exist. This difference suggests that ScaR and its closely related homologues are activated by a mechanism distinct from that of either DtxR or MntR.
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- Kate E. Stoll
- Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
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- Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1000 Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
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- Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
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- Department of Oral and Dental Science, University of Bristol, Bristol BS1 2LY, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, U. T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1000 Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358
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- Department of Chemistry, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202
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Drug efflux pumps play a key role in drug resistance and also serve other functions in bacteria. There has been a growing list of multidrug and drug-specific efflux pumps characterized from bacteria of human, animal, plant and environmental origins. These pumps are mostly encoded on the chromosome, although they can also be plasmid-encoded. A previous article in this journal provided a comprehensive review regarding efflux-mediated drug resistance in bacteria. In the past 5 years, significant progress has been achieved in further understanding of drug resistance-related efflux transporters and this review focuses on the latest studies in this field since 2003. This has been demonstrated in multiple aspects that include but are not limited to: further molecular and biochemical characterization of the known drug efflux pumps and identification of novel drug efflux pumps; structural elucidation of the transport mechanisms of drug transporters; regulatory mechanisms of drug efflux pumps; determining the role of the drug efflux pumps in other functions such as stress responses, virulence and cell communication; and development of efflux pump inhibitors. Overall, the multifaceted implications of drug efflux transporters warrant novel strategies to combat multidrug resistance in bacteria.
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- Xian-Zhi Li
- Human Safety Division, Veterinary Drugs Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OK9, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3202, USA
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Perera IC, Lee YH, Wilkinson SP, Grove A. Mechanism for Attenuation of DNA Binding by MarR Family Transcriptional Regulators by Small Molecule Ligands. J Mol Biol 2009; 390:1019-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Revised: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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