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Ambreetha S, Zincke D, Balachandar D, Mathee K. Genomic and metabolic versatility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contributes to its inter-kingdom transmission and survival. J Med Microbiol 2024; 73. [PMID: 38362900 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001791] [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] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most versatile bacteria with renowned pathogenicity and extensive drug resistance. The diverse habitats of this bacterium include fresh, saline and drainage waters, soil, moist surfaces, taps, showerheads, pipelines, medical implants, nematodes, insects, plants, animals, birds and humans. The arsenal of virulence factors produced by P. aeruginosa includes pyocyanin, rhamnolipids, siderophores, lytic enzymes, toxins and polysaccharides. All these virulent elements coupled with intrinsic, adaptive and acquired antibiotic resistance facilitate persistent colonization and lethal infections in different hosts. To date, treating pulmonary diseases remains complicated due to the chronic secondary infections triggered by hospital-acquired P. aeruginosa. On the contrary, this bacterium can improve plant growth by suppressing phytopathogens and insects. Notably, P. aeruginosa is one of the very few bacteria capable of trans-kingdom transmission and infection. Transfer of P. aeruginosa strains from plant materials to hospital wards, animals to humans, and humans to their pets occurs relatively often. Recently, we have identified that plant-associated P. aeruginosa strains could be pathologically similar to clinical isolates. In this review, we have highlighted the genomic and metabolic factors that facilitate the dominance of P. aeruginosa across different biological kingdoms and the varying roles of this bacterium in plant and human health.
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- Sakthivel Ambreetha
- Developmental Biology and Genetics, Division of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560012, India
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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García-Laviña CX, Morel MA, García-Gabarrot G, Castro-Sowinski S. Phenotypic and resistome analysis of antibiotic and heavy metal resistance in the Antarctic bacterium Pseudomonas sp. AU10. Braz J Microbiol 2023; 54:2903-2913. [PMID: 37783937 PMCID: PMC10689667 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-023-01135-7] [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: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023] Open
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Resistance to antibiotics and heavy metals in Antarctic bacteria has been investigated due to anthropogenic impact on the continent. However, there is still much to learn about the genetic determinants of resistance in native bacteria. In this study, we investigated antibiotic, heavy metal, and metalloid resistance in Pseudomonas sp. AU10, isolated from King George Island (Antarctica), and analyzed its genome to look for all the associated genetic determinants (resistome). We found that AU10 displayed resistance to Cr(VI), Cu(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), and As(V), and produced an exopolysaccharide with high Cr(VI)-biosorption capacity. Additionaly, the strain showed resistance to aminopenicillins, cefotaxime, aztreonam, azithromycin, and intermediate resistance to chloramphenicol. Regarding the resistome, we did not find resistance genes in AU10's natural plasmid or in a prophage context. Only a copper resistance cluster indicated possible horizontal acquisition. The mechanisms of resistance found were mostly efflux systems, several sequestering proteins, and a few enzymes, such as an AmpC β-lactamase or a chromate reductase, which would account for the observed phenotypic profile. In contrast, the presence of a few gene clusters, including the terZABCDE operon for tellurite resistance, did not correlate with the expected phenotype. Despite the observed resistance to multiple antibiotics and heavy metals, the lack of resistance genes within evident mobile genetic elements is suggestive of the preserved nature of AU10's Antarctic habitat. As Pseudomonas species are good bioindicators of human impact in Antarctic environments, we consider that our results could help refine surveillance studies based on monitoring resistances and associated resistomes in these populations.
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- César X García-Laviña
- Sección Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Microbiología de Suelos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento BIOGEM, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Av. Italia 3318, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorios, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Alfredo Navarro 3051, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Sección Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Laboratorio de Microbiología Molecular, Departamento BIOGEM, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Av. Italia 3318, 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Juhas M. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. BRIEF LESSONS IN MICROBIOLOGY 2023:65-77. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29544-7_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Coppola D, Buonocore C, Palisse M, Tedesco P, de Pascale D. Exploring Oceans for Curative Compounds: Potential New Antimicrobial and Anti-Virulence Molecules against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mar Drugs 2022; 21:md21010009. [PMID: 36662182 PMCID: PMC9865402 DOI: 10.3390/md21010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Although several antibiotics are already widely used against a large number of pathogens, the discovery of new antimicrobial compounds with new mechanisms of action is critical today in order to overcome the spreading of antimicrobial resistance among pathogen bacteria. In this regard, marine organisms represent a potential source of a wide diversity of unique secondary metabolites produced as an adaptation strategy to survive in competitive and hostile environments. Among the multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is undoubtedly one of the most important species due to its high intrinsic resistance to different classes of antibiotics on the market and its ability to cause serious therapeutic problems. In the present review, we first discuss the general mechanisms involved in the antibiotic resistance of P. aeruginosa. Subsequently, we list the marine molecules identified up until now showing activity against P. aeruginosa, dividing them according to whether they act as antimicrobial or anti-virulence compounds.
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- Daniela Coppola
- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: (D.C.); (D.d.P.)
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Département des Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Université de Caen Normandie, Boulevard Maréchal Juin CS, CEDEX, 14032 Caen, France
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: (D.C.); (D.d.P.)
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: pathogenesis, virulence factors, antibiotic resistance, interaction with host, technology advances and emerging therapeutics. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2022; 7:199. [PMID: 35752612 PMCID: PMC9233671 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-022-01056-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 126.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that infects patients with cystic fibrosis, burn wounds, immunodeficiency, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), cancer, and severe infection requiring ventilation, such as COVID-19. P. aeruginosa is also a widely-used model bacterium for all biological areas. In addition to continued, intense efforts in understanding bacterial pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa including virulence factors (LPS, quorum sensing, two-component systems, 6 type secretion systems, outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), CRISPR-Cas and their regulation), rapid progress has been made in further studying host-pathogen interaction, particularly host immune networks involving autophagy, inflammasome, non-coding RNAs, cGAS, etc. Furthermore, numerous technologic advances, such as bioinformatics, metabolomics, scRNA-seq, nanoparticles, drug screening, and phage therapy, have been used to improve our understanding of P. aeruginosa pathogenesis and host defense. Nevertheless, much remains to be uncovered about interactions between P. aeruginosa and host immune responses, including mechanisms of drug resistance by known or unannotated bacterial virulence factors as well as mammalian cell signaling pathways. The widespread use of antibiotics and the slow development of effective antimicrobials present daunting challenges and necessitate new theoretical and practical platforms to screen and develop mechanism-tested novel drugs to treat intractable infections, especially those caused by multi-drug resistance strains. Benefited from has advancing in research tools and technology, dissecting this pathogen's feature has entered into molecular and mechanistic details as well as dynamic and holistic views. Herein, we comprehensively review the progress and discuss the current status of P. aeruginosa biophysical traits, behaviors, virulence factors, invasive regulators, and host defense patterns against its infection, which point out new directions for future investigation and add to the design of novel and/or alternative therapeutics to combat this clinically significant pathogen.
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Song Q, Wang B, Han Y, Zhou Z. Metagenomics Reveals the Diversity and Taxonomy of Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Suancai Bacterial Communities. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13050773. [PMID: 35627157 PMCID: PMC9141641 DOI: 10.3390/genes13050773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Suancai, as a traditional fermented food in China with reputed health benefits, has piqued global attention for many years. In some circumstances, the microbial-driven fermentation may confer health (e.g., probiotics) or harm (e.g., antibiotic resistance genes) to the consumers. To better utilize beneficial traits, a deeper comprehension of the composition and functionality of the bacterial species harboring enzymes of catalytically active is required. On the other hand, ingestion of fermented food increases the likelihood of microbial antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) spreading in the human gastrointestinal tract. Besides, the diversity and taxonomic origin of ARGs in suancai are little known. In our study, a metagenomic approach was employed to investigate distribution structures of CAZymes and ARGs in main bacterial species in suancai. Functional annotation using the CAZy database identified a total of 8796 CAZymes in metagenomic data. A total of 83 ARGs were detected against the CARD database. The most predominant ARG category is multidrug-resistant genes. The ARGs of antibiotic efflux mechanism are mostly in Proteobacteria. The resistance mechanism of ARGs in Firmicutes is primarily antibiotic inactivation, followed by antibiotic efflux. Due to the abundance of species with different ARGs, strict quality control including microbial species, particularly those with lots of ARGs, is vital for decreasing the risk of ARG absorption via consumption. Ultimately, we significantly widen the understanding of suancai microbiomes by using metagenomic sequencing to offer comprehensive information on the microbial functional potential (including CAZymes and ARGs content) of household suancai.
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Lu W, Li K, Huang J, Sun Z, Li A, Liu H, Zhou D, Lin H, Zhang X, Li Q, Lu J, Lin X, Li P, Zhang H, Xu T, Bao Q. Identification and characteristics of a novel aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, APH(3')-IId, from an MDR clinical isolate of Brucella intermedia. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:2787-2794. [PMID: 34329431 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To describe a novel chromosomal aminoglycoside phosphotransferase named APH(3')-IId identified in an MDR Brucella intermedia ZJ499 isolate from a cancer patient. METHODS Species identity was determined by PCR and MALDI-TOF MS analysis. WGS was performed to determine the genetic elements conferring antimicrobial resistance. Gene cloning, transcriptional analysis and targeted gene deletion, as well as protein purification and kinetic analysis, were performed to investigate the mechanism of resistance. RESULTS APH(3')-IId consists of 266 amino acids and shares the highest identity (48.25%) with the previously known APH(3')-IIb. Expression of aph(3')-IId in Escherichia coli decreased susceptibility to kanamycin, neomycin, paromomycin and ribostamycin. The aph(3')-IId gene in ZJ499 was transcriptionally active under laboratory conditions and the relative abundance of this transcript was unaffected by treatment with the above four antibiotics. However, deletion of aph(3')-IId in ZJ499 results in decreased MICs of these drugs. The purified APH(3')-IId showed phosphotransferase activity against kanamycin, neomycin, paromomycin and ribostamycin, with catalytic efficiencies (kcat/Km) ranging from ∼105 to 107 M-1 s-1. Genetic environment and comparative genomic analyses suggested that aph(3')-IId is probably a ubiquitous gene in Brucella, with no mobile genetic elements detected in its surrounding region. CONCLUSIONS APH(3')-IId is a novel chromosomal aminoglycoside phosphotransferase and plays an important role in the resistance of B. intermedia ZJ499 to kanamycin, neomycin, paromomycin and ribostamycin. To the best of our knowledge, APH(3')-IId represents the fourth characterized example of an APH(3')-II enzyme.
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- Wei Lu
- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Department of Children's Respiratory Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Department of Children's Respiratory Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Department of Children's Respiratory Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Department of Children's Respiratory Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine, Baotou Central Hospital, Baotou 014040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Institute of Biomedical Informatics, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.,Department of Children's Respiratory Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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Hobson C, Chan AN, Wright GD. The Antibiotic Resistome: A Guide for the Discovery of Natural Products as Antimicrobial Agents. Chem Rev 2021; 121:3464-3494. [PMID: 33606500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The use of life-saving antibiotics has long been plagued by the ability of pathogenic bacteria to acquire and develop an array of antibiotic resistance mechanisms. The sum of these resistance mechanisms, the antibiotic resistome, is a formidable threat to antibiotic discovery, development, and use. The study and understanding of the molecular mechanisms in the resistome provide the basis for traditional approaches to combat resistance, including semisynthetic modification of naturally occurring antibiotic scaffolds, the development of adjuvant therapies that overcome resistance mechanisms, and the total synthesis of new antibiotics and their analogues. Using two major classes of antibiotics, the aminoglycosides and tetracyclines as case studies, we review the success and limitations of these strategies when used to combat the many forms of resistance that have emerged toward natural product-based antibiotics specifically. Furthermore, we discuss the use of the resistome as a guide for the genomics-driven discovery of novel antimicrobials, which are essential to combat the growing number of emerging pathogens that are resistant to even the newest approved therapies.
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- Christian Hobson
- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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Tóth AG, Csabai I, Maróti G, Jerzsele Á, Dubecz A, Patai ÁV, Judge MF, Nagy SÁ, Makrai L, Bányai K, Szita G, Solymosi N. A glimpse of antimicrobial resistance gene diversity in kefir and yoghurt. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22458. [PMID: 33384459 PMCID: PMC7775456 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80444-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat gaining more and more practical significance every year. The main determinants of AMR are the antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). Since bacteria can share genetic components via horizontal gene transfer, even non-pathogenic bacteria may provide ARG to any pathogens which they become physically close to (e.g. in the human gut). In addition, fermented food naturally contains bacteria in high amounts. In this study, we examined the diversity of ARG content in various kefir and yoghurt samples (products, grains, bacterial strains) using a unified metagenomic approach. We found numerous ARGs of commonly used fermenting bacteria. Even with the strictest filter restrictions, we identified ARGs undermining the efficacy of aminocoumarins, aminoglycosides, carbapenems, cephalosporins, cephamycins, diaminopyrimidines, elfamycins, fluoroquinolones, fosfomycins, glycylcyclines, lincosamides, macrolides, monobactams, nitrofurans, nitroimidazoles, penams, penems, peptides, phenicols, rifamycins, tetracyclines and triclosan. In the case of gene lmrD, we detected genetic environment providing mobility of this ARG. Our findings support the theory that during the fermentation process, the ARG content of foods can grow due to bacterial multiplication. The results presented suggest that the starting culture strains of fermented foods should be monitored and selected in order to decrease the intake of ARGs via foods.
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- Adrienn Gréta Tóth
- Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1078, Hungary
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- Department of Phyisics of Complex Systems, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center, Szeged, 6726, Hungary.,Faculty of Water Sciences, University of Public Service, Baja, 6050, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1078, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, 90419, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hematology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1088, Hungary.,Interdisciplinary Gastroenterology (IGA) Working Group, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1085, Hungary
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1078, Hungary
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1078, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1143, Hungary
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- Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, 1143, Hungary
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- Department of Food Hygiene, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1078, Hungary
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, 1078, Hungary. .,Department of Phyisics of Complex Systems, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 1117, Hungary.
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Pang Z, Raudonis R, Glick BR, Lin TJ, Cheng Z. Antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: mechanisms and alternative therapeutic strategies. Biotechnol Adv 2018; 37:177-192. [PMID: 30500353 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2018.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 952] [Impact Index Per Article: 158.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis patients and immunocompromised individuals. Eradication of P. aeruginosa has become increasingly difficult due to its remarkable capacity to resist antibiotics. Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are known to utilize their high levels of intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms to counter most antibiotics. In addition, adaptive antibiotic resistance of P. aeruginosa is a recently characterized mechanism, which includes biofilm-mediated resistance and formation of multidrug-tolerant persister cells, and is responsible for recalcitrance and relapse of infections. The discovery and development of alternative therapeutic strategies that present novel avenues against P. aeruginosa infections are increasingly demanded and gaining more and more attention. Although mostly at the preclinical stages, many recent studies have reported several innovative therapeutic technologies that have demonstrated pronounced effectiveness in fighting against drug-resistant P. aeruginosa strains. This review highlights the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa and discusses the current state of some novel therapeutic approaches for treatment of P. aeruginosa infections that can be further explored in clinical practice.
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- Zheng Pang
- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Torres-Silva CF, Repolês BM, Ornelas HO, Macedo AM, Franco GR, Junho Pena SD, Tahara EB, Machado CR. Assessment of genetic mutation frequency induced by oxidative stress in Trypanosoma cruzi. Genet Mol Biol 2018; 41:466-474. [PMID: 30088612 PMCID: PMC6082238 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2017-0281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, a public health challenge due to its morbidity and mortality rates, which affects around 6-7 million people worldwide. Symptoms, response to chemotherapy, and the course of Chagas disease are greatly influenced by T. cruzi's intra-specific variability. Thus, DNA mutations in this parasite possibly play a key role in the wide range of clinical manifestations and in drug sensitivity. Indeed, the environmental conditions of oxidative stress faced by T. cruzi during its life cycle can generate genetic mutations. However, the lack of an established experimental design to assess mutation rates in T. cruzi precludes the study of conditions and mechanisms that potentially produce genomic variability in this parasite. We developed an assay that employs a reporter gene that, once mutated in specific positions, convert G418-sensitive into G418-insenstitive T. cruzi. We were able to determine the frequency of DNA mutations in T. cruzi exposed and non-exposed to oxidative insults assessing the number of colony-forming units in solid selective media after plating a defined number of cells. We verified that T. cruzi's spontaneous mutation frequency was comparable to those found in other eukaryotes, and that exposure to hydrogen peroxide promoted a two-fold increase in T. cruzi's mutation frequency. We hypothesize that genetic mutations in T. cruzi can arise from oxidative insults faced by this parasite during its life cycle.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Zhang C, Parrello D, Brown PJB, Wall JD, Hu Z. A novel whole-cell biosensor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to monitor the expression of quorum sensing genes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:6023-6038. [PMID: 29730766 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9044-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A novel whole-cell biosensor was developed to noninvasively and simultaneously monitor the in situ genetic activities of the four quorum sensing (QS) networks in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, including the las, rhl, pqs, and iqs systems. P. aeruginosa PAO1 is a model bacterium for studies of biofilm and pathogenesis while both processes are closely controlled by the QS systems. This biosensor worked well by selectively monitoring the expression of one representative gene from each network. In the biosensor, the promoter regions of lasI, rhlI, pqsA, and ambB (QS genes) controlled the fluorescent reporter genes of Turbo YFP, mTag BFP2, mNEON Green, and E2-Orange, respectively. The biosensor was successful in monitoring the impact of an important environmental factor, salt stress, on the genetic regulation of QS networks. High salt concentrations (≥ 20 g·L-1) significantly downregulated rhlI, pqsA, and ambB after the biosensor was incubated for 17 h to 18 h at 37 °C, resulting in slow bacterial growth.
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- Chiqian Zhang
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
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Ruppé E, Cherkaoui A, Lazarevic V, Emonet S, Schrenzel J. Establishing Genotype-to-Phenotype Relationships in Bacteria Causing Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Prelude to the Application of Clinical Metagenomics. Antibiotics (Basel) 2017; 6:antibiotics6040030. [PMID: 29186015 PMCID: PMC5745473 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics6040030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Clinical metagenomics (CMg), referred to as the application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to clinical samples, is a promising tool for the diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Indeed, CMg allows identifying pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), thereby providing the information required for the optimization of the antibiotic regimen. Hence, provided that CMg would be faster than conventional culture, the probabilistic regimen used in HAP could be tailored faster, which should lead to an expected decrease of mortality and morbidity. While the inference of the antibiotic susceptibility testing from metagenomic or even genomic data is challenging, a limited number of antibiotics are used in the probabilistic regimen of HAP (namely beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, glycopeptides and oxazolidinones). Accordingly, based on the perspective of applying CMg to the early diagnostic of HAP, we aimed at reviewing the performances of whole genomic sequencing (WGS) of the main HAP-causing bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Staphylococcus aureus) for the prediction of susceptibility to the antibiotic families advocated in the probabilistic regimen of HAP.
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- Etienne Ruppé
- Genomic Research Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, CMU-9F, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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- Genomic Research Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, CMU-9F, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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- Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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- Genomic Research Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, CMU-9F, Rue Michel Servet 1, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
- Laboratory of Bacteriology, University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
- Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil 4, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
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New aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes APH(3′)-VIII and APH(3′)-IX in Acinetobacter rudis and Acinetobacter gerneri. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2016; 70:400-403. [DOI: 10.1038/ja.2016.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ahire JJ, Robertson DD, van Reenen AJ, Dicks LMT. Polyethylene oxide (PEO)-hyaluronic acid (HA) nanofibers with kanamycin inhibits the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 86:143-148. [PMID: 27960136 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is well known to cause prosthetic joint infections in immunocompromised patients. In this study, polyethylene oxide (PEO) nanofibers, containing kanamycin and hyaluronic acid (HA), were prepared by electrospinning at a constant electric field of 10kV. PEO nanofibers spun with 0.2% (w/v) HA and 1% (w/v) kanamycin had a smooth, bead-free structure at 30-35% relative humidity. The average diameter of the nanofibers was 83±20nm. Attenuated total reflectance (ATR)-Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy indicated that kanamycin was successfully incorporated into PEO/HA matrix. The presence of kanamycin affects the thermal properties of PEO/HA nanofibers, as shown by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). The kanamycin-PEO-HA nanofibers (1mg; 47±3μg kanamycin) inhibited the growth of L. monocytogenes EDGe by 62%, as compared with PEO-HA nanofibers, suggesting that it may be used to coat prosthetic implants to prevent secondary infections.
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- J J Ahire
- Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Matieland (Stellenbosch), South Africa.
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Goshu GM, Ghose D, Bain JM, Pierce PG, Begley DW, Hewitt SN, Udell HS, Myler PJ, Meganathan R, Hagen TJ. Synthesis and biological evaluation of pyrazolopyrimidines as potential antibacterial agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 25:5699-704. [PMID: 26584881 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.10.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The fragment FOL7185 (compound 17) was found to be a hit against IspD and IspE enzymes isolated from bacteria, and a series of analogs containing the pyrazolopyrimidine core were synthesized. The majority of these compounds inhibited the growth of Burkholderia thailandensis (Bt) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) in the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion susceptibility test. Compound 29 shows inhibitory activity at 0.1 mM (32.2 lg/mL), which is comparable to the control compound kanamycin (48.5 lg/mL). Compound 29 also shows inhibitory activity at 0.5 mM against kanamycin resistant P. aeruginosa. Saturation transfer difference NMR (STD-NMR) screening of these compounds against BtIspD and BtIspE indicated that most of these compounds significantly interact with BtIspE, suggesting that the compounds may inhibit the growth of Bt by disrupting isoprenoid biosynthesis. Ligand epitope mapping of compound 29 with BtIspE indicated that hydrogens on 2,4-dichlorophenyl group have higher proximity to the surface of the enzyme than hydrogens on the pyrazolopyrimidine ring.
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- Gashaw M Goshu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, 300 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Hanessian S, Saavedra OM, Vilchis-Reyes MA, Maianti JP, Kanazawa H, Dozzo P, Matias RD, Serio A, Kondo J. Synthesis, broad spectrum antibacterial activity, and X-ray co-crystal structure of the decoding bacterial ribosomal A-site with 4′-deoxy-4′-fluoro neomycin analogs. Chem Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4sc01626b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Poonsuk K, Tribuddharat C, Chuanchuen R. Simultaneous overexpression of multidrug efflux pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa non-cystic fibrosis clinical isolates. Can J Microbiol 2014; 60:437-43. [DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2014-0239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to examine expression and regulation of 6 multidrug efflux systems, including MexAB-OprM, MexCD-OprJ, MexEF-OprN, MexXY, MexJK, and MexVW, in 13 non-cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These isolates displayed a high level of resistance to many clinically important antibiotics. Some isolates simultaneously overexpressed up to 4 different Mex systems, as determined by quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR. None of the isolates overexpressed MexCD-OprJ, and only 1 isolate overproduced MexJK. All the isolates overexpressed MexXY, while overexpression of MexEF-OprN and MexVW was common. DNA sequencing analysis of regulatory genes showed that no clear correlation could be established among (i) the presence of mutations, (ii) the type of mutations, (iii) the expression level of the Mex systems, and (iv) resistance to antibiotic substrates. The results suggest that the concomitant overexpression of some Mex systems may superimpose their antimicrobial drug efflux capabilities, contributing to the multidrug resistance phenotype in the P. aeruginosa non-CF clinical isolates. The existence of uncharacterized regulators for the Mex systems was signified.
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- Kanchana Poonsuk
- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Research Unit in Microbial Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Research Unit in Microbial Food Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Morita Y, Tomida J, Kawamura Y. Responses of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antimicrobials. Front Microbiol 2014; 4:422. [PMID: 24409175 PMCID: PMC3884212 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa often are hard to treat; inappropriate chemotherapy readily selects multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa. This organism can be exposed to a wide range of concentrations of antimicrobials during treatment; learning more about the responses of P. aeruginosa to antimicrobials is therefore important. We review here responses of the bacterium P. aeruginosa upon exposure to antimicrobials at levels below the inhibitory concentration. Carbapenems (e.g., imipenem) have been shown to induce the formation of thicker and more robust biofilms, while fluoroquinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin) and aminoglycosides (e.g., tobramycin) have been shown to induce biofilm formation. Ciprofloxacin also has been demonstrated to enhance the frequency of mutation to carbapenem resistance. Conversely, although macrolides (e.g., azithromycin) typically are not effective against P. aeruginosa because of the pseudomonal outer-membrane impermeability and efflux, macrolides do lead to a reduction in virulence factor production. Similarly, tetracycline is not very effective against this organism, but is known to induce the type-III secretion system and consequently enhance cytotoxicity of P. aeruginosain vivo. Of special note are the effects of antibacterials and disinfectants on pseudomonal efflux systems. Sub-inhibitory concentrations of protein synthesis inhibitors (aminoglycosides, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, etc.) induce the MexXY multidrug efflux system. This response is known to be mediated by interference with the translation of the leader peptide PA5471.1, with consequent effects on expression of the PA5471 gene product. Additionally, induction of the MexCD-OprJ multidrug efflux system is observed upon exposure to sub-inhibitory concentrations of disinfectants such as chlorhexidine and benzalkonium. This response is known to be dependent upon the AlgU stress response factor. Altogether, these biological responses of P. aeruginosa provide useful clues for the improvement and optimization of chemotherapy in order to appropriately treat pseudomonal infections while minimizing the emergence of resistance.
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- Yuji Morita
- Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya Japan
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Kumari H, Murugapiran SK, Balasubramanian D, Schneper L, Merighi M, Sarracino D, Lory S, Mathee K. LTQ-XL mass spectrometry proteome analysis expands the Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR regulon to include cyclic di-GMP phosphodiesterases and phosphoproteins, and identifies novel open reading frames. J Proteomics 2013; 96:328-342. [PMID: 24291602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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UNLABELLED Pseudomonas aeruginosa is well known for its antibiotic resistance and intricate regulatory network, contributing to its success as an opportunistic pathogen. This study is an extension of our transcriptomic analyses (microarray and RNA-Seq) to understand the global changes in PAO1 upon deleting a gene encoding a transcriptional regulator AmpR, in the presence and absence of β-lactam antibiotic. This study was performed under identical conditions to explore the proteome profile of the ampR deletion mutant (PAOΔampR) using LTQ-XL mass spectrometry. The proteomic data identified ~53% of total PAO1 proteins and expanded the master regulatory role of AmpR in determining antibiotic resistance and multiple virulence phenotypes in P. aeruginosa. AmpR proteome analysis identified 853 AmpR-dependent proteins, which include 102 transcriptional regulators and 21 two-component system proteins. AmpR also regulates cyclic di-GMP phosphodiesterases (PA4367, PA4969, PA4781) possibly affecting major virulence systems. Phosphoproteome analysis also suggests a significant role for AmpR in Ser, Thr and Tyr phosphorylation. These novel mechanisms of gene regulation were previously not associated with AmpR. The proteome analysis also identified many unannotated and misannotated ORFs in the P. aeruginosa genome. Thus, our data sheds light on important virulence regulatory pathways that can potentially be exploited to deal with P. aeruginosa infections. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE The AmpR proteome data not only confirmed the role of AmpR in virulence and resistance to multiple antibiotics, but also expanded the perimeter of AmpR regulon. The data presented here points to the role of AmpR in regulating cyclic di-GMP levels and phosphorylation of Ser, Thr and Tyr, adding another dimension to the regulatory functions of AmpR. We also identify some previously unannotated/misannotated ORFs in the P. aeruginosa genome, indicating the limitations of existing ORF analyses software. This study will contribute towards understanding complex genetic organization of P. aeruginosa. Whole genome proteomic picture of regulators at higher nodal positions in the regulatory network will not only help us link various virulence phenotypes but also design novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Hansi Kumari
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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Salian S, Matt T, Akbergenov R, Harish S, Meyer M, Duscha S, Shcherbakov D, Bernet BB, Vasella A, Westhof E, Böttger EC. Structure-activity relationships among the kanamycin aminoglycosides: role of ring I hydroxyl and amino groups. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012; 56:6104-8. [PMID: 22948879 PMCID: PMC3497201 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01326-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The kanamycins form an important subgroup of the 4,6-disubstituted 2-deoxystreptamine aminoglycoside antibiotics, comprising kanamycin A, kanamycin B, tobramycin, and dibekacin. These compounds interfere with protein synthesis by targeting the ribosomal decoding A site, and they differ in the numbers and locations of amino and hydroxy groups of the glucopyranosyl moiety (ring I). We synthesized kanamycin analogues characterized by subtle variations of the 2' and 6' substituents of ring I. The functional activities of the kanamycins and the synthesized analogues were investigated (i) in cell-free translation assays on wild-type and mutant bacterial ribosomes to study drug-target interaction, (ii) in MIC assays to assess antibacterial activity, and (iii) in rabbit reticulocyte translation assays to determine activity on eukaryotic ribosomes. Position 2' forms an intramolecular H bond with O5 of ring II, helping the relative orientations of the two rings with respect to each other. This bond becomes critical for drug activity when a 6'-OH substituent is present.
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- Sumantha Salian
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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A novel inducible protein production system and neomycin resistance as selection marker for Methanosarcina mazei. ARCHAEA-AN INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2012; 2012:973743. [PMID: 22851906 PMCID: PMC3407599 DOI: 10.1155/2012/973743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Methanosarcina mazei is one of the model organisms for the methanogenic order Methanosarcinales whose metabolism has been studied in detail. However, the genetic toolbox is still limited. This study was aimed at widening the scope of utilizable methods in this group of organisms. (i) Proteins specific to methanogens are oftentimes difficult to produce in E. coli. However, a protein production system is not available for methanogens. Here we present an inducible system to produce Strep-tagged proteins in Ms. mazei. The promoter p1687, which directs the transcription of methyl transferases that demethylate methylamines, was cloned into plasmid pWM321 and its activity was determined by monitoring β-glucuronidase production. The promoter was inactive during growth on methanol but was rapidly activated when trimethylamine was added to the medium. The gene encoding the β-glucuronidase from E. coli was fused to a Strep-tag and was cloned downstream of the p1687 promoter. The protein was overproduced in Ms. mazei and was purified in an active form by affinity chromatography. (ii) Puromycin is currently the only antibiotic used as a selectable marker in Ms. mazei and its relatives. We established neomycin resistance as a second selectable marker by designing a plasmid that confers neomycin resistance in Ms. mazei.
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Mérens A, Delacour H, Plésiat P, Cavallo JD, Jeannot K. Pseudomonas aeruginosa et résistance aux antibiotiques. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1773-035x(11)71102-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is intrinsically resistant to a variety of antimicrobials and can develop resistance during anti-pseudomonal chemotherapy both of which compromise treatment of infections caused by this organism. Resistance to multiple classes of antimicrobials (multidrug resistance) in particular is increasingly common in P. aeruginosa, with a number of reports of pan-resistant isolates treatable with a single agent, colistin. Acquired resistance in this organism is multifactorial and attributable to chromosomal mutations and the acquisition of resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer. Mutational changes impacting resistance include upregulation of multidrug efflux systems to promote antimicrobial expulsion, derepression of ampC, AmpC alterations that expand the enzyme's substrate specificity (i.e., extended-spectrum AmpC), alterations to outer membrane permeability to limit antimicrobial entry and alterations to antimicrobial targets. Acquired mechanisms contributing to resistance in P. aeruginosa include β-lactamases, notably the extended-spectrum β-lactamases and the carbapenemases that hydrolyze most β-lactams, aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes, and 16S rRNA methylases that provide high-level pan-aminoglycoside resistance. The organism's propensity to grow in vivo as antimicrobial-tolerant biofilms and the occurrence of hypermutator strains that yield antimicrobial resistant mutants at higher frequency also compromise anti-pseudomonal chemotherapy. With limited therapeutic options and increasing resistance will the untreatable P. aeruginosa infection soon be upon us?
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- Keith Poole
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada
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Poole K. Pseudomonas aeruginosa: resistance to the max. Front Microbiol 2011; 2:65. [PMID: 21747788 PMCID: PMC3128976 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 554] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is intrinsically resistant to a variety of antimicrobials and can develop resistance during anti-pseudomonal chemotherapy both of which compromise treatment of infections caused by this organism. Resistance to multiple classes of antimicrobials (multidrug resistance) in particular is increasingly common in P. aeruginosa, with a number of reports of pan-resistant isolates treatable with a single agent, colistin. Acquired resistance in this organism is multifactorial and attributable to chromosomal mutations and the acquisition of resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer. Mutational changes impacting resistance include upregulation of multidrug efflux systems to promote antimicrobial expulsion, derepression of ampC, AmpC alterations that expand the enzyme's substrate specificity (i.e., extended-spectrum AmpC), alterations to outer membrane permeability to limit antimicrobial entry and alterations to antimicrobial targets. Acquired mechanisms contributing to resistance in P. aeruginosa include β-lactamases, notably the extended-spectrum β-lactamases and the carbapenemases that hydrolyze most β-lactams, aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes, and 16S rRNA methylases that provide high-level pan-aminoglycoside resistance. The organism's propensity to grow in vivo as antimicrobial-tolerant biofilms and the occurrence of hypermutator strains that yield antimicrobial resistant mutants at higher frequency also compromise anti-pseudomonal chemotherapy. With limited therapeutic options and increasing resistance will the untreatable P. aeruginosa infection soon be upon us?
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- Keith Poole
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University Kingston, ON, Canada
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Rational design and synthesis of potent aminoglycoside antibiotics against resistant bacterial strains. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:30-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2010] [Revised: 11/27/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang J, Litke A, Keller K, Rai R, Chang CWT. Synthesis of novel aminoglycosides via allylic azide rearrangement for investigating the significance of 2′-amino group. Bioorg Med Chem 2010; 18:1396-405. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2010.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2009] [Revised: 01/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang J, Keller K, Takemoto JY, Bensaci M, Litke A, Czyryca PG, Chang CWT. Synthesis and combinational antibacterial study of 5''-modified neomycin. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2009; 62:539-44. [PMID: 19629142 PMCID: PMC2783947 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2009.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A library of 5″-modified neomycin derivatives were synthesized for an antibacterial structure-activity optimization strategy. Two leads exhibited prominent activity against both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Antibacterial activities were measured when combined with other clinically used antibiotics. Significant synergistic activities were observed which may lead to the development of novel therapeutic practices in the battle against infectious bacteria.
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- Jianjun Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-0300, USA
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Zhang J, Chiang FI, Wu L, Czyryca PG, Li D, Chang CWT. Surprising alteration of antibacterial activity of 5"-modified neomycin against resistant bacteria. J Med Chem 2009; 51:7563-73. [PMID: 19012394 DOI: 10.1021/jm800997s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A facile synthetic protocol for the production of neomycin B derivatives with various modifications at the 5'' position has been developed. The structural activity relationship (SAR) against aminoglycoside resistant bacteria equipped with various aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs) was investigated. Enzymatic and molecular modeling studies reveal that the superb substrate promiscuity of AMEs allows the resistant bacteria to cope with diverse structural modifications despite the observation that several derivatives show enhanced antibacterial activity compared to the parent neomycin. Surprisingly, when testing synthetic neomycin derivatives against other human pathogens, two leads exhibit prominent activity against both methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) that are known to exert a high level of resistance against clinically used aminoglycosides. These findings can be extremely useful in developing new aminoglycoside antibiotics against resistant bacteria. Our result also suggests that new biological and antimicrobial activities can be obtained by chemical modifications of old drugs.
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- Jianjun Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, USA
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Structure–toxicity relationship of aminoglycosides: Correlation of 2′-amine basicity with acute toxicity in pseudo-disaccharide scaffolds. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:8940-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.08.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2008] [Revised: 08/17/2008] [Accepted: 08/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hainrichson M, Nudelman I, Baasov T. Designer aminoglycosides: the race to develop improved antibiotics and compounds for the treatment of human genetic diseases. Org Biomol Chem 2007; 6:227-39. [PMID: 18174989 DOI: 10.1039/b712690p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aminoglycosides are highly potent, broad-spectrum antibiotics that exert their bactericidal therapeutic effect by selectively binding to the decoding aminoacyl site (A-site) of the bacterial 16 S rRNA, thereby interfering with translational fidelity during protein synthesis. The appearance of bacterial strains resistant to these drugs, as well as their relative toxicity, have inspired extensive searches towards the goal of obtaining novel molecular designs with improved antibacterial activity and reduced toxicity. In the last few years, a new, aminoglycoside dependent therapeutic approach for the treatment of certain human genetic diseases has been identified. These treatments rely on the ability of certain aminoglycosides to induce mammalian ribosomes to readthrough premature stop codon mutations. This new and challenging task has introduced fresh research avenues in the field of aminoglycoside research. Recent observations and current challenges in the design of aminoglycosides with improved antibacterial activity and the treatment of human genetic diseases are discussed.
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- Mariana Hainrichson
- The Edith and Joseph Fischer Enzyme Inhibitors Laboratory, Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Li J, Chiang FI, Chen HN, Chang CWT. Investigation of the regioselectivity for the staudinger reaction and its application for the synthesis of aminoglycosides with N-1 modification. J Org Chem 2007; 72:4055-66. [PMID: 17465564 PMCID: PMC2553255 DOI: 10.1021/jo062588j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The criteria for controlling the regioselectivity of Staudinger reduction of azides have been investigated. These findings enable a convenient direct N-1 modification of the perazidoneamine and perazidoribostamycin resulting in the synthesis of aminoglycoside antibiotics with activity against drug-resistant bacteria.
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Over the millennia, microorganisms have evolved evasion strategies to overcome a myriad of chemical and environmental challenges, including antimicrobial drugs. Even before the first clinical use of antibiotics more than 60 years ago, resistant organisms had been isolated. Moreover, the potential problem of the widespread distribution of antibiotic resistant bacteria was recognized by scientists and healthcare specialists from the initial use of these drugs. Why is resistance inevitable and where does it come from? Understanding the molecular diversity that underlies resistance will inform our use of these drugs and guide efforts to develop new efficacious antibiotics.
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- Gerard D Wright
- Antimicrobial Research Centre, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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Kikuvi GM, Schwarz S, Ombui JN, Mitema ES, Kehrenberg C. Streptomycin and Chloramphenicol Resistance Genes inEscherichia coliIsolates from Cattle, Pigs, and Chicken in Kenya. Microb Drug Resist 2007; 13:62-8. [PMID: 17536935 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2006.9998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were to determine the genetic basis of streptomycin and chloramphenicol resistance in 30 Escherichia coli isolates from food animals in Kenya and the role of plasmids in the spread of the resistance. Seven of the 29 streptomycin-resistant isolates harbored both the strA and strB genes. Twenty-one of isolates had the strA, strB, and aadA1 genes. The strA gene was disrupted by a functional trimethoprim gene, dfrA14 in 10 of the 21 isolates harboring the three streptomycin resistance genes. Physical linkage of intact strA and sul2 genes was found in two different plasmids from four isolates. Linkage of cassette-borne aadA1 and dfrA1 genes in class 1 integrons was found in two of the isolates. Chloramphenicol resistance was due to the gene catA1 in all the chloramphenicol resistant isolates. The strB, strA, and catA1 genes were transferable by conjugation and this points to the significance of conjugative resistance plasmids in the spread and persistence of streptomycin and chloramphenicol resistance in food animals in Kenya.
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- G M Kikuvi
- Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Okazaki A, Avison MB. Aph(3')-IIc, an aminoglycoside resistance determinant from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 51:359-60. [PMID: 17088477 PMCID: PMC1797691 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00795-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report the characterization of an intrinsic, chromosomally carried aph(3')-IIc gene from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia clinical isolate K279a, encoding an aminoglycoside phosphotransferase enzyme that significantly increases MICs of kanamycin, neomycin, butirosin, and paromomycin when expressed in Escherichia coli. Disruption of aph(3')-IIc in K279a results in decreased MICs of these drugs.
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- Aki Okazaki
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, School of Medical Sciences, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, United Kingdom
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Hainrichson M, Yaniv O, Cherniavsky M, Nudelman I, Shallom-Shezifi D, Yaron S, Baasov T. Overexpression and initial characterization of the chromosomal aminoglycoside 3'-O-phosphotransferase APH(3')-IIb from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 51:774-6. [PMID: 17088479 PMCID: PMC1797760 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01034-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The chromosomal gene aph(3')-IIb, encoding an aminoglycoside 3'-phosphotransferase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The APH(3')-IIb enzyme was purified as a monomer in a two-step procedure and was shown to phosphorylate its substrates at the C-3'-OH position, with kcat/Km values of 0.4x10(4) to 36x10(4) M-1 s-1.
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- Mariana Hainrichson
- The Edith and Joseph Fischer Enzyme Inhibitors Laboratory, The Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Mindlin SZ, Petrova MA, Bass IA, Gorlenko ZM. Origin, evolution, and migration of drug resistance genes. RUSS J GENET+ 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795406110081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kwon DH, Lu CD. Polyamines induce resistance to cationic peptide, aminoglycoside, and quinolone antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:1615-22. [PMID: 16641426 PMCID: PMC1472189 DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.5.1615-1622.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a gram-negative bacterium of human pathogens, is noted for its environmental versatility, enormous metabolic capacity, and resistance to antibiotics. Overexpression of the outer membrane protein OprH and increased resistance to polycationic peptide antibiotics (e.g., polymyxin B) mediated by the PhoPQ two-component system on induction of a putative lipopolysaccharide (LPS) modification operon (PA3552-PA3559) have been reported as part of the adaptive responses to magnesium limitation in P. aeruginosa. Induction of the oprH-phoPQ operon and the LPS modification operon by exogenous spermidine was revealed from GeneChip analysis during studies of polyamine metabolism and was confirmed by the lacZ fusions of affected promoters. From the results of MIC measurements, it was found that addition of spermidine or other polyamines to the growth medium increased the MIC values of multiple antibiotics, including polycationic antibiotics, aminoglycosides, quinolones, and fluorescent dyes. MIC values of these compounds in the transposon insertion mutants of oprH, phoP, phoQ, and pmrB were also determined in the presence and absence of spermidine. The results showed that the spermidine effect on cationic peptide antibiotic and quinolone resistance was diminished in the phoP mutant only. The spermidine effect on antibiotics was not influenced by magnesium concentrations, as demonstrated by MICs and oprH::lacZ fusion studies in the presence of 20 muM or 2 mM magnesium. Furthermore, in spermidine uptake mutants, MICs of cationic peptide antibiotics and fluorescent dyes, but not of aminoglycosides and quinolones, were increased by spermidine. These results suggested the presence of a complicated molecular mechanism for polyamine-mediated resistance to multiple antibiotics in P. aeruginosa.
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- Dong H Kwon
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, 24 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Hainrichson M, Pokrovskaya V, Shallom-Shezifi D, Fridman M, Belakhov V, Shachar D, Yaron S, Baasov T. Branched aminoglycosides: biochemical studies and antibacterial activity of neomycin B derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2005; 13:5797-807. [PMID: 15993084 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2005.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2005] [Revised: 05/24/2005] [Accepted: 05/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The C5''-OH group in neomycin B was glycosylated with a variety of mono- and di-saccharides to probe the effect of introduction of additional binding elements on antibacterial activity and interaction with the aminoglycosides modifying enzyme APH(3')-IIIa. The designed structures show antibacterial activity superior to that of neomycin B against pathogenic and resistant strains, while in parallel they demonstrate poor substrate activity with APH(3')-IIIa.
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- Mariana Hainrichson
- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Catalysis Science and Technology, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Keith Poole
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Rm. 737 Botterell Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
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Zeng L, Jin S. aph(3')-IIb, a gene encoding an aminoglycoside-modifying enzyme, is under the positive control of surrogate regulator HpaA. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 47:3867-76. [PMID: 14638496 PMCID: PMC296182 DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.12.3867-3876.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa harbors a chromosomal aminoglycoside phosphotransferase gene, aph(3')-IIb, which confers P. aeruginosa resistance to several important aminoglycoside antibiotics, including kanamycin A and B, neomycin B and C, butirosin, and seldomycin F5. The aph(3')-IIb gene has been found to be regulated by an AraC-type transcriptional regulator (HpaA) encoded by a gene located upstream of the aph(3')-IIb gene. In the presence of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (4-HPA), HpaA activates the expression of aph(3')-IIb as well as that of the hpa regulon which encodes metabolic enzymes for the utilization of 4-HPA. hpaA and aph(3')-IIb form an operon, and in response to the presence of 4-HPA, the wild-type P. aeruginosa strain PAK (but not its hpaA mutant strain) displays increased resistance to neomycin. A survey of 39 clinical and 19 environmental isolates of P. aeruginosa demonstrated in all of them the presence of an hpaA-aph gene cluster, while 56 out of the 58 isolates are able to utilize the 4-HPA as a sole carbon source, suggesting a feature common to P. aeruginosa strains. Interestingly, a larger portion of clinical isolates than environmental isolates showed 4-HPA-induced resistance to neomycin. The aph(3')-IIb gene product is likely to function as a metabolic enzyme which has a cross-reactivity with aminoglycosides. These findings provide new insight into the possible mechanism of P. aeruginosa antibiotic resistance.
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- Lin Zeng
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0266, USA
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Aminoglycoside antibiotics have had a major impact on our ability to treat bacterial infections for the past half century. Whereas the interest in these versatile antibiotics continues to be high, their clinical utility has been compromised by widespread instances of resistance. The multitude of mechanisms of resistance is disconcerting but also illuminates how nature can manifest resistance when bacteria are confronted by antibiotics. This article reviews the most recent knowledge about the mechanisms of aminoglycoside action and the mechanisms of resistance to these antibiotics.
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- Sergei B Vakulenko
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Riccio ML, Pallecchi L, Fontana R, Rossolini GM. In70 of plasmid pAX22, a bla(VIM-1)-containing integron carrying a new aminoglycoside phosphotransferase gene cassette. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2001; 45:1249-53. [PMID: 11257042 PMCID: PMC90451 DOI: 10.1128/aac.45.4.1249-1253.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An Achromobacter xylosoxydans strain showing broad-spectrum resistance to beta-lactams (including carbapenems) and aminoglycosides was isolated at the University Hospital of Verona (Verona, Italy). This strain was found to produce metallo-beta-lactamase activity and to harbor a 30-kb nonconjugative plasmid, named pAX22, carrying a bla(VIM-1) determinant inserted into a class 1 integron. Characterization of this integron, named In70, revealed an original array of four gene cassettes containing, respectively, the bla(VIM-1) gene and three different aminoglycoside resistance determinants, including an aacA4 allele, a new aph-like gene named aphA15, and an aadA1 allele. The aphA15 gene is the first example of an aph-like gene carried on a mobile gene cassette, and its product exhibits close similarity to the APH(3')-IIa aminoglycoside phosphotransferase encoded by Tn5 (36% amino acid identity) and to an APH(3')-IIb enzyme from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (38% amino acid identity). Expression of the cloned aphA15 gene in Escherichia coli reduced the susceptibility to kanamycin and neomycin as well as (slightly) to amikacin, netilmicin, and streptomycin. Characterization of the 5' and 3' conserved segments of In70 and of their flanking regions showed that In70 belongs to the group of class 1 integrons associated with defective transposon derivatives originating from Tn402-like elements. The structure of the 3' conserved segment indicates the closest ancestry with members of the In0-In2 lineage. In70, with its array of cassette-borne resistance genes, can mediate broad-spectrum resistance to most beta-lactams and aminoglycosides.
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- M L Riccio
- Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università di Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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Rodríguez Esparragón F, González Martín M, González Lama Z, Sabatelli FJ, Tejedor Junco MT. Aminoglycoside resistance mechanisms in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the Canary Islands. ZENTRALBLATT FUR BAKTERIOLOGIE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2000; 289:817-26. [PMID: 10705613 DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(00)80008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistant to aminoglycoside antibiotics were selected from 152 clinical isolates. We identified two patterns of resistance correlating with the resistance mechanism characterized by changes in permeability, enzymatic modification due to the acetylating enzyme, AAC(6')-II, or a combination of both. We detected enzymatic activity of the phosphorylase enzyme, APH(3'), in all the isolates. We compared the mechanisms of resistance detected by three methods i.e., radioenzymatic assay, phenotype of resistance and DNA probes. The phenotype of resistance was tested using a kit developed by Schering-Plough Corp. Hybridization was made with 18 DNA probes for the most frequent genes encoding for aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes. All isolates with AAC(6') activity hybridized with the aac(6')-Ib probes and to a minor degree, with the aac(6')-IIb probe. None of the isolates showed hybridization with aph(3')-I, aph(3')-II, or aph(3')-III DNA probes. Serotyping of the strains showed that the O:11 serotype was the most frequent one in strains whose resistance was due to the AAC(6') enzyme. The O:6 serotype was associated with changes in permeability. Encoding of the resistance mechanism seemed to be chromosomal in all the strains.
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- F Rodríguez Esparragón
- Clinical Sciences Department, Microbiology Section, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaraia, Canary Islands, Spain
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Bacterial resistance to the aminoglycoside antibiotics is most frequently associated with the expression of modifying enzymes that can phosphorylate, adenylate or acetylate these compounds. The recent availability of representative crystal structures for all three classes of modifying enzymes has greatly expanded our knowledge of enzyme function, and has revealed unexpected and exciting connections to other families of enzymes. Furthermore, the complete genome sequences for several bacteria have revealed many potential aminoglycoside-resistance elements.
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- G D Wright
- Antimicrobial Research Centre Department of Biochemistry McMaster University 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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Signal transduction in microorganisms and plants is often mediated by His-Asp phosphorelay systems. Two conserved families of proteins are centrally involved: histidine protein kinases and phospho-aspartyl response regulators. The kinases generally function in association with sensory elements that regulate their activities in response to environmental signals. A sequence analysis with 348 histidine kinase domains reveals that this family consists of distinct subgroups. A comparative sequence analysis with 298 available receiver domain sequences of cognate response regulators demonstrates a significant correlation between kinase and regulator subfamilies. These findings suggest that different subclasses of His-Asp phosphorelay systems have evolved independently of one another.
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- T W Grebe
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, NJ 08544, USA
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