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d'Udekem d'Acoz O, Hue F, Ye T, Wang L, Leroux M, Rajngewerc L, Tran T, Phan K, Ramirez MS, Reisner W, Tolmasky ME, Reyes-Lamothe R. Dynamics and quantitative contribution of the aminoglycoside 6'- N-acetyltransferase type Ib to amikacin resistance. mSphere 2024; 9:e0078923. [PMID: 38353533 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00789-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Aminoglycosides are essential components in the available armamentarium to treat bacterial infections. The surge and rapid dissemination of resistance genes strongly reduce their efficiency, compromising public health. Among the multitude of modifying enzymes that confer resistance to aminoglycosides, the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] is the most prevalent and relevant in the clinical setting as it can inactivate numerous aminoglycosides, such as amikacin. Although the mechanism of action, structure, and biochemical properties of the AAC(6')-Ib protein have been extensively studied, the contribution of the intracellular milieu to its activity remains unclear. In this work, we used a fluorescent-based system to quantify the number of AAC(6')-Ib per cell in Escherichia coli, and we modulated this copy number with the CRISPR interference method. These tools were then used to correlate enzyme concentrations with amikacin resistance levels. Our results show that resistance to amikacin increases linearly with a higher concentration of AAC(6')-Ib until it reaches a plateau at a specific protein concentration. In vivo imaging of this protein shows that it diffuses freely within the cytoplasm of the cell, but it tends to form inclusion bodies at higher concentrations in rich culture media. Addition of a chelating agent completely dissolves these aggregates and partially prevents the plateau in the resistance level, suggesting that AAC(6')-Ib aggregation lowers resistance to amikacin. These results provide the first step in understanding the cellular impact of each AAC(6')-Ib molecule on aminoglycoside resistance. They also highlight the importance of studying its dynamic behavior within the cell.IMPORTANCEAntibiotic resistance is a growing threat to human health. Understanding antibiotic resistance mechanisms can serve as foundation for developing innovative treatment strategies to counter this threat. While numerous studies clarified the genetics and dissemination of resistance genes and explored biochemical and structural features of resistance enzymes, their molecular dynamics and individual contribution to resistance within the cellular context remain unknown. Here, we examined this relationship modulating expression levels of aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib, an enzyme of clinical relevance. We show a linear correlation between copy number of the enzyme per cell and amikacin resistance levels up to a threshold where resistance plateaus. We propose that at concentrations below the threshold, the enzyme diffuses freely in the cytoplasm but aggregates at the cell poles at concentrations over the threshold. This research opens promising avenues for studying enzyme solubility's impact on resistance, creating opportunities for future approaches to counter resistance.
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
- Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA
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d'Acoz OD, Hue F, Ye T, Wang L, Leroux M, Rajngewerc L, Tran T, Phan K, Ramirez MS, Reisner W, Tolmasky ME, Reyes-Lamothe R. Dynamics and quantitative contribution of the aminoglycoside 6'- N-acetyltransferase type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] to amikacin resistance. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.05.556435. [PMID: 38168340 PMCID: PMC10760054 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.05.556435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Aminoglycosides are essential components in the available armamentarium to treat bacterial infections. The surge and rapid dissemination of resistance genes strongly reduce their efficiency, compromising public health. Among the multitude of modifying enzymes that confer resistance to aminoglycosides, the aminoglycoside acetyltransferase AAC(6')-Ib is the most prevalent and relevant in the clinical setting as it can inactivate numerous aminoglycosides, such as amikacin. Although the mechanism of action, structure, and biochemical properties of the AAC(6')-Ib protein have been extensively studied, the contribution of the intracellular milieu to its activity remains unclear. In this work, we used a fluorescent-based system to quantify the number of AAC(6')-Ib per cell in Escherichia coli, and we modulated this copy number with the CRISPR interference method. These tools were then used to correlate enzyme concentrations with amikacin resistance levels. Our results show that resistance to amikacin increases linearly with a higher concentration of AAC(6')-Ib until it reaches a plateau at a specific protein concentration. In vivo imaging of this protein shows that it diffuses freely within the cytoplasm of the cell, but it tends to form inclusion bodies at higher concentrations in rich culture media. Addition of a chelating agent completely dissolves these aggregates and partially prevents the plateau in the resistance level, suggesting that AAC(6')-Ib aggregation lowers resistance to amikacin. These results provide the first step in understanding the cellular impact of each AAC(6')-Ib molecule on aminoglycoside resistance. They also highlight the importance of studying its dynamic behavior within the cell.
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- Ophélie d'Udekem d'Acoz
- Department of Biology, McGill University, 3649 Sir William Osler, Montréal, Québec, H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, 3649 Sir William Osler, Montréal, Québec, H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, 3649 Sir William Osler, Montréal, Québec, H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, 3649 Sir William Osler, Montréal, Québec, H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
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- Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue université, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2T8, Canada
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
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- Department of Biology, McGill University, 3649 Sir William Osler, Montréal, Québec, H3G 0B1, Canada
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McMurtry TA, Barekat A, Rodriguez F, Purewal P, Bulman ZP, Lenhard JR. Capability of Enterococcus faecalis to shield Gram-negative pathogens from aminoglycoside exposure. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:2610-2614. [PMID: 34245262 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enterococcus faecalis commonly produce aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes (AMEs) and are implicated in polymicrobial infections. OBJECTIVES To determine if AME-producing E. faecalis is capable of protecting Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from gentamicin exposure. METHODS Two Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, two Escherichia coli isolates, and two Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were investigated in monoculture time-kill experiments, and each Gram-negative organism was also evaluated during co-culture with either AME-producing or AME-deficient E. faecalis. A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics analysis that utilized Log Ratio Areas and a Hill-type mathematical model was used to determine if the maximal killing or potency of gentamicin against the Gram-negative organisms was altered by the presence of the E. faecalis. RESULTS The maximal killing and potency of gentamicin was the same during monoculture and co-culture experiments for both K. pneumoniae isolates and one E. coli isolate (P > 0.05). In contrast, the maximal killing of gentamicin was attenuated against one E. coli isolate and both P. aeruginosa isolates during co-culture with E. faecalis (P < 0.05). The potency of gentamicin was variable against the three aforementioned isolates. Against the E. coli isolate, the potency of gentamicin was significantly reduced by the presence of either E. faecalis isolate (EC50 95% CI = 4.23-4.43 mg/L monoculture versus 3.86-4.19 mg/L and 3.55-3.96 mg/L during co-culture with AME-producing and AME-deficient E. faecalis, respectively). The potency of gentamicin increased or decreased for P. aeruginosa depending on which E. faecalis isolate was investigated. CONCLUSIONS The AME-producing E. faecalis did not provide a consistent protective effect from aminoglycosides for the Gram-negative pathogens.
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- Tiffany A McMurtry
- California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, Elk Grove, CA, USA
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- California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, Elk Grove, CA, USA
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- California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, Elk Grove, CA, USA
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- California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, Elk Grove, CA, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA
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- California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, Elk Grove, CA, USA
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Ramirez MS, Bonomo RA, Tolmasky ME. Carbapenemases: Transforming Acinetobacter baumannii into a Yet More Dangerous Menace. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10050720. [PMID: 32384624 PMCID: PMC7277208 DOI: 10.3390/biom10050720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of serious nosocomial infections. Although community-acquired infections are observed, the vast majority occur in people with preexisting comorbidities. A. baumannii emerged as a problematic pathogen in the 1980s when an increase in virulence, difficulty in treatment due to drug resistance, and opportunities for infection turned it into one of the most important threats to human health. Some of the clinical manifestations of A. baumannii nosocomial infection are pneumonia; bloodstream infections; lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, and wound infections; burn infections; skin and soft tissue infections (including necrotizing fasciitis); meningitis; osteomyelitis; and endocarditis. A. baumannii has an extraordinary genetic plasticity that results in a high capacity to acquire antimicrobial resistance traits. In particular, acquisition of resistance to carbapenems, which are among the antimicrobials of last resort for treatment of multidrug infections, is increasing among A. baumannii strains compounding the problem of nosocomial infections caused by this pathogen. It is not uncommon to find multidrug-resistant (MDR, resistance to at least three classes of antimicrobials), extensively drug-resistant (XDR, MDR plus resistance to carbapenems), and pan-drug-resistant (PDR, XDR plus resistance to polymyxins) nosocomial isolates that are hard to treat with the currently available drugs. In this article we review the acquired resistance to carbapenems by A. baumannii. We describe the enzymes within the OXA, NDM, VIM, IMP, and KPC groups of carbapenemases and the coding genes found in A. baumannii clinical isolates.
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- Maria Soledad Ramirez
- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA;
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- Medical Service and GRECC, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA;
- Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Proteomics and Bioinformatics; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
- WRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology (Case VA CARES), Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +657-278-5263
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Characterization of Tn6238 with a new allele of aac(6')-Ib-cr. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:2893-7. [PMID: 25691640 DOI: 10.1128/aac.03213-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Here, we report that the genetic structure of Tn1331 remained conserved in Argentina from 1989 to 2013 (72 of 73 isolates), with the exception being the plasmid-borne Tn1331-like transposon Tn6238 containing a new aac(6')-Ib-cr allele recovered from a colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolate. A bioinformatic analysis of aac(6')-Ib-like gene cassettes suggests that this new aac(6')-Ib-cr allele emerged through mutation or homologous recombination in the Tn1331 genetic platform. Tn6238 is a novel platform for the dissemination of aminoglycoside and fluoroquinolone resistance determinants.
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Hart PJ, Wey E, McHugh TD, Balakrishnan I, Belgacem O. A method for the detection of antibiotic resistance markers in clinical strains of Escherichia coli using MALDI mass spectrometry. J Microbiol Methods 2015; 111:1-8. [PMID: 25633625 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is one of the most widely used mass spectrometry based approaches for bacterial identification and classification. The relatively simple sample preparation requirements and the speed of analysis which can usually be completed within a few minutes have resulted in the adoption and assimilation of MALDI-TOF MS into the routine diagnostic workflow of Clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide. This study describes the facilitation of bacterial discrimination based on antibiotic resistance markers through the implementation of MALDI-TOF MS. The periplasmic compartment of whole bacterial cells contains several proteins which confer antibiotic resistance in the Enterobacteriaceae. In order to reduce the complexity of the sample to be analysed via MALDI-TOF MS, the periplasm was extracted and subjected to in solution tryptic digestion followed by nano-LC separation. This method, established that peptide sequence biomarkers from several classes of antibiotic resistance proteins could be predicted using protein/peptide database tools such as Mascot. Biomarkers for a CTX-M-1 group extended spectrum β-lactamase, CMY-2 an Amp-C β-lactamase, VIM a metallo-β-lactamase, TEM a β-lactamase and KanR an aminoglycoside modifying enzyme were detected. This allowed for discrimination at a species level and at an almost identical strain level where the only difference between strains was the carriage of a modified antibiotic resistance carrying plasmid. This method also was able to detect some of these biomarkers in clinical strains where multiple resistance mechanisms were present.
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- Philippa J Hart
- Shimadzu, Wharfside, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1GP, UK
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- UCL Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, UK
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- Shimadzu, Wharfside, Trafford Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1GP, UK.
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Ramirez MS, Nikolaidis N, Tolmasky ME. Rise and dissemination of aminoglycoside resistance: the aac(6')-Ib paradigm. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:121. [PMID: 23730301 PMCID: PMC3656343 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Enzymatic modification is a prevalent mechanism by which bacteria defeat the action of antibiotics. Aminoglycosides are often inactivated by aminoglycoside modifying enzymes encoded by genes present in the chromosome, plasmids, and other genetic elements. The AAC(6′)-Ib (aminoglycoside 6′-N-acetyltransferase type Ib) is an enzyme of clinical importance found in a wide variety of gram-negative pathogens. The AAC(6′)-Ib enzyme is of interest not only because of his ubiquity but also because of other characteristics, it presents significant microheterogeneity at the N-termini and the aac(6′)-Ib gene is often present in integrons, transposons, plasmids, genomic islands, and other genetic structures. Excluding the highly heterogeneous N-termini, there are 45 non-identical AAC(6′)-Ib related entries in the NCBI database, 32 of which have identical name in spite of not having identical amino acid sequence. While some variants conserved similar properties, others show dramatic differences in specificity, including the case of AAC(6′)-Ib-cr that mediates acetylation of ciprofloxacin representing a rare case where a resistance enzyme acquires the ability to utilize an antibiotic of a different class as substrate. Efforts to utilize antisense technologies to turn off expression of the gene or to identify enzymatic inhibitors to induce phenotypic conversion to susceptibility are under way.
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- María S Ramirez
- Department of Biological Science, Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton Fullerton, CA, USA
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Aminoglycosides have been an essential component of the armamentarium in the treatment of life-threatening infections. Unfortunately, their efficacy has been reduced by the surge and dissemination of resistance. In some cases the levels of resistance reached the point that rendered them virtually useless. Among many known mechanisms of resistance to aminoglycosides, enzymatic modification is the most prevalent in the clinical setting. Aminoglycoside modifying enzymes catalyze the modification at different -OH or -NH₂ groups of the 2-deoxystreptamine nucleus or the sugar moieties and can be nucleotidyltransferases, phosphotransferases, or acetyltransferases. The number of aminoglycoside modifying enzymes identified to date as well as the genetic environments where the coding genes are located is impressive and there is virtually no bacteria that is unable to support enzymatic resistance to aminoglycosides. Aside from the development of new aminoglycosides refractory to as many as possible modifying enzymes there are currently two main strategies being pursued to overcome the action of aminoglycoside modifying enzymes. Their successful development would extend the useful life of existing antibiotics that have proven effective in the treatment of infections. These strategies consist of the development of inhibitors of the enzymatic action or of the expression of the modifying enzymes.
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Partridge SR, Tsafnat G, Coiera E, Iredell JR. Gene cassettes and cassette arrays in mobile resistance integrons. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2009; 33:757-84. [PMID: 19416365 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00175.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 447] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Gene cassettes are small mobile elements, consisting of little more than a single gene and recombination site, which are captured by larger elements called integrons. Several cassettes may be inserted into the same integron forming a tandem array. The discovery of integrons in the chromosome of many species has led to the identification of thousands of gene cassettes, mostly of unknown function, while integrons associated with transposons and plasmids carry mainly antibiotic resistance genes and constitute an important means of spreading resistance. An updated compilation of gene cassettes found in sequences of such 'mobile resistance integrons' in GenBank was facilitated by a specially developed automated annotation system. At least 130 different (<98% identical) cassettes that carry known or predicted antibiotic resistance genes were identified, along with many cassettes of unknown function. We list exemplar GenBank accession numbers for each and address some nomenclature issues. Various modifications to cassettes, some of which may be useful in tracking cassette epidemiology, are also described. Despite potential biases in the GenBank dataset, preliminary analysis of cassette distribution suggests interesting differences between cassettes and may provide useful information to direct more systematic studies.
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- Sally R Partridge
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Ramirez MS, Parenteau TR, Centron D, Tolmasky ME. Functional characterization of Tn1331 gene cassettes. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008; 62:669-73. [PMID: 18632872 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The transposon Tn1331 possesses a region including three antibiotic resistance genes with the structure aac(6')-Ib-attC-aadA1-attI1*-bla(OXA-9)-attC, which potentially includes four gene cassettes. Experimental data on the mobility of fusion cassettes as well as those on mobility of cassettes in a genetic environment such as Tn1331, which lacks an integrase gene, are limited. Therefore, experiments using pJHCMW1, a plasmid harbouring this transposon, in the presence of IntI1 supplied in trans were carried out to define which cassettes are mobile in vivo. METHODS In vivo excision of resistance genes was investigated in Escherichia coli cells harbouring pJHCMW1 and in a recombinant clone that included the intI1 gene under the control of the P(tac) promoter. Plasmid DNA was purified and subjected to PCR analysis, and DNA sequencing of PCR products was performed to determine whether excision had occurred. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS In vivo recombination experiments showed that the fused aadA1-attI1*-bla(OXA-9)-attC gene cassette was excised in the presence of IntI1. The excision of a DNA fragment including aadA1-attI1* was also detected but at a lower frequency. The analysis of the latter recombination reaction showed that, although attI1* includes only a small fraction of the complete attI1 sequence, it is still used as a substrate by IntI1, albeit in a very inefficient manner.
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- Maria S Ramirez
- Center for Applied Biotechnology Studies, Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, USA
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Torres JA, Villegas MV, Quinn JP. Current concepts in antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2007; 5:833-43. [PMID: 17914917 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.5.5.833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Gram-negative bacteria are the dominant killers among bacterial pathogens in the intensive care unit. Antibiotic resistance has become a threat in hospital settings and efforts are being made to understand the underlying mechanisms. This review describes current data on the most important mechanisms of resistance in prevalent gram-negative pathogens as well as newer therapeutic options.
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- Julián Andrés Torres
- CIDEIM (International Center for Medical Research and Training), Avenida 1N # 3-03, Cali, Colombia.
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Poirel L, Cabanne L, Collet L, Nordmann P. Class II transposon-borne structure harboring metallo-beta-lactamase gene blaVIM-2 in Pseudomonas putida. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:2889-91. [PMID: 16870796 PMCID: PMC1538670 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00398-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A plasmid-encoded class II transposon element was identified in a carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas putida isolate. Tn1332, closely related to Tn1331, harbored the metallo-beta-lactamase gene bla(VIM-2) in addition to four other antibiotic resistance genes, aacA4, aadA1, bla(OXA-9), and bla(TEM-1), and two novel insertion sequences, ISPpu17 and ISPpu18.
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- Laurent Poirel
- Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Université Paris XI, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cedex, France
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Soler Bistué AJC, Martín FA, Petroni A, Faccone D, Galas M, Tolmasky ME, Zorreguieta A. Vibrio cholerae InV117, a class 1 integron harboring aac(6')-Ib and blaCTX-M-2, is linked to transposition genes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:1903-7. [PMID: 16641475 PMCID: PMC1472222 DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.5.1903-1907.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A ca. 150-kbp Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor plasmid includes bla(CTX-M-2) and a variant of aac(6')-Ib within InV117, an orf513-bearing class 1 integron. InV117 is linked to a tnp1696 module in which IRl carries an insertion of IS4321R. The complete structure could be a potential mobile element.
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- Alfonso J C Soler Bistué
- Department of Biological Science, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, USA
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Bronstein PA, Marrichi M, Cartinhour S, Schneider DJ, DeLisa MP. Identification of a twin-arginine translocation system in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and its contribution to pathogenicity and fitness. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:8450-61. [PMID: 16321949 PMCID: PMC1317023 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.24.8450-8461.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Accepted: 09/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The bacterial plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (DC3000) causes disease in Arabidopsis thaliana and tomato plants, and it elicits the hypersensitive response in nonhost plants such as Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana benthamiana. While these events chiefly depend upon the type III protein secretion system and the effector proteins that this system translocates into plant cells, additional factors have been shown to contribute to DC3000 virulence and still many others are likely to exist. Therefore, we explored the contribution of the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) system to the physiology of DC3000. We found that a tatC mutant strain of DC3000 displayed a number of phenotypes, including loss of motility on soft agar plates, deficiency in siderophore synthesis and iron acquisition, sensitivity to copper, loss of extracellular phospholipase activity, and attenuated virulence in host plant leaves. In the latter case, we provide evidence that decreased virulence of tatC mutants likely arises from a synergistic combination of (i) compromised fitness of bacteria in planta; (ii) decreased efficiency of type III translocation; and (iii) cytoplasmically retained virulence factors. Finally, we demonstrate a novel broad-host-range genetic reporter based on the green fluorescent protein for the identification of Tat-targeted secreted virulence factors that should be generally applicable to any gram-negative bacterium. Collectively, our evidence supports the notion that virulence of DC3000 is a multifactorial process and that the Tat system is an important virulence determinant of this phytopathogenic bacterium.
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- Philip A Bronstein
- U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA
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Sarno R, Ha H, Weinsetel N, Tolmasky ME. Inhibition of aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib-mediated amikacin resistance by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 47:3296-304. [PMID: 14506044 PMCID: PMC201158 DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.10.3296-3304.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Amikacin has been very useful in the treatment of infections caused by multiresistant bacteria because it is refractory to the actions of most modifying enzymes. However, the spread of AAC(6')-I-type acetyltransferases, enzymes capable of catalyzing inactivation of amikacin, has rendered this antibiotic all but useless in some parts of the world. The aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase type Ib, which is coded for by the aac(6')-Ib gene, mediates resistance to amikacin and other aminoglycosides. RNase H mapping and computer prediction of the secondary structure led to the identification of five regions accessible for interaction with antisense oligodeoxynucleotides in the aac(6')-Ib mRNA. Oligodeoxynucleotides targeting these regions could bind to native mRNA with different efficiencies and mediated RNase H digestion. Selected oligodeoxynucleotides inhibited AAC(6')-Ib synthesis in cell-free coupled transcription-translation assays. After their introduction into an Escherichia coli strain harboring aac(6')-Ib by electroporation, some of these oligodeoxynucleotides decreased the level of resistance to amikacin. Our results indicate that use of antisense compounds could be a viable strategy to preserve the efficacies of existing antibiotics to which bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant.
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MESH Headings
- Acetyltransferases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Acetyltransferases/genetics
- Acetyltransferases/metabolism
- Amikacin/pharmacology
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Cell-Free System
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/genetics
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Escherichia coli/drug effects
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Ribonuclease H/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
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Affiliation(s)
- Renee Sarno
- Department of Biological Science, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92834-6850, USA
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