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Vezina B, Watts SC, Hawkey J, Cooper HB, Judd LM, Jenney AWJ, Monk JM, Holt KE, Wyres KL. Bactabolize is a tool for high-throughput generation of bacterial strain-specific metabolic models. eLife 2023; 12:RP87406. [PMID: 37815531 PMCID: PMC10564454 DOI: 10.7554/elife.87406] [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] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Metabolic capacity can vary substantially within a bacterial species, leading to ecological niche separation, as well as differences in virulence and antimicrobial susceptibility. Genome-scale metabolic models are useful tools for studying the metabolic potential of individuals, and with the rapid expansion of genomic sequencing there is a wealth of data that can be leveraged for comparative analysis. However, there exist few tools to construct strain-specific metabolic models at scale. Here, we describe Bactabolize, a reference-based tool which rapidly produces strain-specific metabolic models and growth phenotype predictions. We describe a pan reference model for the priority antimicrobial-resistant pathogen, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and a quality control framework for using draft genome assemblies as input for Bactabolize. The Bactabolize-derived model for K. pneumoniae reference strain KPPR1 performed comparatively or better than currently available automated approaches CarveMe and gapseq across 507 substrate and 2317 knockout mutant growth predictions. Novel draft genomes passing our systematically defined quality control criteria resulted in models with a high degree of completeness (≥99% genes and reactions captured compared to models derived from matched complete genomes) and high accuracy (mean 0.97, n=10). We anticipate the tools and framework described herein will facilitate large-scale metabolic modelling analyses that broaden our understanding of diversity within bacterial species and inform novel control strategies for priority pathogens.
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- Ben Vezina
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San DiegoSan DiegoUnited States
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
- Department of Infection Biology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash UniversityMelbourneAustralia
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Xiang W, He H, Duan X, He Z, Xu X, Liao M, Teng F, Li X, Luo T, Zeng J, Yu L, Gao C. Discovery of novel reversible inhibitor of DprE1 based on benzomorpholine for the treatment of tuberculosis. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0472122. [PMID: 37698416 PMCID: PMC10581193 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04721-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
Abstract
About a quarter of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, equivalent to about two billion people. With the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, those existing anti-tuberculosis drugs no longer meet the demand for cure anymore; there is an urgent need for the development of new anti-tuberculosis drugs. Decaprenylphosphoryl-β-D-ribose 2´-epimerase (DprE1) has been proven to be a potential antimycobacterial target, and several inhibitors have entered clinical trial. Herein, we designed and synthesized a series of compounds based on the indole and benzomorpholine by using the strategy of scaffold hopping. The preferred compound B18 showed strong antimycobacterial activity in H37Rv and drug-resistant clinical isolates. In addition, compound B18 did not exhibit antimycobacterial efficacy against other species of strains. Subsequently, the target of B18 was identified as DprE1 by analyzing spontaneous compound-resistant mutation data, and a docking study was performed to illustrate the binding mode between B18 and DprE1. In general, compound B18 is compatible to current DprE1 inhibitors, even higher phosphodiesterase 6C selectivity and plasma protein binding rate, which represent a new type of effective reversible DprE1 inhibitor. IMPORTANCE Drug therapy remains the cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) treatment, yet first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs are associated with significant adverse effects that can compromise patient outcomes. Moreover, prolonged and widespread use has led to an alarming rise in drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant [MDR-tuberculosis (TB)] and extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) forms. Urgent action is needed to develop novel anti-tuberculosis agents capable of overcoming these challenges. We report that compound B18, a decaprenylphosphoryl-β-D-ribose 2´-epimerase inhibitor with a benzomorpholine backbone, exhibits potent activity against not only the non-pathogenic strain H37Ra, but also the pathogenic strain H37Rv and clinical MDR and XDR strains. Preliminary druggability studies indicate that B18 possesses high safety and acceptable pharmacokinetic properties, rendering it a promising candidate for further development as a novel anti-tuberculosis agent.
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- Wang Xiang
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy/Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Center of Infectious Diseases and Laboratory of Human Diseases and Immunotherapies and Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Kawai Y, Kawai M, Mackenzie ES, Dashti Y, Kepplinger B, Waldron KJ, Errington J. On the mechanisms of lysis triggered by perturbations of bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4123. [PMID: 37433811 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39723-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis by antibiotics such as β-lactams is thought to cause explosive lysis through loss of cell wall integrity. However, recent studies on a wide range of bacteria have suggested that these antibiotics also perturb central carbon metabolism, contributing to death via oxidative damage. Here, we genetically dissect this connection in Bacillus subtilis perturbed for cell wall synthesis, and identify key enzymatic steps in upstream and downstream pathways that stimulate the generation of reactive oxygen species through cellular respiration. Our results also reveal the critical role of iron homeostasis for the oxidative damage-mediated lethal effects. We show that protection of cells from oxygen radicals via a recently discovered siderophore-like compound uncouples changes in cell morphology normally associated with cell death, from lysis as usually judged by a phase pale microscopic appearance. Phase paling appears to be closely associated with lipid peroxidation.
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- Yoshikazu Kawai
- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Bioscience Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland
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- Bioscience Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
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- Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK.
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Pensinger DA, Gutierrez KV, Smith HB, Vincent WJB, Stevenson DS, Black KA, Perez-Medina KM, Dillard JP, Rhee KY, Amador-Noguez D, Huynh TN, Sauer JD. Listeria monocytogenes GlmR Is an Accessory Uridyltransferase Essential for Cytosolic Survival and Virulence. mBio 2023; 14:e0007323. [PMID: 36939339 PMCID: PMC10128056 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00073-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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The cytosol of eukaryotic host cells is an intrinsically hostile environment for bacteria. Understanding how cytosolic pathogens adapt to and survive in the cytosol is critical to developing novel therapeutic interventions against these pathogens. The cytosolic pathogen Listeria monocytogenes requires glmR (previously known as yvcK), a gene of unknown function, for resistance to cell-wall stress, cytosolic survival, inflammasome avoidance, and, ultimately, virulence in vivo. In this study, a genetic suppressor screen revealed that blocking utilization of UDP N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) by a nonessential wall teichoic acid decoration pathway restored resistance to lysozyme and partially restored virulence of ΔglmR mutants. In parallel, metabolomic analysis revealed that ΔglmR mutants are impaired in the production of UDP-GlcNAc, an essential peptidoglycan and wall teichoic acid (WTA) precursor. We next demonstrated that purified GlmR can directly catalyze the synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc from GlcNAc-1P and UTP, suggesting that it is an accessory uridyltransferase. Biochemical analysis of GlmR orthologues suggests that uridyltransferase activity is conserved. Finally, mutational analysis resulting in a GlmR mutant with impaired catalytic activity demonstrated that uridyltransferase activity was essential to facilitate cell-wall stress responses and virulence in vivo. Taken together, these studies indicate that GlmR is an evolutionary conserved accessory uridyltransferase required for cytosolic survival and virulence of L. monocytogenes. IMPORTANCE Bacterial pathogens must adapt to their host environment in order to cause disease. The cytosolic bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes requires a highly conserved protein of unknown function, GlmR (previously known as YvcK), to survive in the host cytosol. GlmR is important for resistance to some cell-wall stresses and is essential for virulence. The ΔglmR mutant is deficient in production of an essential cell-wall metabolite, UDP-GlcNAc, and suppressors that increase metabolite levels also restore virulence. Purified GlmR can directly catalyze the synthesis of UDP-GlcNAc, and this enzymatic activity is conserved in both Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus. These results highlight the importance of accessory cell wall metabolism enzymes in responding to cell-wall stress in a variety of Gram-positive bacteria.
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- Daniel A. Pensinger
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Patel Y, Soni V, Rhee KY, Helmann JD. Mutations in rpoB That Confer Rifampicin Resistance Can Alter Levels of Peptidoglycan Precursors and Affect β-Lactam Susceptibility. mBio 2023; 14:e0316822. [PMID: 36779708 PMCID: PMC10128067 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03168-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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Bacteria can adapt to stressful conditions through mutations affecting the RNA polymerase core subunits that lead to beneficial changes in transcription. In response to selection with rifampicin (RIF), mutations arise in the RIF resistance-determining region (RRDR) of rpoB that reduce antibiotic binding. These changes can also alter transcription and thereby have pleiotropic effects on bacterial fitness. Here, we studied the evolution of resistance in Bacillus subtilis to the synergistic combination of RIF and the β-lactam cefuroxime (CEF). Two independent evolution experiments led to the recovery of a single rpoB allele (S487L) that was able to confer resistance to RIF and CEF through a single mutation. Two other common RRDR mutations made the cells 32 times more sensitive to CEF (H482Y) or led to only modest CEF resistance (Q469R). The diverse effects of these three mutations on CEF resistance are correlated with differences in the expression of peptidoglycan (PG) synthesis genes and in the levels of two metabolites crucial in regulating PG synthesis, glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN-6-P) and UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). We conclude that RRDR mutations can have widely varying effects on pathways important for cell wall biosynthesis, and this may restrict the spectrum of mutations that arise during combination therapy. IMPORTANCE Rifampicin (RIF) is one of the most valued drugs in the treatment of tuberculosis. TB treatment relies on a combination therapy and for multidrug-resistant strains may include β-lactams. Mutations in rpoB present a common route for emergence of resistance to RIF. In this study, using B. subtilis as a model, we evaluate the emergence of resistance for the synergistic combination of RIF and the β-lactam cefuroxime (CEF). One clinically relevant rpoB mutation conferred resistance to both RIF and CEF, whereas one other increased CEF sensitivity. We were able to link these CEF sensitivity phenotypes to accumulation of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), which feedback regulates GlmS activity and thereby peptidoglycan synthesis. Further, we found that higher CEF concentrations precluded the emergence of high RIF resistance. Collectively, these results suggest that multidrug treatment regimens may limit the available pathways for the evolution of antibiotic resistance.
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- Yesha Patel
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Sun L, Rogiers G, Michiels CW. The Natural Antimicrobial trans-Cinnamaldehyde Interferes with UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine Biosynthesis and Cell Wall Homeostasis in Listeria monocytogenes. Foods 2021; 10:foods10071666. [PMID: 34359536 PMCID: PMC8307235 DOI: 10.3390/foods10071666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Trans-cinnamaldehyde (t-CIN), an antimicrobial compound from cinnamon essential oil, is of interest because it inhibits various foodborne pathogens. In the present work, we investigated the antimicrobial mechanisms of t-CIN in Listeria monocytogenes using a previously isolated yvcK::Himar1 transposon mutant which shows hypersensitivity to t-CIN. Time-lapse microscopy revealed that t-CIN induces a bulging cell shape followed by lysis in the mutant. Complementation with wild-type yvcK gene completely restored the tolerance of yvcK::Himar1 strain to t-CIN and the cell morphology. Suppressor mutants which partially reversed the t-CIN sensitivity of the yvcK::Himar1 mutant were isolated from evolutionary experiments. Three out of five suppression mutations were in the glmU-prs operon and in nagR, which are linked to the biosynthesis of the peptidoglycan precursor uridine-diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). GlmU catalyzes the last two steps of UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis and NagR represses the uptake and utilization of N-acetylglucosamine. Feeding N-acetylglucosamine or increasing the production of UDP-GlcNAc synthetic enzymes fully or partially restored the t-CIN tolerance of the yvcK mutant. Together, these results suggest that YvcK plays a pivotal role in diverting substrates to UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis in L. monocytogenes and that t-CIN interferes with this pathway, leading to a peptidoglycan synthesis defect.
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Sachla AJ, Helmann JD. Resource sharing between central metabolism and cell envelope synthesis. Curr Opin Microbiol 2021; 60:34-43. [PMID: 33581378 PMCID: PMC7988295 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2021.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Synthesis of the bacterial cell envelope requires a regulated partitioning of resources from central metabolism. Here, we consider the key metabolic junctions that provide the precursors needed to assemble the cell envelope. Peptidoglycan synthesis requires redirection of a glycolytic intermediate, fructose-6-phosphate, into aminosugar biosynthesis by the highly regulated branchpoint enzyme GlmS. MurA directs the downstream product, UDP-GlcNAc, specifically into peptidoglycan synthesis. Other shared resources required for cell envelope synthesis include the isoprenoid carrier lipid undecaprenyl phosphate and amino acids required for peptidoglycan cross-bridges. Assembly of the envelope requires a sharing of limited resources between competing cellular pathways and may additionally benefit from scavenging of metabolites released from neighboring cells or the formation of symbiotic relationships with a host.
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- Ankita J Sachla
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, 370 Wing Hall, Wing Drive, Ithaca, NY 14853-8101, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, 370 Wing Hall, Wing Drive, Ithaca, NY 14853-8101, USA.
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Jeong YC, Lee KS. A proposed carbon-utilization and virulence protein A, CuvA (Rv1422), from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv: crystallization, X-ray diffraction analysis and ligand binding. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2020; 76:314-319. [PMID: 32627747 PMCID: PMC7336361 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x20008626] [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: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis possesses the ability to undergo physiological adaptations in order to persist during the prolonged course of infection despite the active immune response of the host and in order to overcome multiple environmental changes. Previous studies have proposed that M. tuberculosis CuvA (Rv1422; MtCuvA) might play a critical role in the adaptation of the bacterium to environmental changes, such as nutrient utilization and alteration of the growth rate. However, the detailed function of MtCuvA still remains unclear owing to a lack of structural information. To better understand its role in host adaptation, MtCuvA was purified to homogeneity and was crystallized for the first time using the hanging-drop vapor-diffusion method. The crystal of MtCuvA diffracted to a resolution of 2.1 Å and belonged to the orthorhombic space group P212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 47.27, b = 170.93, c = 178.10 Å. The calculated Matthews coefficient (VM) was 2.4 Å3 Da-1, with a solvent content of 48.02%, and thus four molecules appeared to be present in the asymmetric unit. Moreover, it is reported that MtCuvA can bind to the cell-wall precursor components uridine diphosphate (UDP)-glucose and UDP-N-acetylglucosamine.
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- Yoon Chae Jeong
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan 46252, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan 46252, Republic of Korea
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Patel V, Black KA, Rhee KY, Helmann JD. Bacillus subtilis PgcA moonlights as a phosphoglucosamine mutase in support of peptidoglycan synthesis. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008434. [PMID: 31589605 PMCID: PMC6797236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Phosphohexomutase superfamily enzymes catalyze the reversible intramolecular transfer of a phosphoryl moiety on hexose sugars. Bacillus subtilis phosphoglucomutase PgcA catalyzes the reversible interconversion of glucose 6-phosphate (Glc-6-P) and glucose 1-phosphate (Glc-1-P), a precursor of UDP-glucose (UDP-Glc). B. subtilis phosphoglucosamine mutase (GlmM) is a member of the same enzyme superfamily that converts glucosamine 6-phosphate (GlcN-6-P) to glucosamine 1-phosphate (GlcN-1-P), a precursor of the amino sugar moiety of peptidoglycan. Here, we present evidence that B. subtilis PgcA possesses activity as a phosphoglucosamine mutase that contributes to peptidoglycan biosynthesis. This activity was made genetically apparent by the synthetic lethality of pgcA with glmR, a positive regulator of amino sugar biosynthesis, which can be specifically suppressed by overproduction of GlmM. A gain-of-function mutation in a substrate binding loop (PgcA G47S) increases this secondary activity and suppresses a glmR mutant. Our results demonstrate that bacterial phosphoglucomutases may possess secondary phosphoglucosamine mutase activity, and that this dual activity may provide some level of functional redundancy for the essential peptidoglycan biosynthesis pathway.
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- Vaidehi Patel
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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Schaenzer AJ, Wlodarchak N, Drewry DH, Zuercher WJ, Rose WE, Ferrer CA, Sauer JD, Striker R. GW779439X and Its Pyrazolopyridazine Derivatives Inhibit the Serine/Threonine Kinase Stk1 and Act As Antibiotic Adjuvants against β-Lactam-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. ACS Infect Dis 2018; 4:1508-1518. [PMID: 30059625 PMCID: PMC6779124 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.8b00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
As antibiotic resistance rises, there is a need for strategies such as antibiotic adjuvants to conserve already-established antibiotics. A family of bacterial kinases known as the penicillin-binding-protein and serine/threonine kinase-associated (PASTA) kinases has attracted attention as targets for antibiotic adjuvants for β-lactams. Here, we report that the pyrazolopyridazine GW779439X sensitizes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to various β-lactams through inhibition of the PASTA kinase Stk1. GW779439X potentiates β-lactam activity against multiple MRSA and MSSA isolates, including the sensitization of a ceftaroline-resistant isolate to ceftaroline. In silico modeling was used to guide the synthesis of GW779439X derivatives. The presence and orientation of GW779439X's methylpiperazine moiety was crucial for robust biochemical and microbiologic activity. Taken together, our data provide a proof of concept for developing the pyrazolopyridazines as selective Stk1 inhibitors which act across S. aureus isolates.
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- Adam J. Schaenzer
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, SGC Center for Chemical Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, SGC Center for Chemical Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, SGC Center for Chemical Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 120 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1550 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1685 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department of Medicine, W. S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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Patel V, Wu Q, Chandrangsu P, Helmann JD. A metabolic checkpoint protein GlmR is important for diverting carbon into peptidoglycan biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007689. [PMID: 30248093 PMCID: PMC6171935 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The Bacillus subtilis GlmR (formerly YvcK) protein is essential for growth on gluconeogenic carbon sources. Mutants lacking GlmR display a variety of phenotypes suggestive of impaired cell wall synthesis including antibiotic sensitivity, aberrant cell morphology and lysis. To define the role of GlmR, we selected suppressor mutations that ameliorate the sensitivity of a glmR null mutant to the beta-lactam antibiotic cefuroxime or restore growth on gluconeogenic carbon sources. Several of the resulting suppressors increase the expression of the GlmS and GlmM proteins that catalyze the first two committed steps in the diversion of carbon from central carbon metabolism into peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Chemical complementation studies indicate that the absence of GlmR can be overcome by provision of cells with N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), even under conditions where GlcNAc cannot re-enter central metabolism and serve as a carbon source for growth. Our results indicate that GlmR facilitates the diversion of carbon from the central metabolite fructose-6-phosphate, which is limiting in cells growing on gluconeogenic carbon sources, into peptidoglycan biosynthesis. Our data suggest that GlmR stimulates GlmS activity, and we propose that this activation is antagonized by the known GlmR ligand and peptidoglycan intermediate UDP-GlcNAc. Thus, GlmR presides over a new mechanism for the regulation of carbon partitioning between central metabolism and peptidoglycan biosynthesis.
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- Vaidehi Patel
- Cornell University, Department of Microbiology, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Cornell University, Department of Microbiology, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Cornell University, Department of Microbiology, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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- Cornell University, Department of Microbiology, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
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Sun H, Zeng J, Li S, Liang P, Zheng C, Liu Y, Luo T, Rastogi N, Sun Q. Interaction between rpsL and gyrA mutations affects the fitness and dual resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates against streptomycin and fluoroquinolones. Infect Drug Resist 2018; 11:431-440. [PMID: 29628767 PMCID: PMC5877491 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s152335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The interaction between different drug-resistant mutations is important to the development of drug resistance and its evolution. In this study, we aimed to reveal the potential relationships between mutations conferring resistance to two important antituberculosis drugs streptomycin (STR) and fluoroquinolones (FLQ). Materials and methods We used an in vitro competitive fitness assay to reveal the interactions between different mutations of rpsL and gyrA in drug-resistant Mycobacterium smegmatis, followed by the analysis of the frequency of rpsL and gyrA mutation combinations in 213 STR-FLQ dual-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Sichuan region, which was also investigated by the whole genome data from 3,056 global clinical M. tuberculosis isolates. Results The strains with K43R and K88R mutation in rpsL showed no difference in relative fitness compared with their susceptible ancestor, while K43N, K43M, K43T, and K88E exhibited a significantly lower relative fitness (P<0.05). For the FLQ-resistant mutants, all mutation types showed no difference in their relative fitness. Among STR-FLQ dual-resistant M. smegmatis strains, a lower fitness was detected in those with K43N/M/T and K88E instead of K43R and K88R mutations in rpsL. Among M. tuberculosis isolates harboring rpsL and gyrA dual mutations, the most two frequent combinatorial mutation types were K43R/D94G (n=37) and K43R/A90V (n=24), with the former being the most frequent one by both in vitro tests and clinical survey. Conclusion Our results suggest that the interaction between rpsL and gyrA mutations affects the fitness cost in STR-FLQ dual-resistant M. smegmatis and also the predilection of mutation combinations in clinical M. tuberculosis isolates.
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- Honghu Sun
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University.,Chengdu Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University
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- Public Health Clinical Center of Chengdu
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- West China College of Preclinical Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- WHO Supranational TB Reference Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University
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Chen GY, Pensinger DA, Sauer JD. Listeria monocytogenes cytosolic metabolism promotes replication, survival, and evasion of innate immunity. Cell Microbiol 2017; 19:10.1111/cmi.12762. [PMID: 28656691 PMCID: PMC5587384 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 06/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of listeriosis, is an intracellular pathogen that is exquisitely evolved to survive and replicate in the cytosol of eukaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells typically restrict bacteria from colonising the cytosol, likely through a combination of cell autonomous defences, nutritional immunity, and innate immune responses including induction of programmed cell death. This suggests that L. monocytogenes and other professional cytosolic pathogens possess unique metabolic adaptations, not only to support replication but also to facilitate resistance to host-derived stresses/defences and avoidance of innate immune activation. In this review, we outline our current understanding of L. monocytogenes metabolism in the host cytosol and highlight major metabolic processes which promote intracellular replication and survival.
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- Grischa Y. Chen
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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Pensinger DA, Schaenzer AJ, Sauer JD. Do Shoot the Messenger: PASTA Kinases as Virulence Determinants and Antibiotic Targets. Trends Microbiol 2017; 26:56-69. [PMID: 28734616 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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All domains of life utilize protein phosphorylation as a mechanism of signal transduction. In bacteria, protein phosphorylation was classically thought to be mediated exclusively by histidine kinases as part of two-component signaling systems. However, it is now well appreciated that eukaryotic-like serine/threonine kinases (eSTKs) control essential processes in bacteria. A subset of eSTKs are single-pass transmembrane proteins that have extracellular penicillin-binding-protein and serine/threonine kinase-associated (PASTA) domains which bind muropeptides. In a variety of important pathogens, PASTA kinases have been implicated in regulating biofilms, antibiotic resistance, and ultimately virulence. Although there are limited examples of direct regulation of virulence factors, PASTA kinases are critical for virulence due to their roles in regulating bacterial physiology in the context of stress. This review focuses on the role of PASTA kinases in virulence for a variety of important Gram-positive pathogens and concludes with a discussion of current efforts to develop kinase inhibitors as novel antimicrobials.
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- Daniel A Pensinger
- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Doctoral Training Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Doctoral Training Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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YvcK, a protein required for cell wall integrity and optimal carbon source utilization, binds uridine diphosphate-sugars. Sci Rep 2017. [PMID: 28646159 PMCID: PMC5482804 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In Bacillus subtilis, Listeria monocytogenes and in two Mycobacteria, it was previously shown that yvcK is a gene required for normal cell shape, for optimal carbon source utilization and for virulence of pathogenic bacteria. Here we report that the B. subtilis protein YvcK binds to Uridine diphosphate-sugars like Uridine diphosphate-Glucose (UDP-Glc) and Uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc) in vitro. Using the crystal structure of Bacillus halodurans YvcK, we identified residues involved in this interaction. We tested the effect of point mutations affecting the ability of YvcK to bind UDP-sugars on B. subtilis physiology and on cell size. Indeed, it was shown that UDP-Glc serves as a metabolic signal to regulate B. subtilis cell size. Interestingly, we observed that, whereas a yvcK deletion results in the formation of unusually large cells, inactivation of YvcK UDP-sugar binding site does not affect cell length. However, these point mutations result in an increased sensitivity to bacitracin, an antibiotic which targets peptidoglycan synthesis. We thus propose that UDP-GlcNAc, a precursor of peptidoglycan, could be a good physiological ligand candidate of YvcK.
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More than 5 decades of work support the idea that cell envelope synthesis, including the inward growth of cell division, is tightly coordinated with DNA replication and protein synthesis through central metabolism. Remarkably, no unifying model exists to account for how these fundamentally disparate processes are functionally coupled. Recent studies demonstrate that proteins involved in carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism can moonlight as direct regulators of cell division, coordinate cell division and DNA replication, and even suppress defects in DNA replication. In this minireview, we focus on studies illustrating the intimate link between metabolism and regulation of peptidoglycan (PG) synthesis during growth and division, and we identify the following three recurring themes. (i) Nutrient availability, not growth rate, is the primary determinant of cell size. (ii) The degree of gluconeogenic flux is likely to have a profound impact on the metabolites available for cell envelope synthesis, so growth medium selection is a critical consideration when designing and interpreting experiments related to morphogenesis. (iii) Perturbations in pathways relying on commonly shared and limiting metabolites, like undecaprenyl phosphate (Und-P), can lead to pleotropic phenotypes in unrelated pathways.
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Pensinger DA, Boldon KM, Chen GY, Vincent WJB, Sherman K, Xiong M, Schaenzer AJ, Forster ER, Coers J, Striker R, Sauer JD. The Listeria monocytogenes PASTA Kinase PrkA and Its Substrate YvcK Are Required for Cell Wall Homeostasis, Metabolism, and Virulence. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1006001. [PMID: 27806131 PMCID: PMC5091766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Obstacles to bacterial survival and replication in the cytosol of host cells, and the mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to adapt to this niche are not well understood. Listeria monocytogenes is a well-studied Gram-positive foodborne pathogen that has evolved to invade and replicate within the host cell cytosol; yet the mechanisms by which it senses and responds to stress to survive in the cytosol are largely unknown. To assess the role of the L. monocytogenespenicillin-binding-protein and serine/threonine associated (PASTA) kinase PrkA in stress responses, cytosolic survival and virulence, we constructed a ΔprkA deletion mutant. PrkA was required for resistance to cell wall stress, growth on cytosolic carbon sources, intracellular replication, cytosolic survival, inflammasome avoidance and ultimately virulence in a murine model of Listeriosis. In Bacillus subtilis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, homologues of PrkA phosphorylate a highly conserved protein of unknown function, YvcK. We found that, similar to PrkA, YvcK is also required for cell wall stress responses, metabolism of glycerol, cytosolic survival, inflammasome avoidance and virulence. We further demonstrate that similar to other organisms, YvcK is directly phosphorylated by PrkA, although the specific site(s) of phosphorylation are not highly conserved. Finally, analysis of phosphoablative and phosphomimetic mutants of YvcK in vitro and in vivo demonstrate that while phosphorylation of YvcK is irrelevant to metabolism and cell wall stress responses, surprisingly, a phosphomimetic, nonreversible negative charge of YvcK is detrimental to cytosolic survival and virulence in vivo. Taken together our data identify two novel virulence factors essential for cytosolic survival and virulence of L. monocytogenes. Furthermore, our data demonstrate that regulation of YvcK phosphorylation is tightly controlled and is critical for virulence. Finally, our data suggest that yet to be identified substrates of PrkA are essential for cytosolic survival and virulence of L. monocytogenes and illustrate the importance of studying protein phosphorylation in the context of infection. Infection with intracellular pathogens causes a majority of the global infectious disease associated mortality. A number of intracellular pathogens must directly access the host cytosol in order to cause disease; however, non-cytosol adapted bacteria do not survive or replicate upon access to the cytosol. The mechanisms cytosolic pathogens use to adapt to this niche are largely unknown. The model cytosolic bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes contains a single penicillin-binding-protein and serine/threonine associated (PASTA) kinase, PrkA. In other bacteria, PASTA kinases bind cell wall fragments and phosphorylate downstream effectors involved in cell wall synthesis, central metabolism, virulence, cell division, and biofilm formation. We demonstrate that in L. monocytogenes, PrkA is required for cell wall homeostasis, growth under nutrient limiting conditions, survival and replication in host cells, and virulence in vivo. Furthermore, we identify a highly conserved protein of unknown function, YvcK, as a PrkA substrate. We demonstrate that L. monocytogenes YvcK is similarly required for cell wall stress responses, growth on glycerol, cytosolic survival and virulence in vivo. Surprisingly, a phosphomimetic, nonreversible negative charge at the phosphorylation sites on YvcK inactivates functions of the protein related to intracellular survival and virulence, suggesting that the identification of PASTA kinase substrates phosphorylated during infection will be critical to our understanding of this central regulator metabolism, cell wall homeostasis and ultimately virulence.
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- Daniel A. Pensinger
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
- W. S. Middleton Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Manuse S, Fleurie A, Zucchini L, Lesterlin C, Grangeasse C. Role of eukaryotic-like serine/threonine kinases in bacterial cell division and morphogenesis. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2015; 40:41-56. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuv041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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