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Liu Y, Ai H. Current research update on group B streptococcal infection related to obstetrics and gynecology. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1395673. [PMID: 38953105 PMCID: PMC11215423 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1395673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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Group B streptococcal (GBS) is a Gram-positive bacterium that is commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract and urogenital tract. GBS infestation during pregnancy is a significant contributor to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality globally. This article aims to discuss the infectious diseases caused by GBS in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, as well as the challenges associated with the detection, treatment, and prevention of GBS.
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Follicular Development and Reproductive Health, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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Suarez SA, Martiny AC. Intraspecific variation in antibiotic resistance potential within E. coli. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0316223. [PMID: 38661581 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03162-23] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Intraspecific genomic diversity brings the potential for an unreported and diverse reservoir of cryptic antibiotic resistance genes in pathogens, as cryptic resistance can occur without major mutations and horizontal transmission. Here, we predicted the differences in the types of antibiotics and genes that induce cryptic and latent resistance between micro-diverse Escherichia coli strains. For example, we hypothesize that known resistance genes will be the culprit of latent resistance within clinical strains. We used a modified functional metagenomics method to induce expression in eight E. coli strains. We found a total of 66 individual genes conferring phenotypic resistance to 11 out of 16 antibiotics. A total of 14 known antibiotic resistance genes comprised 21% of total identified genes, whereas the majority (52 genes) were unclassified cryptic resistance genes. Between the eight strains, 1.2% of core orthologous genes were positive (conferred resistance in at least one strain). Sixty-four percent of positive orthologous genes conferred resistance to only one strain, demonstrating high intraspecific variability of latent resistance genes. Cryptic resistance genes comprised most resistance genes among laboratory and clinical strains as well as natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic antibiotics. Known antibiotic resistance genes primarily conferred resistance to multiple antibiotics from varying origins and within multiple strains. Hence, it is uncommon for E. coli to develop cross-cryptic resistance to antibiotics from multiple origins or within multiple strains. We have uncovered prospective and previously unknown resistance genes as well as antibiotics that have the potential to trigger latent antibiotic resistance in E. coli strains from varying origins.IMPORTANCEIntraspecific genomic diversity may be a driving force in the emergence of adaptive antibiotic resistance. Adaptive antibiotic resistance enables sensitive bacterial cells to acquire temporary antibiotic resistance, creating an optimal window for the development of permanent mutational resistance. In this study, we investigate cryptic resistance, an adaptive resistance mechanism, and unveil novel (cryptic) antibiotic resistance genes that confer resistance when amplified within eight E. coli strains derived from clinical and laboratory origins. We identify the potential of cryptic resistance genes to confer cross-resistance to antibiotics from varying origins and within multiple strains. We discern antibiotic characteristics that promote latent resistance in multiple strains, considering intraspecific diversity. This study may help detect novel resistance genes and functional genes that could become responsible for cryptic resistance among diverse strains and antibiotics, thus also identifying potential novel antibiotic targets and mechanisms.
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- Stacy A Suarez
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
- Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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D’Aquila P, De Rango F, Paparazzo E, Passarino G, Bellizzi D. Epigenetic-Based Regulation of Transcriptome in Escherichia coli Adaptive Antibiotic Resistance. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0458322. [PMID: 37184386 PMCID: PMC10269836 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.04583-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Adaptive antibiotic resistance is a transient metabolic adaptation of bacteria limiting their sensitivity to low, progressively increased, concentrations of antibiotics. Unlike innate and acquired resistance, adaptive resistance is dependent on the presence of antibiotics, and it disappears when the triggering factor is removed. Low concentrations of antibiotics are largely diffused in natural environments, in the food industry or in certain body compartments of humans when used therapeutically, or in animals when used for growth promotion. However, molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are still poorly characterized. Here, we present experiments suggesting that epigenetic modifications, triggered by low concentrations of ampicillin, gentamicin, and ciprofloxacin, may modulate the sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics. The epigenetic modifications we observed were paralleled by modifications of the expression pattern of many genes, including some of those that have been found mutated in strains with permanent antibiotic resistance. As the use of low concentrations of antibiotics is spreading in different contexts, our findings may suggest new targets and strategies to avoid adaptive antibiotic resistance. This might be very important as, in the long run, this transient adaptation may increase the chance, allowing the survival and the flourishing of bacteria populations, of the onset of mutations leading to stable resistance. IMPORTANCE In this study, we characterized the modifications of epigenetic marks and of the whole transcriptome in the adaptive response of Escherichia coli cells to low concentrations of ampicillin, gentamicin, and ciprofloxacin. As the transient adaptation does increase the chance of permanent resistance, possibly allowing the survival and flourishing of bacteria populations where casual mutations providing resistance may give an immediate advantage, the importance of this study is not only in the identification of possible molecular mechanisms underlying adaptive resistance to antibiotics, but also in suggesting new strategies to avoid adaptation.
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- Patrizia D’Aquila
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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Yow HY, Govindaraju K, Lim AH, Abdul Rahim N. Optimizing Antimicrobial Therapy by Integrating Multi-Omics With Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Models and Precision Dosing. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:915355. [PMID: 35814236 PMCID: PMC9260690 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.915355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In the era of “Bad Bugs, No Drugs,” optimizing antibiotic therapy against multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens is crucial. Mathematical modelling has been employed to further optimize dosing regimens. These models include mechanism-based PK/PD models, systems-based models, quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) and population PK models. Quantitative systems pharmacology has significant potential in precision antimicrobial chemotherapy in the clinic. Population PK models have been employed in model-informed precision dosing (MIPD). Several antibiotics require close monitoring and dose adjustments in order to ensure optimal outcomes in patients with infectious diseases. Success or failure of antibiotic therapy is dependent on the patient, antibiotic and bacterium. For some drugs, treatment responses vary greatly between individuals due to genotype and disease characteristics. Thus, for these drugs, tailored dosing is required for successful therapy. With antibiotics, inappropriate dosing such as insufficient dosing may put patients at risk of therapeutic failure which could lead to mortality. Conversely, doses that are too high could lead to toxicities. Hence, precision dosing which customizes doses to individual patients is crucial for antibiotics especially those with a narrow therapeutic index. In this review, we discuss the various strategies in optimizing antimicrobial therapy to address the challenges in the management of infectious diseases and delivering personalized therapy.
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- Hui-Yin Yow
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Centre for Drug Discovery and Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Centre for Clinical Outcome Research (CCORE), Institute for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Nusaibah Abdul Rahim,
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The stress sigma factor σS/RpoS counteracts Fur repression of genes involved in iron and manganese metabolism and modulates the ionome of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265511. [PMID: 35358211 PMCID: PMC8970401 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In many Gram-negative bacteria, the stress sigma factor of RNA polymerase, σS/RpoS, remodels global gene expression to reshape the physiology of quiescent cells and ensure their survival under non-optimal growth conditions. In the foodborne pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, σS is also required for biofilm formation and virulence. We have previously identified sRNAs genes positively controlled by σS in Salmonella, including the two paralogous sRNA genes, ryhB1 and ryhB2/isrE. Expression of ryhB1 and ryhB2 is repressed by the ferric uptake regulator Fur when iron is available. In this study, we show that σS alleviates Fur-mediated repression of the ryhB genes and of additional Fur target genes. Moreover, σS induces transcription of the manganese transporter genes mntH and sitABCD and prevents their repression, not only by Fur, but also by the manganese-responsive regulator MntR. These findings prompted us to evaluate the impact of a ΔrpoS mutation on the Salmonella ionome. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analyses revealed a significant effect of the ΔrpoS mutation on the cellular concentration of manganese, magnesium, cobalt and potassium. In addition, transcriptional fusions in several genes involved in the transport of these ions were regulated by σS. This study suggests that σS controls fluxes of ions that might be important for the fitness of quiescent cells. Consistent with this hypothesis, the ΔrpoS mutation extended the lag phase of Salmonella grown in rich medium supplemented with the metal ion chelator EDTA, and this effect was abolished when magnesium, but not manganese or iron, was added back. These findings unravel the importance of σS and magnesium in the regrowth potential of quiescent cells.
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Li W, Li J, Liu Y, Gao R, Deng L, Kao C, Peng Y. Mainstream double-anammox driven by nitritation and denitratation using a one-stage step-feed bioreactor with real municipal wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 343:126132. [PMID: 34655787 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A novel double-anammox process for advanced mainstream nitrogen removal was established using step-feed sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system with integration of suspend sludge and biofilms. Following optimization of influent distribution ratio, the effluent total inorganic nitrogen (TIN) was < 10.2 mg N/L, with influent TIN of 43.4 mg N/L, and anammox contributed 71.4% to TIN removal. Biological processes and batch tests revealed that gradient C/N reduction promoted denitratation/anammox in anoxic stage, and simultaneous nitritation and anammox were achieved in oxic stage. Specially, anammox maintained on biofilms with abundance over 109 copies/ (g dry sludge). High-throughput sequencing revealed that Thauera and Nitrosomonas were enriched in flocs. Furthermore, metagenomic sequencing confirmed that Thauera owns narG and napA (NO3-→NO2-) and Nitrosomonas owns amoA (NH4+→NO2-), support stable NO2- supply for double-anammox. This mainstream anammox-dominant process could potentially be used for stable nitrogen removal in municipal wastewater treatment plants.
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- Wenyu Li
- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- Zhongshan Public Utilities Water Co. Ltd., Zhongshan 528400, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Technology, Engineering Research Center of Beijing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China.
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Fang Y, Chen X, Zhong Y, Yang Y, Liu F, Guo J, Xu M. Molecular mechanism of zero valent iron-enhanced microbial azo reduction. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 290:118046. [PMID: 34461416 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Zero valent iron (ZVI)-microbe technology has an increasing application on the removal of organic pollution, yet the molecular mechanism of microbe respond to ZVI is still a mystery. Here, we established a successive ZVI-enhanced microbial system to remove azo dye (a typical organic pollutant) by Shewanella decolorationis S12 (S. decolorationis S12, an effective azo dye degradation bacterium) and examined the gene expression time course (10, 30, 60, and 120 min) by whole genome transcriptional analysis. The addition of ZVI to the microbial degradation system increases the rate of azo reduction from ~60% to over 99% in 16 h reaction, suggesting the synergistic effect of ZVI and S12 on azo dye degradation. Comparing with the treatment without ZVI, less filamentous cells were observed in ZVI treated system, and approximately 8% genes affiliated with 10 different gene expression profiles in S. decolorationis S12 were significantly changed in 120 min during the ZVI-enhanced azo reduction. Intriguingly, MarR transcriptional factor might play a vital role in regulating ZVI-enhanced azo reduction in the aspect of energy production, iron homeostasis, and detoxification. Further investigation showed that the induced [Ni-Fe] H2ase genes (hyaABCDEF) and azoreductase genes (mtrABC-omcA) contributed to ZVI-enhanced energy production, while the reduced iron uptake (hmuVCB and feoAB), induced sulfate assimilation (cysPTWA) and cysteine biosynthesis (cysM) related genes were essential to iron homeostasis and detoxification. This study disentangles underlying mechanisms of ZVI-enhanced organic pollution biotreatment in S. decolorationis S12.
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- Yun Fang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China.
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Gene Amplification Uncovers Large Previously Unrecognized Cryptic Antibiotic Resistance Potential in E. coli. Microbiol Spectr 2021; 9:e0028921. [PMID: 34756069 PMCID: PMC8579933 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00289-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The activation of unrecognized antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial cell can give rise to antibiotic resistance without the need for major mutations or horizontal gene transfer. We hypothesize that bacteria harbor an extensive array of diverse cryptic genes that can be activated in response to antibiotics via adaptive resistance. To test this hypothesis, we developed a plasmid assay to randomly manipulate gene copy numbers in Escherichia coli cells and identify genes that conferred resistance when amplified. We then tested for cryptic resistance to 18 antibiotics and identified genes conferring resistance. E. coli could become resistant to 50% of the antibiotics tested, including chloramphenicol, d-cycloserine, polymyxin B, and 6 beta-lactam antibiotics, following this manipulation. Known antibiotic resistance genes comprised 13% of the total identified genes, where 87% were unclassified (cryptic) antibiotic resistance genes. These unclassified genes encoded cell membrane proteins, stress response/DNA repair proteins, transporters, and miscellaneous or hypothetical proteins. Stress response/DNA repair genes have a broad antibiotic resistance potential, as this gene class, in aggregate, conferred cryptic resistance to nearly all resistance-positive antibiotics. We found that antibiotics that are hydrophilic, those that are amphipathic, and those that inhibit the cytoplasmic membrane or cell wall biosynthesis were more likely to induce cryptic resistance in E. coli. This study reveals a diversity of cryptic genes that confer an antibiotic resistance phenotype when present in high copy number. Thus, our assay can identify potential novel resistance genes while also describing which antibiotics are prone to induce cryptic antibiotic resistance in E. coli. IMPORTANCE Predicting where new antibiotic resistance genes will rise is a challenge and is especially important when new antibiotics are developed. Adaptive resistance allows sensitive bacterial cells to become transiently resistant to antibiotics. This provides an opportune time for cells to develop more efficient resistance mechanisms, such as tolerance and permanent resistance to higher antibiotic concentrations. The biochemical diversity harbored within bacterial genomes may lead to the presence of genes that could confer resistance when timely activated. Therefore, it is crucial to understand adaptive resistance to identify potential resistance genes and prolong antibiotics. Here, we investigate cryptic resistance, an adaptive resistance mechanism, and identify unknown (cryptic) antibiotic resistance genes that confer resistance when amplified in a laboratory strain of E. coli. We also pinpoint antibiotic characteristics that are likely to induce cryptic resistance. This study may help detect novel antibiotic resistance genes and provide the foundation to help develop more effective antibiotics.
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Potentiating antibiotic efficacy via perturbation of non-essential gene expression. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1267. [PMID: 34741116 PMCID: PMC8571399 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02783-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Proliferation of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria poses a threat to human health, requiring new strategies. Here we propose using fitness neutral gene expression perturbations to potentiate antibiotics. We systematically explored 270 gene knockout-antibiotic combinations in Escherichia coli, identifying 90 synergistic interactions. Identified gene targets were subsequently tested for antibiotic synergy on the transcriptomic level via multiplexed CRISPR-dCas9 and showed successful sensitization of E. coli without a separate fitness cost. These fitness neutral gene perturbations worked as co-therapies in reducing a Salmonella enterica intracellular infection in HeLa. Finally, these results informed the design of four antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA) co-therapies, csgD, fnr, recA and acrA, against four MDR, clinically isolated bacteria. PNA combined with sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations of trimethoprim against two isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli showed three cases of re-sensitization with minimal fitness impacts. Our results highlight a promising approach for extending the utility of current antibiotics.
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Shi A, Broach JR. Microbial adaptive evolution. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 49:6407523. [PMID: 34673973 PMCID: PMC9118994 DOI: 10.1093/jimb/kuab076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bacterial species can adapt to significant changes in their environment by mutation followed by selection, a phenomenon known as “adaptive evolution.” With the development of bioinformatics and genetic engineering, research on adaptive evolution has progressed rapidly, as have applications of the process. In this review, we summarize various mechanisms of bacterial adaptive evolution, the technologies used for studying it, and successful applications of the method in research and industry. We particularly highlight the contributions of Dr. L. O. Ingram. Microbial adaptive evolution has significant impact on our society not only from its industrial applications, but also in the evolution, emergence, and control of various pathogens.
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- Aiqin Shi
- Institute for Personalized Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Institute for Personalized Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Host–Guest Inclusion Complexes of Essential Oils with Strong Antibacterial and Antifungal Features in Beta-Cyclodextrin for Solid-State Pharmaceutical Applications. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11146597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Essential oils are widely recognized as natural alternatives to pharmaceutical antibacterial and antifungal agents. With respect to standard pharmaceutics, the advantages of essential oils are their (i) low production costs, (ii) lack of chemical and biochemical drawbacks that are intrinsic to the synthetic production process and (iii) good tolerance by humans. On the other hand, the liquid nature of essential oils poses concerns about their actual application in different therapeutic issues regarding their persistence and the ability to control or prolong drug release. In this study, two essential oils from oregano and winter savory showing antibacterial and antifungal features were complexed in a solid state with beta-cyclodextrin. Host–guest inclusion complexes were characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS and GC-MS techniques. Manyfold terpenic and non-terpenic components of the oils could be observed and unambiguously identified as being included inside the carbohydrate hosts. Many of them provided a specific biocidal action. Indeed, essential oil host–guest inclusion products were tested against two Candida species and an S. aureus reference strain, showing that the oils effectively maintained their liquid performances. Solid-state tablets of the essential oil inclusion complexes embedded in polyvinylpyrrolidone could be obtained. These results pave the way for the solid-state application of essential oils in antibacterial and antifungal pharmaceutical treatments.
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How to outwit nature: Omics insight into butanol tolerance. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 46:107658. [PMID: 33220435 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The energy crisis, depletion of oil reserves, and global climate changes are pressing problems of developed societies. One possibility to counteract that is microbial production of butanol, a promising new fuel and alternative to many petrochemical reagents. However, the high butanol toxicity to all known microbial species is the main obstacle to its industrial implementation. The present state of the art review aims to expound the recent advances in modern omics approaches to resolving this insurmountable to date problem of low butanol tolerance. Genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics show that butanol tolerance is a complex phenomenon affecting multiple genes and their expression. Efflux pumps, stress and multidrug response, membrane transport, and redox-related genes are indicated as being most important during butanol challenge, in addition to fine-tuning of global regulators of transcription (Spo0A, GntR), which may further improve tolerance. Lipidomics shows that the alterations in membrane composition (saturated lipids and plasmalogen increase) are very much species-specific and butanol-related. Glycomics discloses the pleiotropic effect of CcpA, the role of alternative sugar transport, and the production of exopolysaccharides as alternative routes to overcoming butanol stress. Unfortunately, the strain that simultaneously syntheses and tolerates butanol in concentrations that allow its commercialization has not yet been discovered or produced. Omics insight will allow the purposeful increase of butanol tolerance in natural and engineered producers and the effective heterologous expression of synthetic butanol pathways in strains hereditary butanol-resistant up to 3.2 - 4.9% (w/v). Future breakthrough can be achieved by a detailed study of the membrane proteome, of which 21% are proteins with unknown functions.
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Transcriptome-based design of antisense inhibitors potentiates carbapenem efficacy in CRE Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:30699-30709. [PMID: 33199638 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922187117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In recent years, the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has risen substantially, and the study of CRE resistance mechanisms has become increasingly important for antibiotic development. Although much research has focused on genomic resistance factors, relatively few studies have examined CRE pathogens through changes in gene expression. In this study, we examined the gene expression profile of a CRE Escherichia coli clinical isolate that is sensitive to meropenem but resistant to ertapenem to explore transcriptomic contributions to resistance and to identify gene knockdown targets for carbapenem potentiation. We sequenced total and short RNA to analyze the gene expression response to ertapenem or meropenem treatment and found significant expression changes in genes related to motility, maltodextrin metabolism, the formate hydrogenlyase complex, and the general stress response. To validate these findings, we used our laboratory's Facile Accelerated Specific Therapeutic (FAST) platform to create antisense peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), gene-specific molecules designed to inhibit protein translation. PNAs were designed to inhibit the pathways identified in our transcriptomic analysis, and each PNA was then tested in combination with each carbapenem to assess its effect on the antibiotics' minimum inhibitory concentrations. We observed significant PNA-antibiotic interaction with five different PNAs across six combinations. Inhibition of the genes hycA, dsrB, and bolA potentiated carbapenem efficacy in CRE E. coli, whereas inhibition of the genes flhC and ygaC conferred added resistance. Our results identify resistance factors and demonstrate that transcriptomic analysis is a potent tool for designing antibiotic PNA.
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Weber L, Jansen M, Krüttgen A, Buhl EM, Horz HP. Tackling Intrinsic Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia Marcescens with A Combination of Ampicillin/Sulbactam and Phage SALSA. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9070371. [PMID: 32630284 PMCID: PMC7400198 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9070371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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During the antibiotic crisis, bacteriophages (briefly phages) are increasingly considered as potential antimicrobial pillars for the treatment of infectious diseases. Apart from acquired drug resistance, treatment options are additionally hampered by intrinsic, chromosomal-encoded resistance. For instance, the chromosomal ampC gene encoding for the AmpC-type β-lactamases is typically present in a number of nosocomial pathogens, including S. marcescens. In this study, phage SALSA (vB_SmaP-SALSA), with lytic activity against clinical isolates of S. marcescens, was isolated from effluent. Besides phage characterization, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether a synergistic effect between the antibiotic ampicillin/sulbactam (SAM) and phage can be achieved despite intrinsic drug resistance. Phage SALSA belongs to the Podoviridae family and genome-wide treeing analysis groups this phage within the phylogenetic radiation of T7-like viruses. The genome of Phage SALSA consists of 39,933 bp, which encode for 49 open reading frames. Phage SALSA was able to productively lyse 5 out of 20 clinical isolates (25%). A bacterial challenge with phage alone in liquid medium revealed that an initial strong bacterial decline was followed by bacterial re-growth, indicating the emergence of phage resistance. In contrast, the combination of SAM and phage, together at various concentrations, caused a complete bacterial eradication, confirmed by absorbance measurements and the absence of colony forming units after plating. The data show that it is principally possible to tackle the axiomatic condition of intrinsic drug resistance with a dual antimicrobial approach, which could be extended to other clinically relevant bacteria.
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- Lorenz Weber
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany; (L.W.); (M.J.)
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany; (L.W.); (M.J.)
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- Laboratory Diagnostic Center, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany;
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany;
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, 52074 Aachen, Germany; (L.W.); (M.J.)
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Bhosle A, Datey A, Chandrasekharan G, Singh D, Chakravortty D, Chandra N. A Strategic Target Rescues Trimethoprim Sensitivity in Escherichia coli. iScience 2020; 23:100986. [PMID: 32240953 PMCID: PMC7115098 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Trimethoprim, a preferred treatment for urinary tract infections, is becoming obsolete owing to the rapid dissemination of resistant E. coli. Although direct resistance mechanisms such as overexpression of a mutant FolA and dfr enzymes are well characterized, associated alterations that drive or sustain resistance are unknown. We identify the repertoire of resistance-associated perturbations by constructing and interrogating a transcriptome-integrated functional interactome. From the cross talk between perturbations in stress-response and metabolic pathways, we identify the critical dependence on serine hydroxymethyltransferase (GlyA) as an emergent vulnerability. Through its deletion, we demonstrate that GlyA is necessary to sustain high levels of resistance in both laboratory-evolved resistant E. coli and a multidrug-resistant clinical isolate. Through comparative evolution, we show that the absence of GlyA activity decelerates the acquisition of resistance in E. coli. Put together, our results identify GlyA as a promising target, providing a basis for the rational design of drug combinations. TMP-resistant E. coli show cross talk between stress response and metabolic pathways Dependence on glyA is an emergent vulnerability associated with TMP resistance Knockout of glyA partially rescues sensitivity to TMP in E. coli
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- Amrisha Bhosle
- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India; Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India; Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India.
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Antibiotic Resistance and Epigenetics: More to It than Meets the Eye. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2020; 64:AAC.02225-19. [PMID: 31740560 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02225-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The discovery of antibiotics in the last century is considered one of the most important achievements in the history of medicine. Antibiotic usage has significantly reduced morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infections. However, inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to emergence of antibiotic resistance at an alarming rate. Antibiotic resistance is regarded as a major health care challenge of this century. Despite extensive research, well-documented biochemical mechanisms and genetic changes fail to fully explain mechanisms underlying antibiotic resistance. Several recent reports suggest a key role for epigenetics in the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The intrinsic heterogeneity as well as transient nature of epigenetic inheritance provides a plausible backdrop for high-paced emergence of drug resistance in bacteria. The methylation of adenines and cytosines can influence mutation rates in bacterial genomes, thus modulating antibiotic susceptibility. In this review, we discuss a plethora of recently discovered epigenetic mechanisms and their emerging roles in antibiotic resistance. We also highlight specific epigenetic mechanisms that merit further investigation for their role in antibiotic resistance.
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Shabbir MAB, Shabbir MZ, Wu Q, Mahmood S, Sajid A, Maan MK, Ahmed S, Naveed U, Hao H, Yuan Z. CRISPR-cas system: biological function in microbes and its use to treat antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2019; 18:21. [PMID: 31277669 PMCID: PMC6611046 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-019-0317-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a major public health threat. Infection rates of resistant pathogens continue to rise against nearly all antimicrobials, which has led to development of different strategies to combat the antimicrobial resistance. In this review, we discuss how the newly popular CRISPR-cas system has been applied to combat antibiotic resistance in both extracellular and intracellular pathogens. We also review a recently developed method in which nano-size CRISPR complex was used without any phage to target the mecA gene. However, there is still challenge to practice these methods in field against emerging antimicrobial resistant pathogens.
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- Muhammad Abu Bakr Shabbir
- China MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- Quality Operation Laboratory at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, 54600 Pakistan
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues and MOA Key Laboratory for the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Botany, University of Education, Bank Road Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- China MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
- College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200 Pakistan
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- China MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- China MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK
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- China MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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- China MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues and MOA Key Laboratory for the Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070 People’s Republic of China
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Mienaltowski MJ, Cánovas A, Fates VA, Hampton AR, Pechanec MY, Islas-Trejo A, Medrano JF. Transcriptome profiles of isolated murine Achilles tendon proper- and peritenon-derived progenitor cells. J Orthop Res 2019; 37:1409-1418. [PMID: 29926971 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Progenitor cells of the tendon proper and peritenon have unique properties that could impact their utilization in tendon repair strategies. While a few markers have been found to aid in distinguishing progenitors cells from each region, there is great value in identifying more markers. In this study, we hypothesized that RNAseq could be used to improve our understanding of those markers that define these cell types. Transcriptome profiles were generated for pools of mouse Achilles tendon progenitor cells from both regions and catalogues of potential markers were generated. Moreover, common (e.g., glycoprotein, signaling, and proteinaceous extracellular matrix) and unique (e.g., cartilage development versus angiogenesis and muscle contraction) biological processes and molecular functions were described for progenitors from each region. Real-time quantitative PCR of a subset of genes was used to gain insight into the heterogeneity amongst individual progenitor colonies from each region. Markers like Scx, Mkx, Thbs4, and Wnt10a were consistently able to distinguish tendon proper progenitors from peritenon progenitors; expression variability for other genes suggested greater cell type complexity for potential peritenon progenitor markers. This is the first effort to define Achilles tendon progenitor markers by region. Further efforts to investigate the value of these cataloged markers are required by screening more individual colonies of progenitors for more markers. Clinical Significance: Findings from this study advance efforts in the discernment of cell type specific markers for tendon proper and peritenon progenitor cells; insight into marker sets could improve tracking and sorting strategies for these cells for future therapeutic strategies. © 2018 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 37:1409-1418, 2019.
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- Michael J Mienaltowski
- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616.,Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 2251 Meyer Hall, One Shields Ave, Davis, California, 95616
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Chernov VM, Chernova OA, Mouzykantov AA, Lopukhov LL, Aminov RI. Omics of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2019; 14:455-468. [DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2019.1588880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Vladislav M. Chernov
- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Kazan, Russian Federation
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Kazan, Russian Federation
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of RAS, Kazan, Russian Federation
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
- Applied Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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Otoupal PB, Chatterjee A. CRISPR Gene Perturbations Provide Insights for Improving Bacterial Biofuel Tolerance. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2018; 6:122. [PMID: 30234107 PMCID: PMC6131188 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Economically-viable biofuel production is often limited by low levels of microbial tolerance to high biofuel concentrations. Here we demonstrate the first application of deactivated CRISPR perturbations of gene expression to improve Escherichia coli biofuel tolerance. We construct a library of 31 unique CRISPR inhibitions and activations of gene expression in E. coli and explore their impacts on growth during 10 days of exposure to n-butanol and n-hexane. We show that perturbation of metabolism and membrane-related genes induces the greatest impacts on growth in n-butanol, as does perturbation of redox-related genes in n-hexanes. We identify uncharacterized genes yjjZ and yehS with strong potential for improving tolerance to both biofuels. Perturbations demonstrated significant temporal dependencies, suggesting that rationally designing time-sensitive gene circuits can optimize tolerance. We also introduce a sgRNA-specific hyper-mutator phenotype (~2,600-fold increase) into our perturbation strains using error-prone Pol1. We show that despite this change, strains exhibited similar growth phenotypes in n-butanol as before, demonstrating the robustness of CRISPR perturbations during prolonged use. Collectively, these results demonstrate the potential of CRISPR manipulation of gene expression for improving biofuel tolerance and provide constructive starting points for optimization of biofuel producing microorganisms.
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- Peter B Otoupal
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.,BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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Otoupal PB, Cordell WT, Bachu V, Sitton MJ, Chatterjee A. Multiplexed deactivated CRISPR-Cas9 gene expression perturbations deter bacterial adaptation by inducing negative epistasis. Commun Biol 2018; 1:129. [PMID: 30272008 PMCID: PMC6123780 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0135-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The ever-increasing threat of multi-drug resistant bacteria, a shrinking antibiotic pipeline, and the innate ability of microorganisms to adapt necessitates long-term strategies to slow the evolution of antibiotic resistance. Here we develop an approach, dubbed Controlled Hindrance of Adaptation of OrganismS or CHAOS, involving induction of epistasis between gene perturbations to deter adaption. We construct a combinatorial library of multiplexed, deactivated CRISPR-Cas9 devices to systematically perturb gene expression in Escherichia coli. While individual perturbations improved fitness during antibiotic exposure, multiplexed perturbations caused large fitness loss in a significant epistatic fashion. Strains exhibiting epistasis adapted significantly more slowly over three to fourteen days, and loss in adaptive potential was shown to be sustainable. Finally, we show that multiplexed peptide nucleic acids increase the antibiotic susceptibility of clinically isolated Carbapenem-resistant E. coli in an epistatic fashion. Together, these results suggest a new therapeutic strategy for restricting the evolution of antibiotic resistance. Peter Otoupal et al. present CHAOS, an approach for preventing the development of antibiotic resistance in E. coli through CRISPR-Cas9-based perturbation of gene expression. They show that multiplexed perturbations decrease fitness of clinically-isolated Carbapenem-resistant E. coli upon antibiotic exposure.
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- Peter B Otoupal
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA. .,BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
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Dunphy LJ, Papin JA. Biomedical applications of genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions of human pathogens. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2018; 51:70-79. [PMID: 29223465 PMCID: PMC5991985 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The growing global threat of antibiotic resistant human pathogens has coincided with improved methods for developing and using genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions. Consequently, there has been an increase in the number of high-quality reconstructions of relevant human and zoonotic pathogens. Novel biomedical applications of pathogen reconstructions focus on three key aspects of pathogen behavior: the evolution of antibiotic resistance, virulence factor production, and host-pathogen interactions. New methods using these reconstructions aim to improve understanding of microbe pathogenicity and guide the development of new therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes the latest ways that genome-scale metabolic network reconstructions have been used to study human pathogens and suggests future applications with the potential to mitigate infectious disease.
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- Laura J Dunphy
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
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Aunins TR, Erickson KE, Prasad N, Levy SE, Jones A, Shrestha S, Mastracchio R, Stodieck L, Klaus D, Zea L, Chatterjee A. Spaceflight Modifies Escherichia coli Gene Expression in Response to Antibiotic Exposure and Reveals Role of Oxidative Stress Response. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:310. [PMID: 29615983 PMCID: PMC5865062 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Bacteria grown in space experiments under microgravity conditions have been found to undergo unique physiological responses, ranging from modified cell morphology and growth dynamics to a putative increased tolerance to antibiotics. A common theory for this behavior is the loss of gravity-driven convection processes in the orbital environment, resulting in both reduction of extracellular nutrient availability and the accumulation of bacterial byproducts near the cell. To further characterize the responses, this study investigated the transcriptomic response of Escherichia coli to both microgravity and antibiotic concentration. E. coli was grown aboard International Space Station in the presence of increasing concentrations of the antibiotic gentamicin with identical ground controls conducted on Earth. Here we show that within 49 h of being cultured, E. coli adapted to grow at higher antibiotic concentrations in space compared to Earth, and demonstrated consistent changes in expression of 63 genes in response to an increase in drug concentration in both environments, including specific responses related to oxidative stress and starvation response. Additionally, we find 50 stress-response genes upregulated in response to the microgravity when compared directly to the equivalent concentration in the ground control. We conclude that the increased antibiotic tolerance in microgravity may be attributed not only to diminished transport processes, but also to a resultant antibiotic cross-resistance response conferred by an overlapping effect of stress response genes. Our data suggest that direct stresses of nutrient starvation and acid-shock conveyed by the microgravity environment can incidentally upregulate stress response pathways related to antibiotic stress and in doing so contribute to the increased antibiotic stress tolerance observed for bacteria in space experiments. These results provide insights into the ability of bacteria to adapt under extreme stress conditions and potential strategies to prevent antimicrobial-resistance in space and on Earth.
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- Thomas R Aunins
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Genomic Services Laboratory, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, United States
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- Genomic Services Laboratory, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, United States
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- Genomic Services Laboratory, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, United States
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- Genomic Services Laboratory, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, United States.,Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
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- Astronaut Office, Johnson Space Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC, United States
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- BioServe Space Technologies, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- BioServe Space Technologies, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.,BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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Erickson KE, Winkler JD, Nguyen DT, Gill RT, Chatterjee A. The Tolerome: A Database of Transcriptome-Level Contributions to Diverse Escherichia coli Resistance and Tolerance Phenotypes. ACS Synth Biol 2017; 6:2302-2315. [PMID: 29017328 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tolerance and resistance are complex biological phenotypes that are desirable bioengineering goals for those seeking to design industrial strains or prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance. Over decades of research, a wealth of information has been generated to attempt to decode a molecular basis for tolerance, but to fully achieve the goal of engineering tolerance, researchers must be able to easily learn from a variety of data sources. To this end, we here describe a resource designed to enable scrutiny of diverse tolerance phenotypes. We have curated hundreds of gene expression studies exploring the response of Escherichia coli to chemical and environmental perturbations, from antibiotics to biofuels and solvents and more. Overall, our efforts give rise to a database encompassing more than 56 000 gene expression changes across 89 different stress conditions. This resource is designed for compatibility with the Resistome database, which includes more than 5000 strains with mutations conferring resistance or sensitivity but no transcriptomic data. Thus, the work here results in the first combined resource specialized to tolerance and resistance in E. coli that supports investigations across genomic, transcriptomic, and phenotypic levels. We leverage the database to identify promising bioengineering targets by searching globally across multiple stress conditions as well as by narrowing the focus to fewer conditions of interest, such as biofuel stress and antibiotic stress. We discuss some of the most frequently differentially expressed or coexpressed genes, and predict which transcription factors and sigma factors most likely contribute to gene expression profiles in a wide array of conditions. We also compare profiles from sensitive and resistant strains, gaining knowledge of how responses differ per overrepresented gene ontology terms. Finally, we search for genes that are frequently differentially expressed but not mutated, with the expectation that these may present interesting targets for future engineering efforts. The curated data presented here is publicly available, and should be advantageous to those studying a variety of bacterial tolerance phenotypes.
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- Keesha E. Erickson
- Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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Involvement of Two-Component Signaling on Bacterial Motility and Biofilm Development. J Bacteriol 2017; 199:JB.00259-17. [PMID: 28533218 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00259-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Two-component signaling is a specialized mechanism that bacteria use to respond to changes in their environment. Nonpathogenic strains of Escherichia coli K-12 harbor 30 histidine kinases and 32 response regulators, which form a network of regulation that integrates many other global regulators that do not follow the two-component signaling mechanism, as well as signals from central metabolism. The output of this network is a multitude of phenotypic changes in response to changes in the environment. Among these phenotypic changes, many two-component systems control motility and/or the formation of biofilm, sessile communities of bacteria that form on surfaces. Motility is the first reversible attachment phase of biofilm development, followed by a so-called swim or stick switch toward surface organelles that aid in the subsequent phases. In the mature biofilm, motility heterogeneity is generated by a combination of evolutionary and gene regulatory events.
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