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Morales BGDV, Evaristo JAM, Oliveira GARDE, Garay AFG, Diaz JJAR, Arruda A, Pereira SS, Zanchi FB. Expression and purification of active shikimate dehydrogenase from Plasmodium falciparum. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2024; 96:e20230382. [PMID: 38422345 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202420230382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Plasmodium falciparum is known to cause severe malaria, current treatment consists in artemisinin-based combination therapy, but resistance can lead to treatment failure. Knowledge concerning P. falciparum essential proteins can be used for searching new antimalarials, among these a potential candidate is shikimate dehydrogenase (SDH), an enzyme part of the shikimate pathway which is responsible for producing endogenous aromatic amino acids. SDH from P. falciparum (PfSDH) is unexplored by the scientific community, therefore, this study aims to establish the first protocol for active PfSDH expression. Putative PfSDH nucleotide sequence was used to construct an optimized expression vector pET28a+PfSDH inserted in E. coli BL21(DE3). As a result, optimal expression conditions were acquired by varying IPTG and temperature through time. Western Blot analysis was applied to verify appropriate PfSDH expression, solubilization and purification started with lysis followed by two-steps IMAC purification. Enzyme activity was measured spectrophotometrically by NADPH oxidation, optimal PfSDH expression occur at 0.1 mM IPTG for 48 hours growing at 37 °C and shaking at 200 rpm, recombinant PfSDH obtained after purification was soluble, pure and its physiological catalysis was confirmed. Thus, this study describes the first protocol for heterologous expression of PfSDH in soluble and active form.
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- Bruno G Dalla Vecchia Morales
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondônia (FIOCRUZ/RO), Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Medicinal Chemistry, BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- Federal University of Rondonia (UNIR), BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- São Lucas University Center (UniSL), Alexandre Guimarães Street, 1927, Areal, 76804-373 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondônia (FIOCRUZ/RO), Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Medicinal Chemistry, BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondônia (FIOCRUZ/RO), Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Medicinal Chemistry, BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Brasil Avenue 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica (CEDIC), P975+F58, Manduvira, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica (CEDIC), P975+F58, Manduvira, Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondônia (FIOCRUZ/RO), Laboratory of Antibodies Engineering, Beira Street, 7671, Lagoa, 76812-245 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Brasília (FIOCRUZ BRASÍLIA), L3 North Avenue, Gleba A, 70904-130 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Federal University of Rondonia (UNIR), BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondônia (FIOCRUZ/RO), Laboratory of Antibodies Engineering, Beira Street, 7671, Lagoa, 76812-245 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Rondônia (FIOCRUZ/RO), Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Medicinal Chemistry, BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- Federal University of Rondonia (UNIR), BR 364, km 9,5, Centro, 76801-059 Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
- Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Brasil Avenue 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Shil A, Akter MA, Sultana A, Halder SK, Himel MK. Targeting Shikimate Kinase Pathway of Acinetobacter baumannii: A Structure-Based Computational Approach to Identify Antibacterial Compounds. J Trop Med 2023; 2023:6360187. [PMID: 37034553 PMCID: PMC10076115 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6360187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an opportunistic bacterium that has developed multidrug resistance (MDR) to most of today’s antibiotics, posing a significant risk to human health. Considering the fact that developing novel drugs is a time-consuming and expensive procedure, this research focuses on utilizing computational resources for repurposing antibacterial agents for A. baumannii. We targeted shikimate kinase, an essential enzyme in A. baumannii, that plays a significant role in the metabolic process. The basis for generating new therapeutic compounds is to inhibit the shikimate kinase and thereby targeting the shikimate pathway. Herein, 1941 drug-like compounds were investigated in different in silico techniques for assessing drug-likeness properties, ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity) profiling, binding affinity, and conformation analysis utilizing Autodock-vina and SwissDock. CHEMBL1237, CHEMBL1237119, CHEMBL2018096, and CHEMBL39167178 were determined as potential drug candidates for suppressing shikimate kinase protein. Molecular Dynamics Simulation (MDS) results for root mean square deviation, root mean square fluctuation, hydrogen bond, and gyration radius confirm the drug candidates’ molecular stability with the target protein. According to this study, CHEMBL1237 (Lisinopril) could be the most suitable candidate for A. baumannii. Our investigation suggests that the inhibitors of shikimate kinase could represent promising treatment options for A. baumannii. However, further in vitro and in vivo studies are necessary to validate the therapeutic potential of the suggested drug candidates.
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Dahmer BR, Ethur EM, Timmers LFSM. Discovery of new inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis EPSP synthase - A computational study. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 121:108404. [PMID: 36907015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). EPSP Synthase (MtEPSPS), the enzyme responsible for the sixth step of the shikimate pathway, is a potential target for the development of new drugs for the treatment of TB, as it is essential in mycobacteria but absent in humans. In this work, we performed virtual screening using sets of molecules from two databases and three crystallographic structures of MtEPSPS. The initial hits obtained from molecular docking were filtered based on predicted binding affinity and interactions with binding site residues. Subsequently, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to analyze the stability of protein-ligand complexes. We have found that MtEPSPS forms stable interactions with several candidates, including already approved pharmaceutical drugs such as Conivaptan and Ribavirin monophosphate. In particular, Conivaptan had the highest estimated binding affinity with the open conformation of the enzyme. The complex formed between MtEPSPS and Ribavirin monophosphate was also energetically stable as shown by RMSD, Rg and FEL analyses, and the ligand was stabilized by hydrogen bonds with important residues of the binding site. The findings reported in this work could serve as the basis of promising scaffolds for the discovery, design, and development of new anti-TB drugs.
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- Bruno Rampanelli Dahmer
- University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGBiotec, University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil
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- University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGBiotec, University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil
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- University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGBiotec, University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas - PPGCM, University of Taquari Valley - Univates, Avenida Avelino Tallini, 171, CEP, 95914-014, Lajeado, RS, Brazil.
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Stogios PJ, Liston SD, Semper C, Quade B, Michalska K, Evdokimova E, Ram S, Otwinowski Z, Borek D, Cowen LE, Savchenko A. Molecular analysis and essentiality of Aro1 shikimate biosynthesis multi-enzyme in Candida albicans. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 5:e202101358. [PMID: 35512834 PMCID: PMC9074039 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans, ARO1 encodes an essential multi-enzyme that catalyses consecutive steps in the shikimate pathway for biosynthesis of chorismate, a precursor to folate and the aromatic amino acids. We obtained the first molecular image of C. albicans Aro1 that reveals the architecture of all five enzymatic domains and their arrangement in the context of the full-length protein. Aro1 forms a flexible dimer allowing relative autonomy of enzymatic function of the individual domains. Our activity and in cellulo data suggest that only four of Aro1's enzymatic domains are functional and essential for viability of C. albicans, whereas the 3-dehydroquinate dehydratase (DHQase) domain is inactive because of active site substitutions. We further demonstrate that in C. albicans, the type II DHQase Dqd1 can compensate for the inactive DHQase domain of Aro1, suggesting an unrecognized essential role for this enzyme in shikimate biosynthesis. In contrast, in Candida glabrata and Candida parapsilosis, which do not encode a Dqd1 homolog, Aro1 DHQase domains are enzymatically active, highlighting diversity across Candida species.
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- Peter J Stogios
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Structural Biology Center, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Almihyawi RAH, Naman ZT, Al-Hasani HMH, Muhseen ZT, Zhang S, Chen G. Integrated computer-aided drug design and biophysical simulation approaches to determine natural anti-bacterial compounds for Acinetobacter baumannii. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6590. [PMID: 35449379 PMCID: PMC9023527 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10364-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial bacterial pathogen and is responsible for a wide range of diseases including pneumonia, necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, and sepsis. The enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase (encoded by aroA gene) in ESKAPE pathogens catalyzes the sixth step of shikimate pathway. The shikimate pathway is an attractive drug targets pathway as it is present in bacteria but absent in humans. As EPSP is essential for the A. baumannii growth and needed during the infection process, therefore it was used as a drug target herein for high-throughput screening of a comprehensive marine natural products database (CMNPD). The objective was to identify natural molecules that fit best at the substrate binding pocket of the enzyme and interact with functionally critical residues. Comparative assessment of the docking scores allowed selection of three compounds namely CMNPD31561, CMNPD28986, and CMNPD28985 as best binding molecules. The molecules established a balanced network of hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions, and the binding pose remained in equilibrium throughout the length of molecular simulation time. Radial distribution function (RDF) analysis projected key residues from enzyme active pocket which actively engaged the inhibitors. Further validation is performed through binding free energies estimation that affirms very low delta energy of <−22 kcal/mol in MM-GBSA method and <−12 kcal/mol in MM-PBSA method. Lastly, the most important active site residues were mutated and their ligand binding potential was re-investigated. The molecules also possess good druglike properties and better pharmacokinetics. Together, these findings suggest the potential biological potency of the leads and thus can be used by experimentalists in vivo and in vitro studies.
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- Raed A H Almihyawi
- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, China.,Department of Quality Control, Baghdad Water Authority, Mayoralty of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Al Mamoon University College, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Diyala, Baqubah, Iraq
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, China. .,Key Laboratory of Straw Biology and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Jilin, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, China. .,Key Laboratory of Straw Biology and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Jilin, China.
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Barnett JA, Gibson DL. Separating the Empirical Wheat From the Pseudoscientific Chaff: A Critical Review of the Literature Surrounding Glyphosate, Dysbiosis and Wheat-Sensitivity. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:556729. [PMID: 33101230 PMCID: PMC7545723 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.556729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The prevalence of digestive disorders has increased globally, as countries have adopted a more "Westernized" diet pattern. A Western diet, characterized as high in fat and refined carbohydrates, can also be defined as a product of increased technology and industrialization. Modern farmers rely on agrochemicals to meet the needs of a growing population, and these chemicals have shifted the Western diet's chemical composition. While the number of individuals choosing to live a wheat-free lifestyle without a celiac disease diagnosis has increased, clinical trials have shown that gluten from wheat is not responsible for causing symptoms in healthy individuals suggesting that something else is inducing symptoms. The herbicide, glyphosate, is applied to wheat crops before harvest to encourage ripening resulting in higher glyphosate residues in commercial wheat products within North America. Glyphosate inhibits the shikimate pathway, a pathway exclusive to plants and bacteria. Glyphosate's effect on dysbiosis was not considered when making safety recommendations. Here, we evaluate the literature surrounding glyphosate's effects on the gut microbiome and conclude that glyphosate residues on food could cause dysbiosis, given that opportunistic pathogens are more resistant to glyphosate compared to commensal bacteria. However, research on glyphosate's effects on the microbiome suffers from numerous methodological weaknesses, and these limitations make it impossible to draw any definitive conclusions regarding glyphosate's influence on health through alterations in the gut microbiome. In this review, we critically evaluate the evidence currently known and discuss recommendations for future studies.
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- Department of Biology, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Yu J, Zhang Y, Ning S, Ye Q, Tan H, Chen R, Bu Q, Zhang R, Gong P, Ma X, Zhang L, Wei D. Molecular cloning and metabolomic characterization of the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene from Baphicacanthus cusia. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:485. [PMID: 31706293 PMCID: PMC6842527 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-2035-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Indigo alkaloids, such as indigo, indirubin and its derivatives, have been identified as effective antiviral compounds in Baphicacanthus cusia. Evidence suggests that the biosynthesis of indigo alkaloids in plants occurs via the shikimate pathway. The enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) is involved in plant metabolism; however, its underlying putative mechanism of regulating the production of indigo alkaloids is currently unknown. RESULTS One gene encoding EPSPS was isolated from B. cusia. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that BcEPSPS was expressed at the highest level in the stem and upregulated by methyl jasmonate (MeJA), salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. The results of subcellular localization indicated that BcEPSPS is mainly expressed in both the plastids and cytosol, which has not been previously reported. An enzyme assay revealed that the heterogeneously expressed BcEPSPS protein catalysed the generation of 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate. The overexpression of BcEPSPS in Isatis indigotica hairy roots resulted in the high accumulation of indigo alkaloids, such as indigo, secologanin, indole and isorhamnetin. CONCLUSIONS The function of BcEPSPS in catalysing the production of EPSP and regulating indigo alkaloid biosynthesis was revealed, which provided a distinct view of plant metabolic engineering. Our findings have practical implications for understanding the effect of BcEPSPS on active compound biosynthesis in B. cusia.
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- Jian Yu
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Changzheng Hosipital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Agroecological Processing and Safety Monitoring, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Ecology and Molecular Physiology, Fuzhou, 350002, People's Republic of China.
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Silver RJ, Paczosa MK, McCabe AL, Balada-Llasat JM, Baleja JD, Mecsas J. Amino Acid Biosynthetic Pathways Are Required for Klebsiella pneumoniae Growth in Immunocompromised Lungs and Are Druggable Targets during Infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:e02674-18. [PMID: 31109974 PMCID: PMC6658747 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02674-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The emergence of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae has rendered a large array of infections difficult to treat. In a high-throughput genetic screen of factors required for K. pneumoniae survival in the lung, amino acid biosynthesis genes were critical for infection in both immunosuppressed and wild-type (WT) mice. The limited pool of amino acids in the lung did not change during infection and was insufficient for K. pneumoniae to overcome attenuating mutations in aroA, hisA, leuA, leuB, serA, serB, trpE, and tyrA in WT and immunosuppressed mice. Deletion of aroA, which encodes 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase class I, resulted in the most severe attenuation. Treatment with the EPSP synthase-specific competitive inhibitor glyphosate decreased K. pneumoniae growth in the lungs. K. pneumoniae expressing two previously identified glyphosate-resistant mutations in EPSP synthase had significant colonization defects in lung infection. Selection and characterization of six spontaneously glyphosate-resistant mutants in K. pneumoniae yielded no mutations in aroA Strikingly, glyphosate treatment of mice lowered the bacterial burden of two of three spontaneous glyphosate-resistant mutants and further lowered the burden of the less-attenuated EPSP synthase catalytic mutant. Of 39 clinical isolate strains, 9 were resistant to glyphosate at levels comparable to those of selected resistant strains, and none appeared to be more highly resistant. These findings demonstrate amino acid biosynthetic pathways essential for K. pneumoniae infection are promising novel therapeutic targets.
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- Rebecca J Silver
- Graduate Program in Immunology, MERGE-ID Track, Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Graduate Program in Immunology, MERGE-ID Track, Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular, and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Graduate Program in Immunology, MERGE-ID Track, Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kentache T, Ben Abdelkrim A, Jouenne T, Dé E, Hardouin J. Global Dynamic Proteome Study of a Pellicle-forming Acinetobacter baumannii Strain. Mol Cell Proteomics 2017; 16:100-112. [PMID: 27799293 PMCID: PMC5217776 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m116.061044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
For several decades, many bacteria, among which A. baumannii, have shown their ability to colonize the upper surface of static liquids, forming a biofilm at the air-liquid interface named pellicle. Despite the ubiquity of these pellicles in both natural and artificial environments, few studies have investigated this biofilm type. The present data set provides the first description of the whole proteome of A. baumannii cells grown as pellicle, using a label-free mass spectrometry approach. Results are in accord with the general findings reporting that sessile bacteria are far more resistant to detrimental conditions than their planktonic counterparts, by the accumulation of stress proteins. The present investigation also confirmed previous studies suggesting a correlation between the pellicle forming ability and the bacterial virulence. Indeed, we showed the up-regulation of numerous virulence factors during the pellicle growth, e.g. phospholipases, adhesion factors, as well as those of the GacAS Two-Component System (TCS) and Type 6 Secretion System (T6SS). We also highlighted that Bam and Tam systems, both related to the OM insertion machinery, play a critical role during pellicle biogenesis. Moreover, sessile bacteria activate several pathways, e.g. iron, magnesium, phosphate pathways, which allows for increasing the panel of nutrient sources.
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- Takfarinas Kentache
- From the ‡CNRS; UMR 6270 Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces Laboratory, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- §Normandie University, UR, France
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- From the ‡CNRS; UMR 6270 Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces Laboratory, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- §Normandie University, UR, France
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- From the ‡CNRS; UMR 6270 Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces Laboratory, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- §Normandie University, UR, France
- ¶PISSARO proteomic facility, IRIB, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- From the ‡CNRS; UMR 6270 Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces Laboratory, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- §Normandie University, UR, France
- ¶PISSARO proteomic facility, IRIB, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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- From the ‡CNRS; UMR 6270 Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces Laboratory, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France;
- §Normandie University, UR, France
- ¶PISSARO proteomic facility, IRIB, F-76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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Kaur P, Datta S, Shandil RK, Kumar N, Robert N, Sokhi UK, Guptha S, Narayanan S, Anbarasu A, Ramaiah S. Unravelling the Secrets of Mycobacterial Cidality through the Lens of Antisense. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154513. [PMID: 27144597 PMCID: PMC4856384 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
One of the major impediments in anti-tubercular drug discovery is the lack of a robust grammar that governs the in-vitro to the in-vivo translation of efficacy. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is capable of growing both extracellular as well as intracellular; encountering various hostile conditions like acidic milieu, free radicals, starvation, oxygen deprivation, and immune effector mechanisms. Unique survival strategies of Mtb have prompted researchers to develop in-vitro equivalents to simulate in-vivo physiologies and exploited to find efficacious inhibitors against various phenotypes. Conventionally, the inhibitors are screened on Mtb under the conditions that are unrelated to the in-vivo disease environments. The present study was aimed to (1). Investigate cidality of Mtb targets using a non-chemical inhibitor antisense-RNA (AS-RNA) under in-vivo simulated in-vitro conditions.(2). Confirm the cidality of the targets under in-vivo in experimental tuberculosis. (3). Correlate in-vitro vs. in-vivo cidality data to identify the in-vitro condition that best predicts in-vivo cidality potential of the targets. Using cidality as a metric for efficacy, and AS-RNA as a target-specific inhibitor, we delineated the cidality potential of five target genes under six different physiological conditions (replicating, hypoxia, low pH, nutrient starvation, nitrogen depletion, and nitric oxide).In-vitro cidality confirmed in experimental tuberculosis in BALB/c mice using the AS-RNA allowed us to identify cidal targets in the rank order of rpoB>aroK>ppk>rpoC>ilvB. RpoB was used as the cidality control. In-vitro and in-vivo studies feature aroK (encoding shikimate kinase) as an in-vivo mycobactericidal target suitable for anti-TB drug discovery. In-vitro to in-vivo cidality correlations suggested the low pH (R = 0.9856) in-vitro model as best predictor of in-vivo cidality; however, similar correlation studies in pathologically relevant (Kramnik) mice are warranted. In the acute infection phase for the high fidelity translation, the compound efficacy may also be evaluated in the low pH, in addition to the standard replication condition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Parvinder Kaur
- Research Area, Drug Discovery, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, Bangalore, India
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- Research Area, Drug Discovery, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, Bangalore, India
| | - Nanduri Robert
- Research Area, Drug Discovery, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, Bangalore, India
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- Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Research Area, Drug Discovery, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, Bangalore, India
| | - Shridhar Narayanan
- Research Area, Drug Discovery, AstraZeneca India Private Limited, Bangalore, India
| | - Anand Anbarasu
- School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India
| | - Sudha Ramaiah
- School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, India
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