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Bangalore PK, Pedapati RK, Pranathi AN, Batchu UR, Misra S, Estharala M, Sriram D, Kantevari S. Aryl-n-hexanamide linked enaminones of usnic acid as promising antimicrobial agents. Mol Divers 2022; 27:811-836. [PMID: 35608808 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-022-10456-y] [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: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lichen secondary metabolites are well explored medicinal agents with diverse pharmacological properties. One of the important antibiotic lichen secondary metabolites is usnic acid. Its diverse medicinal profiles prompted us to explore it as a potential antitubercular molecule. Towards this direction, continuing our efforts on the discovery and development of new analogs with potent antitubercular properties we designed, synthesized, and evaluated a set of 37 usnic acid enaminone-coupled aryl-n-hexanamides (3-39). The study yielded a 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl compound (13, 5.3 µM) as the most active anti-TB molecule. The docking studies were performed on 7 different enzymes to better understand the binding modes, where it was observed that compound 13 bound strongly with glucose dehydrogenase (Gscore: - 9.03). Further antibacterial investigations revealed compound 2 with potent inhibition on Salmonella typhi and Bacillus subtilis (MIC 3 µM) and MIC values of 7 and 14 µM on Streptococcus mutans and Escherichia coli respectively. Compound 19 (3-F-5-CF3-phenyl) displayed encouraging antibacterial profiles against E. coli, S. typhi and S. mutans with MIC values of 10 µM respectively. Interestingly, compound 20 (2,6-difluorophenyl) also displayed good antibacterial activity against E. coli with an MIC value of 6 µM. These encouraging pharmacological results will help for better designing and developing usnic acid-based semi-synthetic derivatives as potential antimicrobial agents. A set of 37 new usnic acid enaminone-coupled aryl-n-hexanamides were synthesized and evaluated as potential antimicrobial agents. Compound 13 was identified as the most active antitubercular molecule. 13 was further docked against 7 different enzymes of tuberculosis. The molecule displayed maximum binding energy with the enzyme Glucose dehydrogenase (Gscore: - 9.03), indicating that these hexanamides possibly act by inhibiting the glucose metabolic pathway of the bacterium. Surprisingly, the intermediate hexanoic acid 2 was identified as potent antibacterial agent, acting on both gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains (3-14 μM). The active compounds may be subjected to structural iterations to develop further leads.
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- Pavan Kumar Bangalore
- Fluoro and Agrochemicals Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India. .,Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.
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- Fluoro and Agrochemicals Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Fluoro and Agrochemicals Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Applied Biology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India
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- Applied Biology Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Antimycobacterial Research Laboratory, Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Antimycobacterial Research Laboratory, Pharmacy Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India
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- Fluoro and Agrochemicals Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500007, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India.
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Telange DR, Pandharinath RR, Pethe AM, Jain SP, Pingale PL. Calcium Ion-Sodium Alginate-Piperine-Based Microspheres: Evidence of Enhanced Encapsulation Efficiency, Bio-Adhesion, Controlled Delivery, and Oral Bioavailability of Isoniazid. AAPS PharmSciTech 2022; 23:99. [PMID: 35338414 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Isoniazid (INH) is a first-line chemotherapeutic drug employed in the management of tuberculosis. However, its extensive first-pass metabolism, short-life life, and low oral bioavailability confined its medical application. Therefore, the calcium ion-alginate-piperine microspheres (INH-CaSP Ms) was prepared to enhance encapsulation efficiency, controlled delivery, and oral bioavailability of INH. The INH-CaSP Ms was developed using a modified emulsification method and optimized via Box-Behnken design (BBD). Optimized INH-CaSP Ms were characterized for encapsulation efficiency, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), bio-adhesion, in vitro dissolution, ex vivo permeation, and oral bioavailability studies. Characterization studies confirmed the formation of microspheres. The INH-CaSP Ms showed spherical microspheres with enhanced encapsulation efficiency (~ 93.03 ± 1.54% w/w). The optimized INH-CaSP Ms exhibited higher bio-adhesion around (~ 81.41 ± 1.31%). The INH-CaSP Ms enhanced the dissolution rate of INH (~ 57%) compared to pure INH (~ 57%) and INH-SA Ms (~ 81%) in simulated gastric fluid (SGF, pH 1.2) and simulated intestinal fluid (SIF, pH 7.4). The same formulations improved the permeation rate of INH (~ 90%) compared to pure INH (~ 55%) and INH-SA Ms (~ 80%). The oral bioavailability results indicated that INH-CaSP Ms appreciably improved the oral bioavailability of INH via increasing the Cmax, Tmax, t1/2, and AUC parameters compared to pure INH. The study demonstrates that the development of INH-CaSP Ms via cross-linked coordinate bond interaction between divalent cation calcium ion-alginate complex and anion piperine bio-enhancer is an effective approach for enhancing the encapsulation efficiency, bio-adhesion, controlled release, and oral bioavailability of INH.
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Biswas P, Datta HK, Dastidar P. Designing Coordination Polymers as Multi-drug-self-delivery System for Tuberculosis and Cancer Therapy: in vitro Viability and in vivo Toxicity Assessment. Biomater Sci 2022; 10:6201-6216. [PMID: 36097681 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm00752e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A proof of the concept for designing multi-drug-delivery system suitable for self-drug-delivery is disclosed. Simple coordination chemistry was employed to anchor two kinds of drugs namely isoniazid (IZ – anti-tuberculosis),...
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- Protap Biswas
- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), 2A and 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), 2A and 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), 2A and 2B Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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Hemamalini M, Kestek İ, Çınar EB, Agar AA, Dege N, Josekavitha S, Rajakannan V. Chemical Synthesis, X-ray Crystallography, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, and Molecular Docking Studies of (E)-2-(((3-Bromophenyl)imino)methyl)-5-(diethylamino)phenol Schiff Base. CRYSTALLOGR REP+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1063774521060158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Paul GK, Mahmud S, Hasan MM, Zaman S, Uddin MS, Saleh MA. Biochemical and in silico study of leaf and bark extracts from Aphanamixis polystachya against common pathogenic bacteria. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:6592-6605. [PMID: 34764775 PMCID: PMC8568816 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aphanamixis polystachya may be a natural, renewable resource against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The antibacterial activity of A. polystachya leaf and bark extracts was investigated against three antibiotic-resistant bacterial species and one fungus. Methanolic leaf extract showed only limited antibacterial activity but both methanolic and aqueous bark extract showed high antimicrobial activity. In an antioxidant activity test, leaf and bark extracts exhibited 50% free radical scavenging at a concentration of 107.14 ± 3.14 μg/mL and 97.13 ± 3.05 μg/mL, respectively, indicating that bark extracts offer more antioxidative activity than leaf extracts. Bark extracts also showed lower toxicity than leaf extracts. This suggests that bark extracts may offer greater development potential than leaf extracts. The molecular dynamics were also investigated through the simulated exploration of multiple potential interactions to understand the interaction dynamics (root-mean-square deviation, solvent-accessible surface area, radius of gyration, and the hydrogen bonding of chosen compounds to protein targets) and possible mechanisms of inhibition. This molecular modeling of compounds derived from A. polystachya revealed that inhibition may occur by binding to the active sites of the target proteins of the tested bacterial strains. A. polystachya bark extract may be used as a natural source of drugs to control antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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2-(2-Amino-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)-4-arylmethylidene- 5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-ones: Design, synthesis, structure, in vitro anti-tubercular activity, and molecular docking study. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Genetic diversity of candidate loci linked to Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to bedaquiline, delamanid and pretomanid. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19431. [PMID: 34593898 PMCID: PMC8484543 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98862-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Multidrug and extensively drug-resistant strains are making disease control difficult, and exhausting treatment options. New anti-TB drugs bedaquiline (BDQ), delamanid (DLM) and pretomanid (PTM) have been approved for the treatment of multi-drug resistant TB, but there is increasing resistance to them. Nine genetic loci strongly linked to resistance have been identified (mmpR5, atpE, and pepQ for BDQ; ddn, fgd1, fbiA, fbiB, fbiC, and fbiD for DLM/PTM). Here we investigated the genetic diversity of these loci across >33,000 M. tuberculosis isolates. In addition, epistatic mutations in mmpL5-mmpS5 as well as variants in ndh, implicated for DLM/PTM resistance in M. smegmatis, were explored. Our analysis revealed 1,227 variants across the nine genes, with the majority (78%) present in isolates collected prior to the roll-out of BDQ and DLM/PTM. We identified phylogenetically-related mutations, which are unlikely to be resistance associated, but also high-impact variants such as frameshifts (e.g. in mmpR5, ddn) with likely functional effects, as well as non-synonymous mutations predominantly in MDR-/XDR-TB strains with predicted protein destabilising effects. Overall, our work provides a comprehensive mutational catalogue for BDQ and DLM/PTM associated genes, which will assist with establishing associations with phenotypic resistance; thereby, improving the understanding of the causative mechanisms of resistance for these drugs, leading to better treatment outcomes.
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Mtewa AG, Bvunzawabaya JT, Ngwira KJ, Lampiao F, Maghembe R, Okella H, weisheit A, Tolo CU, Ogwang PE, Sesaazi DC. Ligand-protein interactions of plant-isolated (9z,12z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid with Β-ketoacyl-Acp synthase (KasA) in potential anti-tubercular drug designing. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2021; 12:e00824. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Unique C-terminal extension and interactome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis GlmU impacts it's in vivo function and the survival of pathogen. Biochem J 2021; 478:2081-2099. [PMID: 33955473 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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N-acetyl glucosamine-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GlmU) is a bifunctional enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc). UDP-GlcNAc is a critical precursor for the synthesis of peptidoglycan and other cell wall components. The absence of a homolog in eukaryotes makes GlmU an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. Mycobacterium tuberculosis GlmU (GlmUMt) has features, such as a C-terminal extension, that are not present in GlmUorthologs from other bacteria. Here, we set out to determine the uniqueness of GlmUMt by performing in vivo complementation experiments using RvΔglmU mutant. We find that any deletion of the carboxy-terminal extension region of GlmUMt abolishes its ability to complement the function of GlmUMt. Results show orthologs of GlmU, including its closest ortholog, from Mycobacterium smegmatis, cannot complement the function of GlmUMt. Furthermore, the co-expression of GlmUMt domain deletion mutants with either acetyl or uridyltransferase activities failed to rescue the function. However, co-expression of GlmUMt point mutants with either acetyl or uridyltransferase activities successfully restored the biological function of GlmUMt, likely due to the formation of heterotrimers. Based on the interactome experiments, we speculate that GlmUMt participates in unique interactions essential for its in vivo function.
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Abo-Kadoum M, Dai Y, Asaad M, Hamdi I, Xie J. Differential Isoniazid Response Pattern Between Active and Dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microb Drug Resist 2021; 27:768-775. [DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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- M.A. Abo-Kadoum
- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, P.R. China
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assuit Branch, Assuit, Egypt
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, P.R. China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, P.R. China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, P.R. China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, P.R. China
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Lam C, Martinez E, Crighton T, Furlong C, Donnan E, Marais BJ, Sintchenko V. Value of routine whole genome sequencing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance detection. Int J Infect Dis 2021; 113 Suppl 1:S48-S54. [PMID: 33753222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Routine whole genome sequencing (WGS) of pathogens is becoming more feasible as sequencing costs decrease and access to benchtop sequencing equipment and bioinformatics pipelines increases. This study examined the added value gained from implementing routine WGS of all Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in New South Wales, Australia. Drug resistance markers inferred from WGS data were compared to commercial genotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) assays and conventional phenotypic DST in all isolates sequenced between 2016 and 2019. Of the 1107 clinical M. tuberculosis isolates sequenced, 29 (2.6%) were multi-drug resistant (MDR); most belonged to Beijing (336; 30.4%) or East-African Indian (332; 30%) lineages. Compared with conventional phenotypic DST, WGS identified an additional 1% of isolates which were likely drug resistant, explained by mutations previously associated with treatment failure and mixed bacterial populations. However, WGS provided a 20% increase in drug resistance detection in comparison with commercial genotypic assays by identifying mutations outside of the classic resistance determining regions in rpoB, inhA, katG, pncA and embB genes. Gains in drug resistance detection were significant (p = 0.0137, paired t-test), but varied substantially for different phylogenetic lineages. In low incidence settings, routine WGS of M. tuberculosis provides better guidance for person-centered management of drug resistant tuberculosis than commercial genotypic assays.
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- Connie Lam
- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology-Public Health, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- NSW Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology - Western, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- NSW Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology - Western, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- New South Wales Tuberculosis Program, Health Protection NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- New South Wales Tuberculosis Program, Health Protection NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Centre for Research Excellence in Tuberculosis (TB-CRE), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology-Public Health, Westmead Hospital, Western Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; NSW Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, NSW Health Pathology - Western, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and Centre for Research Excellence in Tuberculosis (TB-CRE), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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The thick waxy coat of mycobacteria, a protective layer against antibiotics and the host's immune system. Biochem J 2020; 477:1983-2006. [PMID: 32470138 PMCID: PMC7261415 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tuberculosis, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is the leading cause of death from an infectious disease, with a mortality rate of over a million people per year. This pathogen's remarkable resilience and infectivity is largely due to its unique waxy cell envelope, 40% of which comprises complex lipids. Therefore, an understanding of the structure and function of the cell wall lipids is of huge indirect clinical significance. This review provides a synopsis of the cell envelope and the major lipids contained within, including structure, biosynthesis and roles in pathogenesis.
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Moopanar K, Mvubu NE. Lineage-specific differences in lipid metabolism and its impact on clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microb Pathog 2020; 146:104250. [PMID: 32407863 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is the causative agent of TB and its incidences has been on the rise since 1993. Lipid metabolism is an imperative metabolic process, which grants M. tb the ability to utilize host-derived lipids as a secondary source of nutrition during infection. In addition to degrading host lipids, M. tb is proficient at using lipids, such as cholesterol, to facilitate its entry into macrophages. Mycolic acids, constituents of the mycobacterial cell wall, offer protection and aid in persistence of the bacterium. These are effectively synthesized using a complex fatty acid synthase system. Many pathogenesis studies have reported differences in lipid-metabolism of clinical strains of M. tb that belongs to diverse lineages of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). East-Asian and Euro-American lineages possess "unique" cell wall-associated lipids compared to the less transmissible Ethiopian lineage, which may offer these lineages a competitive advantage. Therefore, it is crucial to comprehend the complexities among the MTBC lineages with lipid metabolism and their impact on virulence, transmissibility and pathogenesis. Thus, this review provides an insight into lipid metabolism in various lineages of the MTBC and their impact on virulence and persistence during infection, as this may provide critical insight into developing novel therapeutics to combat TB.
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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- School of Life Sciences, College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Jelińska A, Zając M, Dadej A, Tomczak S, Geszke-Moritz M, Muszalska-Kolos I. Tuberculosis - Present Medication and Therapeutic Prospects. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:630-656. [PMID: 30457045 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666181120100025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) has been present in the history of human civilization since time immemorial and has caused more deaths than any other infectious disease. It is still considered one of the ten most common epidemiologic causes of death in the world. As a transmissible disease, it is initiated by rod-shaped (bacillus) mycobacteria. The management of tuberculosis became possible owing to several discoveries beginning in 1882 with the isolation of the TB bacillus by Robert Koch. The diagnosis of TB was enabled by finding a staining method for TB bacteria identification (1883). It was soon realized that a large-scale policy for the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis was necessary, which resulted in the foundation of International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (1902). An antituberculosis vaccine was developed in 1921 and has been in therapeutic use since then. TB treatment regimens have changed over the decades and the latest recommendations are known as Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS, WHO 1993). METHODS A search of bibliographic databases was performed for peer-reviewed research literature. A focused review question and inclusion criteria were applied. Standard tools were used to assess the quality of retrieved papers. RESULTS A total of 112 papers were included comprising original publications and reviews. The paper overviews anti-TB drugs according to their mechanism of action. The chemical structure, metabolism and unwanted effects of such drugs have been discussed. The most recent treatment regimens and new drugs, including those in clinical trials, are also presented. CONCLUSION Despite a 22% decrease in the tuberculosis fatality rate observed between 2000 and 2015, the disease remains one of the ten prime causes of death worldwide. Increasing bacterial resistance and expensive, prolonged therapies are the main reasons for efforts to find effective drugs or antituberculosis regimens, especially to cure multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
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- Anna Jelińska
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, Grunwaldzka Str. 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, Grunwaldzka Str. 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, Grunwaldzka Str. 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, Grunwaldzka Str. 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, Grunwaldzka Str. 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, Grunwaldzka Str. 6, 60-780, Poznan, Poland
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AlMatar M, Var I, Kayar B, Köksal F. Differential Expression of Resistant and Efflux Pump Genes in MDR-TB Isolates. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020; 20:271-287. [DOI: 10.2174/1871530319666191009153834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background:Numerous investigations demonstrate efflux as a worldwide bacterial mode of action which contributes to the resistance of drugs. The activity of antibiotics, which subjects to efflux, can be improved by the combined usage of efflux inhibitors. However, the efflux role to the overall levels of antibiotic resistance of clinical M. tuberculosis isolates is inadequately comprehended and is still disregarded by many.Method:Here, we assessed the contribution of resistant genes associated with isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (R) resistance to the levels of drug resistance in the (27) clinical isolates of MDR-TB. Additionally, the role of the resistance for six putative drug efflux pump genes to the antibiotics was investigated. The level of katG expression was down-regulated in 24/27 (88.88%) of MDR-TB isolates. Of the 27 MDR-TB isolates, inhA, oxyR-ahpC, and rpoB showed either overexpression or up-regulation in 8 (29.62%), 4 (14.81 %), and 24 (88.88%), respectively. Moreover, the efflux pump genes drrA, drrB, efpA, Rv2459, Rv1634, and Rv1250 were overexpressed under INH/RIF plus fresh pomegranate juice (FPJ) stress signifying the efflux pumps contribution to the overall levels of the resistance of MDR-TB isolates.Conclusion:These results displayed that the levels of drug resistance of MDR-TB clinical isolates are due to combination among drug efflux pump and the presence of mutations in target genes, a truth which is often ignored by the specialists of tuberculosis in favour of the almost undoubted significance of drug target- gene mutations for the resistance in M. tuberculosis.
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- Manaf AlMatar
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences (Fen Bilimleri Enstitusu), Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Food Engineering, Agricultural Faculty, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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Yogesh Kumar GR, Begum NS, Mohammed Imran K. Mn-mediated oxidative radical cyclization of 2-(azidomethyl)phenyl isocyanides with carbazate: access to quinazoline-2-carboxylates. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00479k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mn-TBHP mediated oxidative radical cyclization of 2-(azidomethyl)phenyl isocyanides using methyl carbazate has been described.
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- Department of Studies in Chemistry
- Bangalore University
- Jnana Bharathi Campus
- Bangalore 560056
- India
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- Department of Studies in Chemistry
- Bangalore University
- Jnana Bharathi Campus
- Bangalore 560056
- India
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Singh A, Gupta AK, Singh S. Molecular Mechanisms of Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Role of Nanoparticles Against Multi-drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Nanobiomedicine (Rij) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9898-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Garcia-Vilanova A, Chan J, Torrelles JB. Underestimated Manipulative Roles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cell Envelope Glycolipids During Infection. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2909. [PMID: 31921168 PMCID: PMC6930167 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell envelope has been evolving over time to make the bacterium transmissible and adaptable to the human host. In this context, the M. tuberculosis cell envelope contains a peripheral barrier full of lipids, some of them unique, which confer M. tuberculosis with a unique shield against the different host environments that the bacterium will encounter at the different stages of infection. This lipid barrier is mainly composed of glycolipids that can be characterized by three different subsets: trehalose-containing, mannose-containing, and 6-deoxy-pyranose-containing glycolipids. In this review, we explore the roles of these cell envelope glycolipids in M. tuberculosis virulence and pathogenesis, drug resistance, and further, how these glycolipids may dictate the M. tuberculosis cell envelope evolution from ancient to modern strains. Finally, we address how these M. tuberculosis cell envelope glycolipids are impacted by the host lung alveolar environment, their role in vaccination and masking host immunity, and subsequently the impact of these glycolipids in shaping how M. tuberculosis interacts with host cells, manipulating their immune response to favor the establishment of an infection.
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- Andreu Garcia-Vilanova
- Population Health Program, TB Group, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Population Health Program, TB Group, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
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Jayaraman M, Rajendra SK, Ramadas K. Structural insight into conformational dynamics of non-active site mutations in KasA: A Mycobacterium tuberculosis target protein. Gene 2019; 720:144082. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.144082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Discovery and development of novel rhodanine derivatives targeting enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:1509-1516. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.02.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Vilchèze C, Jacobs WR. The Isoniazid Paradigm of Killing, Resistance, and Persistence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Mol Biol 2019; 431:3450-3461. [PMID: 30797860 PMCID: PMC6703971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Isoniazid (INH) was the first synthesized drug that mediated bactericidal killing of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a major clinical breakthrough. To this day, INH remains a cornerstone of modern tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy. This review describes the serendipitous discovery of INH, its effectiveness on TB patients, and early studies to discover its mechanisms of bacteriocidal activity. Forty years after its introduction as a TB drug, the development of gene transfer in mycobacteria enabled the discovery of the genes encoding INH resistance, namely, the activator (katG) and the target (inhA) of INH. Further biochemical and x-ray crystallography studies on KatG and InhA proteins and mutants provided comprehensive understanding of INH mode of action and resistance mechanisms. Bacterial cultures can harbor subpopulations that are genetically or phenotypically resistant cells, the latter known as persisters. Treatment of exponentially growing cultures of M. tuberculosis with INH reproducibly kills 99% to 99.9% of cells in 3 days. Importantly, the surviving cells are slowly replicating or non-replicating cells expressing a unique stress response signature: these are the persisters. These persisters can be visualized using dual-reporter mycobacteriophages and their formation prevented using reducing compounds, such as N-acetylcysteine or vitamin C, that enhance M. tuberculosis' respiration. Altogether, this review portrays a detailed molecular analysis of INH killing and resistance mechanisms including persistence. The phenomenon of persistence is clearly the single greatest impediment to TB control, and research aimed at understanding persistence will provide new strategies to improve TB chemotherapy.
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- Catherine Vilchèze
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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We report GSK3011724A (DG167) as a binary inhibitor of β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase (KasA) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genetic and biochemical studies established KasA as the primary target. The X-ray crystal structure of the KasA-DG167 complex refined to 2.0-Å resolution revealed two interacting DG167 molecules occupying nonidentical sites in the substrate-binding channel of KasA. The binding affinities of KasA to DG167 and its analog, 5g, which binds only once in the substrate-binding channel, were determined, along with the KasA-5g X-ray crystal structure. DG167 strongly augmented the in vitro activity of isoniazid (INH), leading to synergistic lethality, and also synergized in an acute mouse model of M. tuberculosis infection. Synergistic lethality correlated with a unique transcriptional signature, including upregulation of oxidoreductases and downregulation of molecular chaperones. The lead structure-activity relationships (SAR), pharmacokinetic profile, and detailed interactions with the KasA protein that we describe may be applied to evolve a next-generation therapeutic strategy for tuberculosis (TB).IMPORTANCE Cell wall biosynthesis inhibitors have proven highly effective for treating tuberculosis (TB). We discovered and validated members of the indazole sulfonamide class of small molecules as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KasA-a key component for biosynthesis of the mycolic acid layer of the bacterium's cell wall and the same pathway as that inhibited by the first-line antitubercular drug isoniazid (INH). One lead compound, DG167, demonstrated synergistic lethality in combination with INH and a transcriptional pattern consistent with bactericidality and loss of persisters. Our results also detail a novel dual-binding mechanism for this compound as well as substantial structure-activity relationships (SAR) that may help in lead optimization activities. Together, these results suggest that KasA inhibition, specifically, that shown by the DG167 series, may be developed into a potent therapy that can synergize with existing antituberculars.
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Karadeema RJ, Stancescu M, Steidl TP, Bertot SC, Kolpashchikov DM. The owl sensor: a 'fragile' DNA nanostructure for the analysis of single nucleotide variations. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:10116-10122. [PMID: 29781024 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr01107a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Analysis of single nucleotide variations (SNVs) in DNA and RNA sequences is instrumental in healthcare for the detection of genetic and infectious diseases and drug-resistant pathogens. Here we took advantage of the developments in DNA nanotechnology to design a hybridization sensor, named the 'owl sensor', which produces a fluorescence signal only when it complexes with fully complementary DNA or RNA analytes. The novelty of the owl sensor operation is that the selectivity of analyte recognition is, at least in part, determined by the structural rigidity and stability of the entire DNA nanostructure rather than exclusively by the stability of the analyte-probe duplex, as is the case for conventional hybridization probes. Using two DNA and two RNA analytes we demonstrated that owl sensors differentiate SNVs in a wide temperature range of 5 °C-32 °C, a performance unachievable by conventional hybridization probes including the molecular beacon probe. The owl sensor reliably detects cognate analytes even in the presence of 100 times excess of single base mismatched sequences. The approach, therefore, promises to add to the toolbox for the diagnosis of SNVs at ambient temperatures.
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- Rebekah J Karadeema
- Chemistry Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
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Tsai YT, Salzman V, Cabruja M, Gago G, Gramajo H. Role of long-chain acyl-CoAs in the regulation of mycolic acid biosynthesis in mycobacteria. Open Biol 2018; 7:rsob.170087. [PMID: 28724694 PMCID: PMC5541348 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.170087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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One of the dominant features of the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and other mycobacteria, is the mycobacterial cell envelope with its exceptional complex composition. Mycolic acids are major and very specific components of the cell envelope and play a key role in its architecture and impermeability. Biosynthesis of mycolic acid (MA) precursors requires two types of fatty acid synthases, FAS I and FAS II, which should work in concert in order to keep lipid homeostasis tightly regulated. Both FAS systems are regulated at their transcriptional level by specific regulatory proteins. FasR regulates components of the FAS I system, whereas MabR and FadR regulate components of the FAS II system. In this article, by constructing a tight mabR conditional mutant in Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155, we demonstrated that sub-physiological levels of MabR lead to a downregulation of the fasII genes, inferring that this protein is a transcriptional activator of the FAS II system. In vivo labelling experiments and lipidomic studies carried out in the wild-type and the mabR conditional mutant demonstrated that under conditions of reduced levels of MabR, there is a clear inhibition of biosynthesis of MAs, with a concomitant change in their relative composition, and of other MA-containing molecules. These studies also demonstrated a change in the phospholipid composition of the membrane of the mutant strain, with a significant increase of phosphatidylinositol. Gel shift assays carried out with MabR and PfasII as a probe in the presence of different chain-length acyl-CoAs strongly suggest that molecules longer than C18 can be sensed by MabR to modulate its affinity for the operator sequences that it recognizes, and in that way switch on or off the MabR-dependent promoter. Finally, we demonstrated the direct role of MabR in the upregulation of the fasII operon genes after isoniazid treatment.
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- Yi Ting Tsai
- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics of Actinomycetes, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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Akbari V, Zafari S, Yegdaneh A. Anti-tuberculosis and cytotoxic evaluation of the seaweed Sargassum boveanum. Res Pharm Sci 2018; 13:30-37. [PMID: 29387109 PMCID: PMC5772079 DOI: 10.4103/1735-5362.220965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Marine seaweeds produce a variety of compounds with different biological activities, including antituberculosis and anticancer effects. The aim of this study was to investigate anti-tuberculosis activity of Sargassum boveanum (S. boveanum) and cytotoxicity of different fractions of this seaweed. S. boveanum was collected from Persian Gulf. The plant was extracted by maceration with methanol-ethyl acetate solvent. The extract was evaporated and partitioned by Kupchan method to yield hexane, tricholoroethane, chloroform, and butanol partitions. The anti-tuberculosis activity of the crude extract and toxicity of the fractions were investigated using green fluorescent protein reporter microplate assay and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay methods, respectively. The cell survivals of HeLa cell were decreased by increasing the concentration of the extracts. The IC50 values of hexane, tricholoroethane, chloroform, and butanol partitions were 150.3 ± 23.10, 437.0 ± 147.3, 110.4 ± 33.67, and 1025.0 ± 15.20 μg/mL, respectively. The crude extract was not active against tuberculosis. This study reveals that different partitions of S. boveanum have cytotoxic activity against the cancer cell lines.
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- Vajihe Akbari
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, I.R. Iran
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Lutz Z, Orbán K, Bóna Á, Márk L, Maász G, Prókai L, Seress L, Lóránd T. Mannich Ketones as Possible Antimycobacterial Agents. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2017; 350. [PMID: 28752666 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201700102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Twenty-three known unsaturated and fused Mannich ketones and their reduced derivatives (amino alcohols) were selected for an antituberculotic study. They were screened against several mycobacterial strains including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. xenopi, and M. gordonae, and minimum inhibitory concentration values were also determined using the standard antituberculotic drug isoniazid (INH) as a reference. Structure-activity relationships were also studied. The mode of action of the test compounds was investigated using transmission electron microscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography, and matrix-assisted desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Several test substances proved to be as potent as INH, but their antimycobacterial spectra were broader than that of INH. Our findings suggest that their mode of action is probably through the inhibition of mycobacterial cell wall biosynthesis.
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- Zsolt Lutz
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Infectology, Mor Kaposi General Hospital, Kaposvár, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- University of North Texas Health Science Center, Institute for Healthy Aging, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Central Electron Microscopic Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Clinical implication of novel drug resistance-conferring mutations in resistant tuberculosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 36:2021-2028. [PMID: 28593375 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-017-3027-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Evolving novel and/or unfamiliar mutations are revolutionizing the pathways of antibiotic resistance of clinical tuberculosis. The accumulation and interaction of these poorly characterized mutations augment the complexity of resistant pathogenic strains and raise public health concerns. This article reviews our current understanding of the genetic changes that characterize drug resistance in tuberculosis and highlights the imperative for further investigations focusing on the effects of an individual mutation and interacting mutations with detailed strain epidemiology, particularly as these pertain to technology-limited countries with high tuberculosis incidence rates. Concomitantly, there is a need for the development, testing, and uptake of new tools for studying the effects of these mutations in drug resistance and fitness cost of the pathogen. Such genetic data are critical for effective localized and global tuberculosis control interventions and for accurate epidemiological predictions.
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Angelova VT, Valcheva V, Pencheva T, Voynikov Y, Vassilev N, Mihaylova R, Momekov G, Shivachev B. Synthesis, antimycobacterial activity and docking study of 2-aroyl-[1]benzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-one derivatives and related hydrazide-hydrazones. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:2996-3002. [PMID: 28512022 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A new convenient method for preparation of 2-aroyl-[1]benzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-one derivatives 5b-g and coumarin containing hydrazide-hydrazone analogues 4a-e was presented. The antimycobacterial activity against reference strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv and cytotoxicity against the human embryonic kidney cell line HEK-293 were tested in vitro. All compounds demonstrated significant minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ranging 0.28-1.69μM, which were comparable to those of isoniazid. The cytotoxicity (IC50>200µM) to the "normal cell" model HEK-293T exhibited by 2-aroyl-[1]benzopyrano[4,3-c]pyrazol-4(1H)-one derivatives 5b-e, was noticeably milder compared to that of their hydrazone analogues 4a-e (IC50 33-403µM). Molecular docking studies on compounds 4a-e and 5b-g were also carried out to investigate their binding to the 2-trans-enoyl-ACP reductase (InhA) enzyme involved in M. tuberculosis cell wall biogenesis. The binding model suggested one or more hydrogen bonding and/or arene-H or arene-arene interactions between hydrazones or pyrazole-fused coumarin derivatives and InhA enzyme for all synthesized compounds.
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- Violina T Angelova
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- "Stefan Angelov" Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 105 Acad. G. Bonchev Str, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 107 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Mahyavanshi V, Marjadi SI, Yadav R. Synthesis and pharmacological studies of 1-(2-amino-1-(4-methoxyphenyl) ethyl) cyclohexanol analogs as potential microbial agents. ARAB J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Overview on mechanisms of isoniazid action and resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 45:474-492. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Jung J, Bashiri G, Johnston JM, Baker EN. Mass spectral determination of phosphopantetheinylation specificity for carrier proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. FEBS Open Bio 2016; 6:1220-1226. [PMID: 28203522 PMCID: PMC5302061 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phosphopantetheinyl transferases (PPTases) are key elements in the modular syntheses performed by multienzyme systems such as polyketide synthases. PPTases transfer phosphopantetheine derivatives from Coenzyme A to carrier proteins (CPs), thus orchestrating substrate supply. We describe an efficient mass spectrometry-based protocol for determining CP specificity for a particular PPTase in organisms possessing several candidate PPTases. We show that the CPs MbtL and PpsC, both involved in synthesis of essential metabolites in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are exclusively activated by the type 2 PPTase PptT and not the type 1 AcpS. The assay also enables conclusive identification of the reactive serine on each CP.
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- James Jung
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland New Zealand; Present address: W. M. Keck Structural Biology Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1 Bungtown Road Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724 USA
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences The University of Auckland New Zealand
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Islam MM, Hameed HMA, Mugweru J, Chhotaray C, Wang C, Tan Y, Liu J, Li X, Tan S, Ojima I, Yew WW, Nuermberger E, Lamichhane G, Zhang T. Drug resistance mechanisms and novel drug targets for tuberculosis therapy. J Genet Genomics 2016; 44:21-37. [PMID: 28117224 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) poses a significant challenge to the successful treatment and control of TB worldwide. Resistance to anti-TB drugs has existed since the beginning of the chemotherapy era. New insights into the resistant mechanisms of anti-TB drugs have been provided. Better understanding of drug resistance mechanisms helps in the development of new tools for the rapid diagnosis of drug-resistant TB. There is also a pressing need in the development of new drugs with novel targets to improve the current treatment of TB and to prevent the emergence of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This review summarizes the anti-TB drug resistance mechanisms, furnishes some possible novel drug targets in the development of new agents for TB therapy and discusses the usefulness using known targets to develop new anti-TB drugs. Whole genome sequencing is currently an advanced technology to uncover drug resistance mechanisms in M. tuberculosis. However, further research is required to unravel the significance of some newly discovered gene mutations in their contribution to drug resistance.
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- Md Mahmudul Islam
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University-State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou 510095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou 510095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou 510095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou 510095, China
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Stony Brook University-State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3400, USA
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- Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Center for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231-1002, USA
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- Center for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231-1002, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Coker OO, Chaiprasert A, Ngamphiw C, Tongsima S, Regmi SM, Clark TG, Ong RTH, Teo YY, Prammananan T, Palittapongarnpim P. Genetic signatures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nonthaburi genotype revealed by whole genome analysis of isolates from tuberculous meningitis patients in Thailand. PeerJ 2016; 4:e1905. [PMID: 27114869 PMCID: PMC4841212 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Genome sequencing plays a key role in understanding the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). The genotype-specific character of M. tb contributes to tuberculosis severity and emergence of drug resistance. Strains of M. tb complex can be classified into seven lineages. The Nonthaburi (NB) genotype, belonging to the Indo-Oceanic lineage (lineage 1), has a unique spoligotype and IS6110-RFLP pattern but has not previously undergone a detailed whole genome analysis. In addition, there is not much information available on the whole genome analysis of M. tb isolates from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) patients in public databases. Isolates CSF3053, 46-5069 and 43-13838 of NB genotype were obtained from the cerebrospinal fluids of TBM Thai patients in Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok. The whole genomes were subjected to high throughput sequencing. The sequence data of each isolate were assembled into draft genome. The sequences were also aligned to reference genome, to determine genomic variations. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were obtained and grouped according to the functions of the genes containing them. They were compared with SNPs from 1,601 genomes, representing the seven lineages of M. tb complex, to determine the uniqueness of NB genotype. Susceptibility to first-line, second-line and other antituberculosis drugs were determined and related to the SNPs previously reported in drug-resistant related genes. The assembled genomes have an average size of 4,364,461 bp, 4,154 genes, 48 RNAs and 64 pseudogenes. A 500 base pairs deletion, which includes ppe50, was found in all isolates. RD239, specific for members of Indo Oceanic lineage, and RD147c were identified. A total of 2,202 SNPs were common to the isolates and used to classify the NB strains as members of sublineage 1.2.1. Compared with 1,601 genomes from the seven lineages of M. tb complex, mutation G2342203C was found novel to the isolates in this study. Three mutations (T28910C, C1180580T and C152178T) were found only in Thai NB isolates, including isolates from previous study. Although drug susceptibility tests indicated pan-susceptibility, non-synonymous SNPs previously reported to be associated with resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs; isoniazid, ethambutol, and ethionamide were identified in all the isolates. Non-synonymous SNPs were found in virulence genes such as the genes playing roles in apoptosis inhibition and phagosome arrest. We also report polymorphisms in essential genes, efflux pumps associated genes and genes with known epitopes. The analysis of the TBM isolates and the availability of the variations obtained will provide additional resources for global comparison of isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis and TBM. It will also contribute to the richness of genomic databases towards the prediction of antibiotic resistance, level of virulence and of origin of infection.
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- Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Gandaki Medical College , Pokhara Kaski , Nepal
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London , London , United Kingdom
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore , Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore , Singapore
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- Tuberculosis Research Laboratory, Medical Molecular Biology Research Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency , Pathum Thani , Thailand
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Resistance to Isoniazid and Ethionamide in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Genes, Mutations, and Causalities. Microbiol Spectr 2016; 2:MGM2-0014-2013. [PMID: 26104204 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.mgm2-0014-2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Isoniazid (INH) is the cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy, used for both treatment and prophylaxis of TB. The antimycobacterial activity of INH was discovered in 1952, and almost as soon as its activity was published, the first INH-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains were reported. INH and its structural analog and second-line anti-TB drug ethionamide (ETH) are pro-drugs. INH is activated by the catalase-peroxidase KatG, while ETH is activated by the monooxygenase EthA. The resulting active species reacts with NAD+ to form an INH-NAD or ETH-NAD adduct, which inhibits the enoyl ACP reductase InhA, leading to mycolic acid biosynthesis inhibition and mycobacterial cell death. The major mechanism of INH resistance is mutation in katG, encoding the activator of INH. One specific KatG variant, S315T, is found in 94% of INH-resistant clinical isolates. The second mechanism of INH resistance is a mutation in the promoter region of inhA (c-15t), which results in inhA overexpression and leads to titration of the drug. Mutations in the inhA open reading frame and promoter region are also the major mechanism of resistance to ETH, found more often in ETH-resistant clinical isolates than mutations in the activator of ETH. Other mechanisms of resistance to INH and ETH include expression changes of the drugs' activators, redox alteration, drug inactivation, and efflux pump activation. In this article, we describe each known mechanism of resistance to INH and ETH and its importance in M. tuberculosis clinical isolates.
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A 96-well microtiter plate assay for high-throughput screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis dTDP-d-glucose 4,6-dehydratase inhibitors. Anal Biochem 2016; 498:53-8. [PMID: 26778528 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis dTDP-d-glucose 4,6-dehydratase (RmlB) is the second enzyme for the biosynthesis of dTDP-l-rhamnose, which is a sugar donor to the synthesis of the cell wall linker, d-N-acetylglucosamine-l-rhamnose. RmlB is essential to mycobacterial growth and is not found in humans; therefore, it is a potential target for developing new anti-tuberculosis drugs. So far, there has been no suitable method for high-throughput screening of RmlB inhibitors. Here, the recombinant M. tuberculosis RmlB was purified and an absorbance-based microtiter plate assay was developed for RmlB activity. It could be used for high-throughput screening of RmlB inhibitors. The kinetic properties of M. tuberculosis RmlB, including optimal pH, optimal temperature, the effect of metal ions, and the kinetic parameters, were determined with this assay. The inhibitory effects of dTTP and dTDP on M. tuberculosis RmlB were also studied with the assay.
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Ozeki Y, Igarashi M, Doe M, Tamaru A, Kinoshita N, Ogura Y, Iwamoto T, Sawa R, Umekita M, Enany S, Nishiuchi Y, Osada-Oka M, Hayashi T, Niki M, Tateishi Y, Hatano M, Matsumoto S. A New Screen for Tuberculosis Drug Candidates Utilizing a Luciferase-Expressing Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guéren. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141658. [PMID: 26571296 PMCID: PMC4646695 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease caused by a bacterial pathogen. Mortality from tuberculosis was estimated at 1.5 million deaths worldwide in 2013. Development of new TB drugs is needed to not only to shorten the medication period but also to treat multi-drug resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) grows slowly and only multiplies once or twice per day. Therefore, conventional drug screening takes more than 3 weeks. Additionally, a biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) facility is required. Thus, we developed a new screening method to identify TB drug candidates by utilizing luciferase-expressing recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guéren (rBCG). Using this method, we identified several candidates in 4 days in a non-BSL-3 facility. We screened 10,080 individual crude extracts derived from Actinomyces and Streptomyces and identified 137 extracts which possessed suppressive activity to the luciferase of rBCG. Among them, 41 compounds inhibited the growth of both Mtb H37Rv and the extensively drug-resistant Mtb (XDR-Mtb) strains. We purified the active substance of the 1904–1 extract, which possessed strong activity toward rBCG, Mtb H37Rv, and XDR-Mtb but was harmless to the host eukaryotic cells. The MIC of this substance was 0.13 μg/ml, 0.5 μg/ml, and 2.0–7.5 μg/ml against rBCG, H37Rv, and 2 XDR-strains, respectively. Its efficacy was specific to acid-fast bacterium except for the Mycobacterium avium intracellular complex. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses revealed that the active substance of 1904–1 was cyclomarin A. To confirm the mode of action of the 1904-1-derived compound, resistant BCG clones were used. Whole genome DNA sequence analysis showed that these clones contained a mutation in the clpc gene which encodes caseinolytic protein, an essential component of an ATP-dependent proteinase, and the likely target of the active substance of 1904–1. Our method provides a rapid and convenient screen to identify an anti-mycobacterial drug.
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- Yuriko Ozeki
- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Bacteriology Division, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Bioenvironmental Science, Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Kobe Institute of Health, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Toneyama Institute for Tuberculosis Research, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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- Food Hygiene and Environmental Health Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Bioenvironmental Science, Frontier Science Research Center, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry, Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Kim YG, Seo JH, Kwak JH, Shin KJ. Discovery of a potent enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI) inhibitor suitable for antistaphylococcal agent. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:4481-6. [PMID: 26343826 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.08.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We report the discovery, synthesis, and biological activities of phenoxy-4-pyrone and phenoxy-4-pyridone derivatives as novel inhibitors of enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI). Pyridone derivatives showed better activities than pyrone derivatives against FabI and Staphylococcus aureus strains, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Among the pyridone derivatives, compound 16l especially exhibited promising activities against the MRSA strain and good pharmacokinetic profiles.
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- Yun Gyeong Kim
- Integrated Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43 Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do 420-743, Republic of Korea
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- Integrated Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43 Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do 420-743, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life and Food Sciences, Handong Global University, Pohang 791-7, Republic of Korea
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- Integrated Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, 43 Jibong-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do 420-743, Republic of Korea.
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Jyoti MA, Zerin T, Kim TH, Hwang TS, Jang WS, Nam KW, Song HY. In vitro effect of ursolic acid on the inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its cell wall mycolic acid. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2015; 33:17-24. [PMID: 26021818 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a dangerous intracellular pathogen. In order to protect against mycobacterium infection, novel agents with anti-mycobacterial activity should be given emergency priority for evaluation. Ursolic acid (UA), a plant triterpenoid, shows promising bioactivities, including anti-mycobacterial potency. In this study, the action of UA against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra was evaluated, and the inhibitory concentration was found to range between 10 and 20 μg/ml in a resazurin assay and MGIT 960 instrument. The total mycolic acid in UA-treated H37Ra was detected and compared with INH-treated and non-treated bacterium by LC-MS/MS. Quantitative LC-MS/MS data confirmed that both UA and INH decreased mycolic acid biosynthesis in a dose-dependent manner. Thin-layer chromatogram (TLC) analysis showed that all mycolic acid subtypes were affected by UA treatment in the wild type but not in strains resistant to UA. Electron microscopy images also confirmed that UA treatment affected both H37Ra cell and intracellular content of H37Ra. Altogether, these data confirmed the promise of the inhibitory action of UA in mycolic acid, which might further delineate the mechanistic pathway of mycobacterial inhibition by UA.
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- Md Anirban Jyoti
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Soonchunhyang University, 8 Soonchuhyang 2-gil, Cheonan si 330-721, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Soonchunhyang University, 8 Soonchuhyang 2-gil, Cheonan si 330-721, Republic of Korea
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- Bioresourses Regional Innovation Center, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Soonchunhyang University, 8 Soonchuhyang 2-gil, Cheonan si 330-721, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Soonchunhyang University, 8 Soonchuhyang 2-gil, Cheonan si 330-721, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Soonchunhyang University, 22 Soonchunhyang-ro, Sinchangmyeon, Asan, Chungcheonam 336-745, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Soonchunhyang University, 8 Soonchuhyang 2-gil, Cheonan si 330-721, Republic of Korea.
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Dong Y, Qiu X, Shaw N, Xu Y, Sun Y, Li X, Li J, Rao Z. Molecular basis for the inhibition of β-hydroxyacyl-ACP dehydratase HadAB complex from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by flavonoid inhibitors. Protein Cell 2015; 6:504-17. [PMID: 26081470 PMCID: PMC4491049 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-015-0181-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dehydration is one of the key steps in the biosynthesis of mycolic acids and is vital to the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Consequently, stalling dehydration cures tuberculosis (TB). Clinically used anti-TB drugs like thiacetazone (TAC) and isoxyl (ISO) as well as flavonoids inhibit the enzyme activity of the β-hydroxyacyl-ACP dehydratase HadAB complex. How this inhibition is exerted, has remained an enigma for years. Here, we describe the first crystal structures of the MtbHadAB complex bound with flavonoid inhibitor butein, 2',4,4'-trihydroxychalcone or fisetin. Despite sharing no sequence identity from Blast, HadA and HadB adopt a very similar hotdog fold. HadA forms a tight dimer with HadB in which the proteins are sitting side-by-side, but are oriented anti-parallel. While HadB contributes the catalytically critical His-Asp dyad, HadA binds the fatty acid substrate in a long channel. The atypical double hotdog fold with a single active site formed by MtbHadAB gives rise to a long, narrow cavity that vertically traverses the fatty acid binding channel. At the base of this cavity lies Cys61, which upon mutation to Ser confers drug-resistance in TB patients. We show that inhibitors bind in this cavity and protrude into the substrate binding channel. Thus, inhibitors of MtbHadAB exert their effect by occluding substrate from the active site. The unveiling of this mechanism of inhibition paves the way for accelerating development of next generation of anti-TB drugs.
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Antitubercular activity of Ru (II) isoniazid complexes. Eur J Pharm Sci 2015; 70:45-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Investigation of Ser315 substitutions within katG gene in isoniazid-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from south India. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:257983. [PMID: 25699262 PMCID: PMC4324114 DOI: 10.1155/2015/257983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mutation at codon 315 of katG gene is the major cause for isoniazid (INH) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). Substitution at codon 315 of katG gene was analyzed in 85 phenotypically resistant isolates collected from various parts of southern India by direct sequencing method. The obtained results were interpreted in the context of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of INH. Of the 85 phenotypically resistant isolates, 56 (66%) were also correlated by the presence of resistance mutations in the katG gene; 47 of these isolates had ACC, 6 had AAC, 2 had ATC, and one had CGC codon. The frequency of Ser315 substitution in katG gene was found to be higher (70%) amongst multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains than among non-MDR (61%) INH-resistant isolates. Further, the frequency of mutations was found to be greater (74%) in isolates with higher MIC values in contrast to those isolates with low MIC values (58%). Therefore, the study identified high prevalence of Ser315Thr substitution in katG gene of INH-resistant isolates from south India. Also, isolates harboring this substitution were found to be associated with multidrug and high level INH resistance.
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Virtual screening for the identification of novel inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall synthesis: inhibitors targeting RmlB and RmlC. Comput Biol Med 2015; 58:110-7. [PMID: 25637777 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in humans. It has caused more than 100 million deaths since its discovery in 1882. Currently, more than 5 million people are infected with TB bacterium each year. The cell wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis plays an important role in maintaining the ability of mycobacteria to survive in a hostile environment. Therefore, we report a virtual screening (VS) study aiming to identify novel inhibitors that simultaneously target RmlB and RmlC, which are two essential enzymes for the synthesis of the cell wall of M. tuberculosis. METHODS A hybrid VS method that combines drug-likeness prediction, pharmacophore modeling and molecular docking studies was used to indentify inhibitors targeting RmlB and RmlC. RESULTS The pharmacophore models HypoB and HypoC of RmlB inhibitors and RmlC inhibitors, respectively, were developed based on ligands complexing with their corresponding receptors. In total, 20 compounds with good absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity properties were carefully selected using the hybird VS method. DISCUSSION We have established a hybrid VS method to discover novel inhibitors with new scaffolds. The molecular interactions of the selected potential inhibitors with the active-site residues are discussed in detail. These compounds will be further evaluated using biological activity assays and deserve consideration for further structure-activity relationship studies.
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Evaluation of Point Mutation Detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Isoniazid Resistance Using Real-Time PCR and TaqMan Probe Assay. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 175:2447-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-1442-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ameeruddin NU, Luke Elizabeth H. Impact of isoniazid resistance on virulence of global and south Indian clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2014; 94:557-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2014.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Duan X, Xiang X, Xie J. Crucial components of mycobacterium type II fatty acid biosynthesis (Fas-II) and their inhibitors. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2014; 360:87-99. [DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Revised: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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- Xiangke Duan
- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area; Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region; Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Beibei Chongqing China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area; Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region; Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Beibei Chongqing China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals; State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area; Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region; Ministry of Education; School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Beibei Chongqing China
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Gopal P, Dick T. Reactive dirty fragments: implications for tuberculosis drug discovery. Curr Opin Microbiol 2014; 21:7-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2014.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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An upstream truncation of the furA-katG operon confers high-level isoniazid resistance in a Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolate with no known resistance-associated mutations. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:6093-100. [PMID: 25092698 DOI: 10.1128/aac.03277-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Although the major causes of isoniazid (INH) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis are confined to structural mutations in katG and promoter mutations in the mabA-inhA operon, a significant proportion of INH-resistant strains have unknown resistance mechanisms. Recently, we identified a high-level INH-resistant M. tuberculosis clinical isolate, GB005, with no known resistance-associated mutations. A comprehensive study was performed to investigate the molecular basis of drug resistance in this strain. Although no mutations were found throughout the katG and furA-katG intergenic region, the katG expression and the catalase activity were greatly diminished compared to those in H37Rv (P < 0.01). Northern blotting revealed that the katG transcript from the isolate was smaller than that of H37Rv. Sequencing analysis of furA and upstream genes discovered a 7.2-kb truncation extended from the 96th base preceding the initiation codon of katG. Complementation of the M. tuberculosis Δ(furA-katG) strain with katG and different portions of the truncated region identified a 134-bp upstream fragment of furA that was essential for full catalase activity and INH susceptibility in M. tuberculosis. The promoter activity of this fragment was also shown to be stronger than that of the furA-katG intergenic region (P < 0.01). Collectively, these findings demonstrate that deletion of the 134-bp furA upstream fragment is responsible for the reduction in katG expression, resulting in INH resistance in GB005. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing that deletion of the upstream region preceding the furA-katG operon causes high-level INH resistance in a clinical isolate of M. tuberculosis.
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Shekar S, Yeo ZX, Wong JCL, Chan MKL, Ong DCT, Tongyoo P, Wong SY, Lee ASG. Detecting novel genetic variants associated with isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102383. [PMID: 25025225 PMCID: PMC4099304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Isoniazid (INH) is a highly effective antibiotic central for the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). INH-resistant MTB clinical isolates are frequently mutated in the katG gene and the inhA promoter region, but 10 to 37% of INH-resistant clinical isolates have no detectable alterations in currently known gene targets associated with INH-resistance. We aimed to identify novel genes associated with INH-resistance in these latter isolates. Methodology/Principal Findings INH-resistant clinical isolates of MTB were pre-screened for mutations in the katG, inhA, kasA and ndh genes and the regulatory regions of inhA and ahpC. Twelve INH-resistant isolates with no mutations, and 17 INH-susceptible MTB isolates were subjected to whole genome sequencing. Phylogenetically related variants and synonymous mutations were excluded and further analysis revealed mutations in 60 genes and 4 intergenic regions associated with INH-resistance. Sanger sequencing verification of 45 genes confirmed that mutations in 40 genes were observed only in INH-resistant isolates and not in INH-susceptible isolates. The ratios of non-synonymous to synonymous mutations (dN/dS ratio) for the INH-resistance associated mutations identified in this study were 1.234 for INH-resistant and 0.654 for INH-susceptible isolates, strongly suggesting that these mutations are indeed associated with INH-resistance. Conclusion The discovery of novel targets associated with INH-resistance described in this study may potentially be important for the development of improved molecular detection strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sandhya Shekar
- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Office of Clinical & Academic Faculty Affairs, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Belardinelli JM, Morbidoni HR. Recycling and refurbishing old antitubercular drugs: the encouraging case of inhibitors of mycolic acid biosynthesis. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014; 11:429-40. [DOI: 10.1586/eri.13.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fullam E, Pojer F, Bergfors T, Jones TA, Cole ST. Structure and function of the transketolase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and comparison with the human enzyme. Open Biol 2013; 2:110026. [PMID: 22645655 PMCID: PMC3352088 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.110026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The transketolase (TKT) enzyme in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
represents a novel drug target for tuberculosis treatment and has low homology
with the orthologous human enzyme. Here, we report on the structural and kinetic
characterization of the transketolase from M. tuberculosis
(TBTKT), a homodimer whose monomers each comprise 700 amino acids. We show that
TBTKT catalyses the oxidation of donor sugars xylulose-5-phosphate and
fructose-6-phosphate as well as the reduction of the acceptor sugar
ribose-5-phosphate. An invariant residue of the TKT consensus sequence required
for thiamine cofactor binding is mutated in TBTKT; yet its catalytic activities
are unaffected, and the 2.5 Å resolution structure of full-length TBTKT
provides an explanation for this. Key structural differences between the human
and mycobacterial TKT enzymes that impact both substrate and cofactor
recognition and binding were uncovered. These changes explain the kinetic
differences between TBTKT and its human counterpart, and their differential
inhibition by small molecules. The availability of a detailed structural model
of TBTKT will enable differences between human and M.
tuberculosis TKT structures to be exploited to design selective
inhibitors with potential antitubercular activity.
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