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beta-Lactam Resistance Response Triggered by Inactivation of a Nonessential Penicillin-Binding Protein
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ISSN: 1553-7366
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WOS ID: 000266216000032
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Moya B, Doetsch A, Juan C, Blazquez J, Zamorano L, Haussler S, et al. beta-Lactam Resistance Response Triggered by Inactivation of a Nonessential Penicillin-Binding Protein. PLoS Pathog. 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000353. Epub 2009 Mar 27.Abstract
It has long been recognized that the modification of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) to reduce their affinity for beta-lactams is an important mechanism (target modification) by which Gram-positive cocci acquire antibiotic resistance. Among Gram-negative rods (GNR), however, this mechanism has been considered unusual, and restricted to clinically irrelevant laboratory mutants for most species. Using as a model Pseudomonas aeruginosa, high up on the list of pathogens causing life-threatening infections in hospitalized patients worldwide, we show that PBPs may also play a major role in beta-lactam resistance in GNR, but through a totally distinct mechanism. Through a detailed genetic investigation, including whole-genome analysis approaches, we demonstrate that high-level (clinical) b-lactam resistance in vitro, in vivo, and in the clinical setting is driven by the inactivation of the dacB-encoded nonessential PBP4, which behaves as a trap target for beta-lactams. The inactivation of this PBP is shown to determine a highly efficient and complex beta-lactam resistance response, triggering overproduction of the chromosomal beta-lactamase AmpC and the specific activation of the CreBC (BlrAB) two-component regulator, which in turn plays a major role in resistance. These findings are a major step forward in our understanding of beta-lactam resistance biology, and, more importantly, they open up new perspectives on potential antibiotic targets for the treatment of infectious diseases.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000353MeSH
Bacterial Proteinsbeta-Lactam Resistance
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Humans
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Mutation
Animals
Gene Expression
beta-Lactamases
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Comparative Genomic Hybridization
Mice
DeCS
Expresión GénicaAnimales
Proteínas de Unión a las Penicilinas
Análisis de Secuencia por Matrices de Oligonucleótidos
Regulación Bacteriana de la Expresión Génica
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa
Mutación
Hibridación Genómica Comparativa
Humanos
Proteínas Bacterianas
Ratones
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
beta-Lactamasas
Resistencia betalactámica