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TbD1 deletion as a driver of the evolutionary success of modern epidemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14508-5

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  1. French National Research Council ANR [ANR-10-LABX-62-IBEID, ANR-16-CE35-0009, ANR-16-CE15-0003]
  2. Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale [DEQ20130326471, SPF20160936136]
  3. European Union [643381]
  4. MRC [MR/P028225/1] Funding Source: UKRI

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains are classified into different phylogenetic lineages (L), three of which (L2/L3/L4) emerged from a common progenitor after the loss of the MmpS6/MmpL6-encoding Mtb-specific deletion 1 region (TbD1). These TbD1-deleted modern lineages are responsible for globally-spread tuberculosis epidemics, whereas TbD1-intact ancestral lineages tend to be restricted to specific geographical areas, such as South India and South East Asia (L1) or East Africa (L7). By constructing and characterizing a panel of recombinant TbD1-knock-in and knock-out strains and comparison with clinical isolates, here we show that deletion of TbD1 confers to Mtb a significant increase in resistance to oxidative stress and hypoxia, which correlates with enhanced virulence in selected cellular, guinea pig and C3HeB/FeJ mouse infection models, the latter two mirroring in part the development of hypoxic granulomas in human disease progression. Our results suggest that loss of TbD1 at the origin of the L2/L3/L4 Mtb lineages was a key driver for their global epidemic spread and outstanding evolutionary success.Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) modern strains emerged from a common progenitor after the loss of Mtb-specific deletion 1 region (TbD1). Here, the authors show that deletion of TbD1 correlates with enhanced Mtb virulence in animal models, mirroring the development of hypoxic granulomas in human disease progression.

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