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The Role of Staphylococcus aureus YycFG in Gene Regulation, Biofilm Organization and Drug Resistance

Journal

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121555

Keywords

biofilms; drug resistance; gene regulation; Staphylococcus aureus; YycFG pathway

Funding

  1. Sichuan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [2021YJ0455, 2019YFS0270]
  2. West China Hospital, Sichuan University [2020HXBH134]

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Antibiotic resistance, particularly in MRSA infections, is a serious global health concern with significant social and financial consequences. The YycFG two-component signal transduction system in Staphylococcus aureus is crucial for bacterial viability and plays a key role in cell membrane metabolism, cell wall synthesis, and biofilm formation. Inhibition of the YycFG pathway shows promise as a potential target for managing MRSA-induced infections by reducing biofilm formation and bacterial pathogenicity.
Antibiotic resistance is a serious global health concern that may have significant social and financial consequences. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is responsible for substantial morbidity and leads to the death of 21.8% of infected patients annually. A lack of novel antibiotics has prompted the exploration of therapies targeting bacterial virulence mechanisms. The two-component signal transduction system (TCS) enables microbial cells to regulate gene expression and the subsequent metabolic processes that occur due to environmental changes. The YycFG TCS in S. aureus is essential for bacterial viability, the regulation of cell membrane metabolism, cell wall synthesis and biofilm formation. However, the role of YycFG-associated biofilm organization in S. aureus antimicrobial drug resistance and gene regulation has not been discussed in detail. We reviewed the main molecules involved in YycFG-associated cell wall biosynthesis, biofilm development and polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) accumulation. Two YycFG-associated regulatory mechanisms, accessory gene regulator (agr) and staphylococcal accessory regulator (SarA), were also discussed. We highlighted the importance of biofilm formation in the development of antimicrobial drug resistance in S. aureus infections. Data revealed that inhibition of the YycFG pathway reduced PIA production, biofilm formation and bacterial pathogenicity, which provides a potential target for the management of MRSA-induced infections.

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