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JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 76, 期 10, 页码 2558-2564出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab237
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- Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP2)
- BBSRC [BB/M01116X/1, BB/N002776/1, BB/M02623X/1]
- BBSRC [BB/N002776/1, BB/M02623X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
In this study, it was found that AcrE can interact with AcrD to form a functional complex, and mutations targeting previously defined PAP-RND interaction sites impair efflux of AcrD-dependent substrates. The interchangeability of AcrA and AcrE highlights them as potential drug targets for efflux inhibition in antibiotic resistance mechanisms.
Background: Resistance-nodulation-division (RND) efflux pumps are important mediators of antibiotic resistance. RND pumps, including the principal multidrug efflux pump AcrAB-TolC in Salmonella, are tripartite systems with an inner membrane RND transporter, a periplasmic adaptor protein (PAP) and an outer membrane factor (OMF). We previously identified the residues required for binding between the PAP AcrA and the RND transporter AcrB and have demonstrated that PAPs can function with non-cognate transporters. AcrE and AcrD/AcrF are homologues of AcrA and AcrB, respectively. Here, we show that AcrE can interact with AcrD, which does not possess its own PAP, and establish that the residues previously identified in AcrB binding are also involved in AcrD binding. Methods: The acrD and acrE genes were expressed in a strain lacking acrABDEF (Delta 3RND). PAP residues involved in promiscuous interactions were predicted based on previously defined PAP-RND interactions and corresponding mutations generated in acrA and acrE. Antimicrobial susceptibility of the mutant strains was determined. Results: Co-expression of acrD and acrE significantly decreased susceptibility of the Delta 3RND strain to AcrD substrates, showing that AcrE can form a functional complex with AcrD. The substrate profile of Salmonella AcrD differed from that of Escherichia coli AcrD. Mutations targeting the previously defined PAP-RND interaction sites in AcrA/AcrE impaired efflux of AcrD-dependent substrates. Conclusions: These data indicate that AcrE forms an efflux-competent pump with AcrD and thus presents an alternative PAP for this pump. Mutagenesis of the conserved RND binding sites validates the interchangeability of AcrA and AcrE, highlighting them as potential drug targets for efflux inhibition.
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