期刊
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
卷 459, 期 -, 页码 333-344出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20140073
关键词
Burkholderia pseudomallei; HicAB; melioidosis; persister cell; toxin-antitoxin
资金
- Wellcome Trust [WT085162AIA]
TA (toxin antitoxin) systems are widely distributed amongst bacteria and are associated with the formation of antibiotic tolerant (persister) cells that may have involvement in chronic and recurrent disease. We show that overexpression of the Burkholderia pseudomallei HicA toxin causes growth arrest and increases the number of persister cells tolerant to ciprofloxacin or ceftazidime. Furthermore, our data show that persistence towards ciprofloxacin or ceftazidime can be differentially modulated depending on the level of induction of HicA expression. Deleting the hicAB locus from B. pseudomallei K96243 significantly reduced persister cell frequencies following exposure to ciprofloxacin, but not ceftazidime. The structure of HicA(H24A) was solved by NMR and forms a dsRBD-like (dsRNA-binding domain-like) fold, composed of a triple-stranded beta-sheet, with two helices packed against one face. The surface of the protein is highly positively charged indicative of an RNA-binding protein and His(24) and Gly(22) were functionality important residues. This is the first study demonstrating a role for the HicAB system in bacterial persistence and the first structure of a HicA protein that has been experimentally characterized.
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