ABC-F proteins mediate antibiotic resistance through ribosomal protection
| Autor: | Alex J. O'Neill, Liam K. R. Sharkey, Thomas A. Edwards |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.drug_class 030106 microbiology Antibiotics Microbial Sensitivity Tests Biology Bioinformatics Gram-Positive Bacteria Ribosome Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Antibiotic resistance Virology Drug Resistance Bacterial medicine Genetics Mechanism (biology) Translation (biology) Ribosomal RNA In vitro QR1-502 3. Good health Anti-Bacterial Agents Protein Biosynthesis Commentary ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Efflux Ribosomes |
| Zdroj: | mBio mBio, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2016) mBio, Vol 7, Iss 2, p e01975-15 (2016) |
| Popis: | Members of the ABC-F subfamily of ATP-binding cassette proteins mediate resistance to a broad array of clinically important antibiotic classes that target the ribosome of Gram-positive pathogens. The mechanism by which these proteins act has been a subject of long-standing controversy, with two competing hypotheses each having gained considerable support: antibiotic efflux versus ribosomal protection. Here, we report on studies employing a combination of bacteriological and biochemical techniques to unravel the mechanism of resistance of these proteins, and provide several lines of evidence that together offer clear support to the ribosomal protection hypothesis. Of particular note, we show that addition of purified ABC-F proteins to an in vitro translation assay prompts dose-dependent rescue of translation, and demonstrate that such proteins are capable of displacing antibiotic from the ribosome in vitro . To our knowledge, these experiments constitute the first direct evidence that ABC-F proteins mediate antibiotic resistance through ribosomal protection. IMPORTANCE Antimicrobial resistance ranks among the greatest threats currently facing human health. Elucidation of the mechanisms by which microorganisms resist the effect of antibiotics is central to understanding the biology of this phenomenon and has the potential to inform the development of new drugs capable of blocking or circumventing resistance. Members of the ABC-F family, which include lsa (A), msr (A), optr (A), and vga (A), collectively yield resistance to a broader range of clinically significant antibiotic classes than any other family of resistance determinants, although their mechanism of action has been controversial since their discovery 25 years ago. Here we present the first direct evidence that proteins of the ABC-F family act to protect the bacterial ribosome from antibiotic-mediated inhibition. |
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