scholarly journals Altered Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cell Wall Metabolism and Physiology Associated With RpoB Mutation H526D

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria L. Campodónico ◽  
Dalin Rifat ◽  
Yu-Min Chuang ◽  
Thomas R. Ioerger ◽  
Petros C. Karakousis
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Cell Wall Metabolism ◽  
Rpob Mutation

scholarly journals Phosphorylation on PstP regulates cell wall metabolism and antibiotic tolerance in Mycobacterium smegmatis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Shamma ◽  
Kadamba Papavinasasundaram ◽  
Samantha Y. Quintanilla ◽  
Aditya Bandekar ◽  
Christopher Sassetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Smegmatis ◽  
Control Cell ◽  
Model Organism ◽  
Mycolic Acid ◽  
Regulatory Function ◽  
Antibiotic Tolerance ◽  
Bacterial Survival ◽  
Cell Wall Metabolism

AbstractMycobacterium tuberculosis and its relatives, like many bacteria, have dynamic cell walls that respond to environmental stresses. Modulation of cell wall metabolism in stress is thought to be responsible for decreased permeability and increased tolerance to antibiotics. The signaling systems that control cell wall metabolism under stress, however, are poorly understood. Here, we examine the cell wall regulatory function of a key cell wall regulator, the Serine Threonine Phosphatase PstP, in the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis. We show that the peptidoglycan regulator CwlM is a substrate of PstP. We find that a phospho-mimetic mutation, pstP T171E, slows growth, mis-regulates both mycolic acid and peptidoglycan metabolism in different conditions, and interferes with antibiotic tolerance. These data suggest that phosphorylation on PstP affects its activity against various substrates and is important in the transition between growth and stasis.ImportanceRegulation of cell wall assembly is essential for bacterial survival and contributes to pathogenesis and antibiotic tolerance in mycobacteria, including pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, little is known about how the cell wall is regulated in stress. We describe a pathway of cell wall modulation in Mycobacterium smegmatis through the only essential Ser/Thr phosphatase, PstP. We showed that phosphorylation on PstP is important in regulating peptidoglycan metabolism in the transition to stasis and mycolic acid metabolism in growth. This regulation also affects antibiotic tolerance in growth and stasis. This work helps us to better understand the phosphorylation-mediated cell wall regulation circuitry in Mycobacteria.

scholarly journals Phosphorylation on PstP regulates cell wall metabolism and antibiotic tolerance in Mycobacterium smegmatis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Shamma ◽  
Kadamba Papavinasasundaram ◽  
Samantha Y. Quintanilla ◽  
Aditya Bandekar ◽  
Christopher Sassetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Mycobacterium Smegmatis ◽  
Control Cell ◽  
Model Organism ◽  
Mycolic Acid ◽  
Regulatory Function ◽  
Antibiotic Tolerance ◽  
Bacterial Survival ◽  
Cell Wall Metabolism

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its relatives, like many bacteria, have dynamic cell walls that respond to environmental stresses. Modulation of cell wall metabolism in stress is thought to be responsible for decreased permeability and increased tolerance to antibiotics. The signaling systems that control cell wall metabolism under stress, however, are poorly understood. Here, we examine the cell wall regulatory function of a key cell wall regulator, the Serine Threonine Phosphatase PstP, in the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis. We show that the peptidoglycan regulator CwlM is a substrate of PstP. We find that a phospho-mimetic mutation, pstP T171E, slows growth, mis-regulates both mycolic acid and peptidoglycan metabolism in different conditions, and interferes with antibiotic tolerance. These data suggest that phosphorylation on PstP affects its activity against various substrates and is important in the transition between growth and stasis. Importance Regulation of cell wall assembly is essential for bacterial survival and contributes to pathogenesis and antibiotic tolerance in mycobacteria, including pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, little is known about how the cell wall is regulated in stress. We describe a pathway of cell wall modulation in Mycobacterium smegmatis through the only essential Ser/Thr phosphatase, PstP. We showed that phosphorylation on PstP is important in regulating peptidoglycan metabolism in the transition to stasis and mycolic acid metabolism in growth. This regulation also affects antibiotic tolerance in growth and stasis. This work helps us to better understand the phosphorylation-mediated cell wall regulation circuitry in Mycobacteria.

1,3-Diarylpyrazolyl-acylsulfonamides as Potent Anti-tuberculosis Agents Targeting Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (17) ◽  
pp. 12790-12807
Author(s):  
Lutete Peguy Khonde ◽  
Rudolf Müller ◽  
Grant A. Boyle ◽  
Virsinha Reddy ◽  
Aloysius T. Nchinda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Cell Wall Biosynthesis

Cell wall metabolism during durian fruit dehiscence

2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Khurnpoon ◽  
J. Siriphanich ◽  
J.M. Labavitch
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Cell Wall Metabolism ◽  
Fruit Dehiscence

scholarly journals Drug Targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cell Wall Synthesis: Development of a Microtiter Plate-Based Screen for UDP-Galactopyranose Mutase and Identification of an Inhibitor from a Uridine-Based Library

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 378-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Scherman ◽  
Katharine A. Winans ◽  
Richard J. Stern ◽  
Victoria Jones ◽  
Carolyn R. Bertozzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Drug Targeting ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Microtiter Plate ◽  
Biosynthetic Enzyme ◽  
Cell Wall Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Library ◽  
Microtiter Plate Assay ◽  
Plate Assay

ABSTRACT A microtiter plate assay for UDP-galactopyranose mutase, an essential cell wall biosynthetic enzyme of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was developed. The assay is based on the release of tritiated formaldehyde from UDP-galactofuranose but not UDP-galactopyranose by periodate and was used to identify a uridine-based enzyme inhibitor from a chemical library.

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