表皮葡萄球菌vraSR-srrAB突变株的构建及生物学表型

【背景】形成生物被膜是表皮葡萄球菌的主要致病方式,双组分系统(two-component regulatory system, TCS) VraSR和SrrAB与细菌的生长、生物被膜形成等多种生物学表型密切相关。敲除表皮葡萄球菌SE1457 vraSR后细胞壁变薄,生物被膜形成量降低,而敲除srrAB后生长进入稳定期的时间延长,生物被膜形成量也降低,且TCS-VraSR和SrrAB均通过ica途径调控表皮葡萄球菌生物被膜的形成。ica操作子是表皮葡萄球菌生物被膜形成的重要调节元件,由icaADBC这4个开放阅读框(openreadingframe,ORF)和1个转录方向相反的icaR组成,IcaR是icaADBC的抑制子。【目的】探索TCS-VraSR和SrrAB协同调控表皮葡萄球菌生长及生物被膜形成中的作用,为防控表皮葡萄球菌引起的持续性感染奠定基础。【方法】构建pKOR1-ΔvraSR重组质粒,经大肠杆菌DC10B修饰后转入ΔsrrAB,通过同源重组在ΔsrrAB突变株的基础上进一步敲除vraSR基因,疑似ΔvraSR-srrAB突变株经PCR、RT-PCR和测序验证。检测Δvra...     

Screening and Identification of the Binding Peptides of Mycoplasma genitalium Protein of Adhesion

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Mycoplasma genitalium protein of adhesion (MgPa) is a vital membrane protein, which plays an important role in mediating the adhesion...     

SrrAB在葡萄球菌生长代谢及存活中的作用研究进展

双组分信号转导系统SrrAB能够感应外界环境中氧浓度的变化,通过磷酸化水平的改变来调控靶基因的转录,进而影响葡萄球菌的多种生物学特性。研究发现SrrAB与葡萄球菌的毒力、生物膜的形成密切相关,而且有氧及厌氧条件下的调控机制不尽相同。然而,SrrAB与葡萄球菌的生长、代谢及其在病原体-宿主互作中的机制尚不清楚。结合课题组研究,本文就近年来SrrAB在葡萄球菌生长、代谢及其在葡萄球菌与宿主固有免疫细胞相互作用中的研究进展进行综述,为控制葡萄球菌引起的感染提供理论依据。     

Efficacy of novel antibacterial compounds targeting histidine kinase YycG protein

Treating staphylococcal biofilm-associated infections is challenging. Based on the findings that compound 2 targeting the HK domain of Staphylococcus epidermidis YycG has bactericidal and antibiofilm activities against staphylococci, six newly synthesized derivatives were evaluated for their antibacterial activities. The six derivatives of compound 2 inhibited autophosphorylation of recombinant YycG′ and the IC₅₀ values ranged from 24.2 to 71.2 μM. The derivatives displayed bactericidal activity against planktonic S. epidermidis or Staphylococcus aureus strains in the MIC range of 1.5–3.1 μM. All the derivatives had antibiofilm activities against the 6- and 24-h biofilms of S. epidermidis. Compared to the prototype compound 2, they had less cytotoxicity for Vero cells and less hemolytic activity for human erythrocytes. The derivatives showed antibacterial activities against clinical methicillin-resistant staphylococcal isolates. The structural modification of YycG inhibitors will assist the discovery of novel agents to eliminate biofilm infections and multidrug-resistant staphylococcal infections.     

植入物动物感染模型在葡萄球菌生物膜研究中的应用与进展

葡萄球菌生物膜引起的持续性感染及耐药性问题一直是临床治疗的难题,围绕生物膜形成分子机制的研究成为防治葡萄球菌生物膜相关感染的关键。建立葡萄球菌感染动物模型有利于研究体内生物膜形成、扩散、致病机制及药物的体内抗生物膜效果评估等。然而,动物体内生物膜形成的影响因素多,如动物种类、植入材料、接种部位、感染剂量、观察时间及评估方法等均会影响体内生物膜形成。结合本课题研究,系统地总结了近40年来葡萄球菌生物膜感染动物模型,重点综述动物模型的建立方法、适用范围及优缺点,为葡萄球菌生物膜感染的防治提供理论依据。