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Ahmet Yilmaz Coban 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2014,109(2):246-249
The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of a new and accurate method
for the detection of isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) resistance among
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates using a crystal violet
decolourisation assay (CVDA). Fifty-five M. tuberculosis isolates
obtained from culture stocks stored at -80ºC were tested. After bacterial
inoculation, the samples were incubated at 37ºC for seven days and 100 µL of CV (25
mg/L stock solution) was then added to the control and sample tubes. The tubes were
incubated for an additional 24-48 h. CV (blue/purple) was decolourised in the
presence of bacterial growth; thus, if CV lost its colour in a sample containing a
drug, the tested isolate was reported as resistant. The sensitivity, specificity,
positive predictive value, negative predictive value and agreement for INH were
92.5%, 96.4%, 96.1%, 93.1% and 94.5%, respectively, and 88.8%, 100%, 100%, 94.8% and
96.3%, respectively, for RIF. The results were obtained within eight-nine days. This
study shows that CVDA is an effective method to detect M.
tuberculosis resistance to INH and RIF in developing countries. This
method is rapid, simple and inexpensive. Nonetheless, further studies are necessary
before routine laboratory implementation. 相似文献
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Ahmet Yilmaz Coban Ahmet Ugur Akbal Meltem Uzun Belma Durupinar 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2015,110(5):649-654
The purpose of this study is to evaluate four rapid colourimetric methods, including
the resazurin microtitre assay (REMA), malachite green decolourisation assay (MGDA),
microplate nitrate reductase assay (MNRA) and crystal violet decolourisation assay
(CVDA), for the rapid detection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis.
Fifty Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were used in this
study. Eighteen isolates were MDR, two isolates were only resistant to isoniazid
(INH) and the remaining isolates were susceptible to both INH and rifampicin (RIF).
INH and RIF were tested in 0.25 µg/mL and 0.5 µg/mL, respectively. The agar
proportion method was used as a reference method. MNRA and REMA were performed with
some modifications. MGDA and CVDA were performed as defined in the literature. The
agreements of the MNRA for INH and RIF were 96% and 94%, respectively, while the
agreement of the other assays for INH and RIF were 98%. In this study, while the
specificities of the REMA, MGDA and CVDA were 100%, the specificity of the MNRA was
lower than the others (93.3% for INH and 90.9% for RIF). In addition, while the
sensitivity of the MNRA was 100%, the sensitivities of the others were lower than
that of the MNRA (from 94.1-95%). The results were reported on the seventh-10th day
of the incubation. All methods are reliable, easy to perform, inexpensive and easy to
evaluate and do not require special equipment. 相似文献
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Kruh NA Rawat R Ruzsicska BP Tonge PJ 《Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society》2007,16(8):1617-1627
The frontline tuberculosis drug isoniazid (INH) inhibits InhA, the NADH-dependent fatty acid biosynthesis (FAS-II) enoyl reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), via formation of a covalent adduct with NAD(+) (the INH-NAD adduct). Resistance to INH can be correlated with many mutations in MTB, some of which are localized in the InhA cofactor binding site. While the InhA mutations cause a substantial decrease in the affinity of InhA for NADH, surprisingly the same mutations result in only a small impact on binding of the INH-NAD adduct. Based on the knowledge that InhA interacts in vivo with other components of the FAS-II pathway, we have initiated experiments to determine whether enzyme inhibition results in structural changes that could affect protein-protein interactions involving InhA and how these ligand-induced conformational changes are modulated in the InhA mutants. Significantly, while NADH binding to wild-type InhA is hyperbolic, the InhA mutants bind the cofactor with positive cooperativity, suggesting that the mutations permit access to a second conformational state of the protein. While cross-linking studies indicate that enzyme inhibition causes dissociation of the InhA tetramer into dimers, analytical ultracentrifugation and size exclusion chromatography reveal that ligand binding causes a conformational change in the protein that prevents cross-linking across one of the dimer-dimer interfaces in the InhA tetramer. Interestingly, a similar ligand-induced conformational change is also observed for the InhA mutants, indicating that the mutations modulate communication between the subunits without affecting the two conformational states of the protein that are present. 相似文献
4.
Strains of the Beijing/W genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been responsible for large outbreaks of tuberculosis around the world, sometimes involving multi-drug resistance. It
has been shown that more recently evolved Beijing sublineages are prone to cause outbreaks. Furthermore Beijing is the single
predominant cluster in Sri Lanka. The present study identifies that recently evolved sublineages of Beijing strains are present
in the study population. The majority of Beijing isolates (92.85%) were pan-susceptible. However, these findings may have
important implications for the control and prevention of tuberculosis in Sri Lanka. 相似文献
5.
The IS6110 belongs to the family of insertion sequences (IS) of the IS3 category. This insertion sequence was reported to be specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and hence is extensively exploited for laboratory detection of the agent of tuberculosis and for epidemiological investigations based on polymerase chain reaction. IS6110 is 1361-bp long and within this sequence different regions have been utilized as targets in the identification of M. tuberculosis by PCR. However, the results are not always consistent, specific and sensitive. In recent years, a few clinical investigations raised concerns over IS6110 specificity and sensitivity in the diagnosis of tuberculosis due to false-positive (homology with other target DNA besides M. tuberculosis) or false negative (due to absence of copies of IS6110) results with IS6110 specific primers. To unravel the variations in IS6110 sequences, an insilico analysis of IS6110 sequence of different strains of M. tuberculosis was carried out. Our results of comparative analysis of IS6110 insertion sequences of M. tuberculosis complex suggests that, IS6110 insertion sequences harbored variations in its sequence, which is evident from the phylogenetic analysis. Importantly, IS6110 sequence has divergence within the copies of same strain and formed different clusters. A list of IS6110 specific primers used in various clinical investigation of tuberculosis was obtained from the literature and their performance scrutinized. Our study emphasizes the need to develop PCR assays (multiplex format) targeting more than one region of the genome of M. tuberculosis. 相似文献
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Arnab Bandyopadhyay Soumi Biswas Alok Kumar Maity Suman K. Banik 《Systems and synthetic biology》2014,8(1):3-20
The DevRS two component system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for its dormancy in host and becomes operative under hypoxic condition. It is experimentally known that phosphorylated DevR controls the expression of several downstream genes in a complex manner. In the present work we propose a theoretical model to show role of binding sites in DevR mediated gene expression. Individual and collective role of binding sites in regulating DevR mediated gene expression has been shown via modeling. Objective of the present work is twofold. First, to describe qualitatively the temporal dynamics of wild type genes and their known mutants. Based on these results we propose that DevR controlled gene expression follows a specific pattern which is efficient in describing other DevR mediated gene expression. Second, to analyze behavior of the system from information theoretical point of view. Using the tools of information theory we have calculated molecular efficiency of the system and have shown that it is close to the maximum limit of isothermal efficiency. 相似文献
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Dyer DH Lyle KS Rayment I Fox BG 《Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society》2005,14(6):1508-1517
Genome sequencing showed that two proteins in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv contain the metal binding motif (D/E)X(2)HX(approximately 100)(D/E)X(2)H characteristic of the soluble diiron enzyme superfamily. These putative acyl-ACP desaturase genes desA1 and desA2 were cloned from genomic DNA and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). DesA1 was found to be insoluble, but in contrast, DesA2 was a soluble protein amenable to biophysical characterization. Here, we report the 2.0 A resolution X-ray structure of DesA2 determined by multiple anomalous dispersion (MAD) phasing from a Se-met derivative and refinement against diffraction data obtained on the native protein. The X-ray structure shows that DesA2 is a homodimeric protein with a four-helix bundle core flanked by five additional helices that overlay with 192 structurally equivalent amino acids in the structure of stearoyl-ACP Delta9 desaturase from castor plant with an rms difference 1.42 A. In the DesA2 crystals, one metal (likely Mn from the crystallization buffer) was bound in high occupancy at the B-site of the conserved metal binding motif, while the A-site was not occupied by a metal ion. Instead, the amino group of Lys-76 occupied this position. The relationships between DesA2 and known diiron enzymes are discussed. 相似文献
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2536 protein implicated in specific binding to human cell lines
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García J Puentes A Rodríguez L Ocampo M Curtidor H Vera R Lopez R Valbuena J Cortes J Vanegas M Barrero C Patarroyo MA Urquiza M Patarroyo ME 《Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society》2005,14(9):2236-2245
The gene encoding the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2536 protein is present in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (as assayed by PCR) and transcribed (as determined by RT-PCR) in M. tuberculosis H37Rv, M. tuberculosis H37Ra, M. bovis BCG, and M. africanum strains. Rabbits immunized with synthetic polymer peptides from this protein produced antibodies specifically recognizing a 25-kDa band in mycobacterial sonicate. U937 and A549 cells were used in binding assays involving 20-amino-acid-long synthetic peptides covering the whole Rv2536 protein sequence. Peptide 11207 (161DVFSAVRADDSPTGEMQVAQY180) presented high specific binding to both types of cells; the binding was saturable and presented nanomolar affinity constants. Cross-linking assays revealed that this peptide specifically binds to 50 kDa U937 cell membrane and 45 kDa A549 cell membrane proteins. 相似文献
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a gram-positive bacterium causes tuberculosis in human. H37Rv strain is a pathogenic strain utilized
for tuberculosis research. The cytidylate mono-phosphate (CMP) kinase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis belongs to the family
nucleoside mono-phosphate kinase (NMK), this enzyme is required for the bacterial growth. Therefore, it is important to study the
structural and functional features of this enzyme in the control of the disease. Hence, we developed the structural molecular model
of the CMP kinase protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by homology modeling using the software MODELLER (9v10). Based on
sequence similarity with protein of known structure (template) of Mycobacterium smegmatis (PDB ID: 3R20) was chosen from
protein databank (PDB) by using BLASTp. The energy of constructed models was minimized and the qualities of the models were
evaluated by PROCHECK and VERRIFY-3D. Resulted Ramachandran plot analysis showed that conformations for 100.00% of
amino acids residues are within the most favored regions. A possible homologous deep cleft active site was identified in the Model
using CASTp program. Amino acid composition and polarity of that protein was observed by CLC-Protein Workbench tool.
Expasy''s Prot-param server and CYC_REC tool were used for physiochemical and functional characterization of the protein.
Studied of secondary structure of that protein was carried out by computational program, ProFunc. The structure is finally
submitted in Protein Model Database. The predicted model permits initial inferences about the unexplored 3D structure of the
CMP kinase and may be promote in relational designing of molecules for structure-function studies. 相似文献
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In this study, we report the development of a helicase-dependent amplification assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). By applying a step-by-step optimization method, the amplification time from an input of 2-copy MTB genomic DNA was reduced from about 60 min to less than 30 min. 相似文献
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Background
Due to excessive antibiotic use, drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis has become a serious public health threat and a major obstacle to disease control in many countries. To better understand the evolution of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains, we performed whole genome sequencing for 7 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates with different antibiotic resistance profiles and conducted comparative genomic analysis of gene variations among them.Results
We observed that all 7 M. tuberculosis clinical isolates with different levels of drug resistance harbored similar numbers of SNPs, ranging from 1409–1464. The numbers of insertion/deletions (Indels) identified in the 7 isolates were also similar, ranging from 56 to 101. A total of 39 types of mutations were identified in drug resistance-associated loci, including 14 previously reported ones and 25 newly identified ones. Sixteen of the identified large Indels spanned PE-PPE-PGRS genes, which represents a major source of antigenic variability. Aside from SNPs and Indels, a CRISPR locus with varied spacers was observed in all 7 clinical isolates, suggesting that they might play an important role in plasticity of the M. tuberculosis genome. The nucleotide diversity (Л value) and selection intensity (dN/dS value) of the whole genome sequences of the 7 isolates were similar. The dN/dS values were less than 1 for all 7 isolates (range from 0.608885 to 0.637365), supporting the notion that M. tuberculosis genomes undergo purifying selection. The Л values and dN/dS values were comparable between drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains.Conclusions
In this study, we show that clinical M. tuberculosis isolates exhibit distinct variations in terms of the distribution of SNP, Indels, CRISPR-cas locus, as well as the nucleotide diversity and selection intensity, but there are no generalizable differences between drug-susceptible and drug-resistant isolates on the genomic scale. Our study provides evidence strengthening the notion that the evolution of drug resistance among clinical M. tuberculosis isolates is clearly a complex and diversified process.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-469) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献12.
Romano M Aryan E Korf H Bruffaerts N Franken CL Ottenhoff TH Huygen K 《Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur》2012,14(1):86-95
Novel vaccines are needed to control tuberculosis (TB), the bacterial infectious disease that together with malaria and HIV is worldwide responsible for high levels of morbidity and mortality. TB can result from the reactivation of an initially controlled latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Mtb proteins for which a possible role in this reactivation process has been hypothesized are the five homologs of the resuscitation-promoting factor of Micrococcus luteus, namely Mtb Rv0867c (rpfA), Rv1009 (rpfB), Rv1884c (rpfC), Rv2389c (rpfD) and Rv2450c (rpfE). Analysis of the immune recognition of these 5 proteins following Mtb infection or Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination of mice showed that Rv1009 (rpfB) and Rv2389c (rpfD) are the most antigenic in the tested models. We therefore selected rpfB and rpfD for testing their vaccine potential as plasmid DNA vaccines. Elevated cellular immune responses and modest but significant protection against intra-tracheal Mtb challenge were induced by immunization with the rpfB encoding DNA vaccine. The results indicate that rpfB is the most promising candidate of the five rpf-like proteins of Mtb in terms of its immunogenicity and protective efficacy and warrants further analysis for inclusion as an antigen in novel TB vaccines. 相似文献
13.
The transketolase (TKT) enzyme in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
represents a novel drug target for tuberculosis treatment and has low homology
with the orthologous human enzyme. Here, we report on the structural and kinetic
characterization of the transketolase from M. tuberculosis
(TBTKT), a homodimer whose monomers each comprise 700 amino acids. We show that
TBTKT catalyses the oxidation of donor sugars xylulose-5-phosphate and
fructose-6-phosphate as well as the reduction of the acceptor sugar
ribose-5-phosphate. An invariant residue of the TKT consensus sequence required
for thiamine cofactor binding is mutated in TBTKT; yet its catalytic activities
are unaffected, and the 2.5 Å resolution structure of full-length TBTKT
provides an explanation for this. Key structural differences between the human
and mycobacterial TKT enzymes that impact both substrate and cofactor
recognition and binding were uncovered. These changes explain the kinetic
differences between TBTKT and its human counterpart, and their differential
inhibition by small molecules. The availability of a detailed structural model
of TBTKT will enable differences between human and M.
tuberculosis TKT structures to be exploited to design selective
inhibitors with potential antitubercular activity. 相似文献
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Aptamer from whole-bacterium SELEX as new therapeutic reagent against virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Chen F Zhou J Luo F Mohammed AB Zhang XL 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2007,357(3):743-748
Worldwide, tuberculosis (TB) remains the most frequent and important infectious disease causing morbidity and death. One-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the etiologic agent of TB. Because of the global health problems of TB, the development of potent new anti-TB drugs without cross-resistance with known antimycobacterial agents is urgently needed. In this study, we have applied a Systematic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential Enrichment (SELEX) process to identify a single aptamer (NK2) that binds to virulent strain M. tuberculosis (H37Rv) with high affinity and specificity. We have found that this aptamer improves CD4(+)T cells to produce IFN-gamma after binding to H37Rv. The different component between H37Rv and BCG was identified as some membrane protein. Moreover, the survival rates of mice challenged with i.v. H37Rv have been prolonged after treatment with single injection of aptamer NK2. The bacterial numbers were significantly lower in the spleen of mice treated with aptamer NK2. The histopathological examination of lung biopsy specimens showed lesser pulmonary alveolar fusion and swelling in the presence of the aptamer. These results suggest that aptamer NK2 has inhibitory effects on M. tuberculosis and can be used as antimycobacterial agent. 相似文献
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A great challenge is posed to the treatment of tuberculosis due to the evolution of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drugresistant
(XDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in recent times. The complex cell envelope of the bacterium contains unusual
structures of lipids which protects the bacterium from host enzymes and escape immune response. To overcome the drug
resistance, targeting “drug targets” which have a critical role in growth and virulence factor is a novel approach for better
tuberculosis treatment. The enzyme Phosphopantetheinyl transferase (PptT) is an attractive drug target as it is primarily involved
in post translational modification of various types-I polyketide synthases and assembly of mycobactin, which is required for lipid
virulence factors. Our in silico studies reported that the structural model of M.tuberculosis PptT characterizes the structure-function
activity. The refinement of the model was carried out with molecular dynamics simulations and was analyzed with root mean
square deviation (RMSD), and radius of gyration (Rg). This confirmed the structural behavior of PptT in dynamic system.
Molecular docking with substrate coenzyme A (CoA) identified the binding pocket and key residues His93, Asp114 and Arg169
involved in PptT-CoA binding. In conclusion, our results show that the M.tuberculosis PptT model and critical CoA binding pocket
initiate the inhibitor design of PptT towards tuberculosis treatment. 相似文献
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Origin of asymmetry in adenylyl cyclases: structures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1900c
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Rv1900c, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis adenylyl cyclase, is composed of an N-terminal alpha/beta-hydrolase domain and a C-terminal cyclase homology domain. It has an unusual 7% guanylyl cyclase side-activity. A canonical substrate-defining lysine and a catalytic asparagine indispensable for mammalian adenylyl cyclase activity correspond to N342 and H402 in Rv1900c. Mutagenic analysis indicates that these residues are dispensable for activity of Rv1900c. Structures of the cyclase homology domain, solved to 2.4 A both with and without an ATP analog, form isologous, but asymmetric homodimers. The noncanonical N342 and H402 do not interact with the substrate. Subunits of the unliganded open dimer move substantially upon binding substrate, forming a closed dimer similar to the mammalian cyclase heterodimers, in which one interfacial active site is occupied and the quasi-dyad-related active site is occluded. This asymmetry indicates that both active sites cannot simultaneously be catalytically active. Such a mechanism of half-of-sites-reactivity suggests that mammalian heterodimeric adenylyl cyclases may have evolved from gene duplication of a primitive prokaryote-type cyclase, followed by loss of function in one active site. 相似文献
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吡嗪酰胺(pyrazinamide,PZA)是重要的一线抗结核药物,与异烟肼、利福平和乙胺丁醇构成治疗方案的核心。因其疗效较好,被广泛应用于结核病的治疗过程。然而,近年来随着耐多药结核病的出现,PZA耐药导致部分患者治疗失败,因此常规开展PZA药物敏感性试验对于减少耐药性的发生显得极为重要。由于PZA在酸性条件下才能发挥作用,而结核分枝杆菌在酸性环境下生长不良,故PZA耐药性检测一直是临床中的难题。本文结合国内外最新研究进展,就结核分枝杆菌PZA耐药性检测方法的研究进行阐述,期望能为更有效地诊治结核病提供新思路。 相似文献
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Tuberculosis (TB) in nonhuman primates is a serious menace to the welfare of the animals
and human who come into contact with them, while the rapid, accurate, and robust diagnosis
is challenging. In this study, we first sought to establish an appropriate primate TB
model resembling natural TB in nonhuman primates. Four rhesus monkeys (Macaca
mulatta) of Chinese origin were infected intratracheally with two low doses of
M. tuberculosis H37Rv. Regardless of the infectious doses, all monkeys
were demonstrated to be successfully infected by clinical assessments, tuberculin skin
test conversions, peripheral immune responses, gross observations, histopathology
analysis, and M. tuberculosis burdens. Furthermore, we extended the
usefulness of this model for assessing the following immunodiagnostic antigens: CFP10,
ESAT-6, CFP10-ESAT-6, and an antigen cocktail of CFP10 and ESAT-6. The data showed that
CFP10 was an M. tuberculosis-specific, “early” antigen used for
serodiagnosis of TB in nonhuman primates. In conclusion, we established a useful primate
TB model depending on low doses of M .tuberculosis and affording new
opportunities for studies of M. tuberculosis disease and diagnostics. 相似文献
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Martín Hugo Koen Van Laer Aníbal M. Reyes Didier Vertommen Joris Messens Rafael Radi Madia Trujillo 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2014,289(8):5228-5239
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis, detoxifies cytotoxic peroxides produced by activated macrophages. M. tuberculosis expresses alkyl hydroxyperoxide reductase E (AhpE), among other peroxiredoxins. So far the system that reduces AhpE was not known. We identified M. tuberculosis mycoredoxin-1 (MtMrx1) acting in combination with mycothiol and mycothiol disulfide reductase (MR), as a biologically relevant reducing system for MtAhpE. MtMrx1, a glutaredoxin-like, mycothiol-dependent oxidoreductase, directly reduces the oxidized form of MtAhpE, through a protein mixed disulfide with the N-terminal cysteine of MtMrx1 and the sulfenic acid derivative of the peroxidatic cysteine of MtAhpE. This disulfide is then reduced by the C-terminal cysteine in MtMrx1. Accordingly, MtAhpE catalyzes the oxidation of wt MtMrx1 by hydrogen peroxide but not of MtMrx1 lacking the C-terminal cysteine, confirming a dithiolic mechanism. Alternatively, oxidized MtAhpE forms a mixed disulfide with mycothiol, which in turn is reduced by MtMrx1 using a monothiolic mechanism. We demonstrated the H2O2-dependent NADPH oxidation catalyzed by MtAhpE in the presence of MR, Mrx1, and mycothiol. Disulfide formation involving mycothiol probably competes with the direct reduction by MtMrx1 in aqueous intracellular media, where mycothiol is present at millimolar concentrations. However, MtAhpE was found to be associated with the membrane fraction, and since mycothiol is hydrophilic, direct reduction by MtMrx1 might be favored. The results reported herein allow the rationalization of peroxide detoxification actions inferred for mycothiol, and more recently, for Mrx1 in cellular systems. We report the first molecular link between a thiol-dependent peroxidase and the mycothiol/Mrx1 pathway in Mycobacteria. 相似文献
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This study investigated the hypothesis that serum antibodies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis present in naturally infected healthy subjects of a tuberculosis (TB) endemic area could create and/or sustain the latent form of infection. All five apparently healthy Indian donors showed high titres of serum antibodies against M. tuberculosis cell membrane antigens, including lipoarabinomannan and alpha crystallin. Uptake and killing of bacilli by the donor macrophages was significantly enhanced following their opsonization with antibody-rich, heat-inactivated autologous sera. However, the capability to opsonize was apparent for antibodies against some and not other antigens. High-content cell imaging of infected macrophages revealed significantly enhanced colocalization of the phagosome maturation marker LAMP-1, though not of calmodulin, with antibody-opsonized compared with unopsonized M. tuberculosis. Key enablers of macrophage microbicidal action—proinflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ and IL-6), phagosome acidification, inducible NO synthase and nitric oxide—were also significantly enhanced following antibody opsonization. Interestingly, heat-killed M. tuberculosis also elevated these mediators to the levels comparable to, if not higher than, opsonized M. tuberculosis. Results of the study support the emerging view that an efficacious vaccine against TB should, apart from targeting cell-mediated immunity, also generate ‘protective’ antibodies. 相似文献