Toward a structome of Acinetobacter baumannii drug targets

Acinetobacter baumannii is well known for causing hospital‐associated infections due in part to its intrinsic antibiotic resistance as well as its ability to remain viable on surfaces and resist cleaning agents. In a previous publication, A. baumannii strain AB5075 was studied by transposon mutagenesis and 438 essential gene candidates for growth on rich‐medium were identified. The Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease entered 342 of these candidate essential genes into our pipeline for structure determination, in which 306 were successfully cloned into expression vectors, 192 were detectably expressed, 165 screened as soluble, 121 were purified, 52 crystalized, 30 provided diffraction data, and 29 structures were deposited in the Protein Data Bank. Here, we report these structures, compare them with human orthologs where applicable, and discuss their potential as drug targets for antibiotic development against A. baumannii.     

主动外排机制在鲍曼不动杆菌耐药性中的作用

目的探讨细菌主动外排机制在临床分离的鲍曼不动杆菌耐药性中的作用。方法琼脂稀释法检测临床分离的鲍曼不动杆菌对常用抗生素的耐药性,测定经外排泵抑制剂碳酰氰基-对-氯苯腙（CCCP）处理前后鲍曼不动杆菌对抗生素最小抑菌浓度（MIC）的变化,以聚合酶链反应（PCR）、逆转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）检测多重耐药主动外排基因以出及其表达水平。结果临床分离的鲍曼不动杆菌对常用抗生素耐药率高且具有多重耐药性,并存在药物的主动外排。所有临床分离的菌株均能检测到adeB基因,但多重耐药株表达水平明显高于敏感株（P〈0．01）。结论临床分离的鲍曼不动杆菌的耐药性尤其是多重耐药性与外排泵介导的耐药机制密切相关。     

鲍曼不动杆菌整合子介导耐药机制的初步研究

【摘 要】 目的 研究整合子参与鲍曼不动杆菌耐药的分子机制。结果 收集2008年1月至2011年12月瑞安市中医院临床分离的200株鲍曼不动杆菌,采用K-B法进行体外药敏试验,采用聚合酶链式反应进行整合子整合酶基因的检测;整合子可变区扩增、克隆、测序,分析整合子基因结构。结果 59.0%的医院感染鲍曼不动杆菌Ⅰ类整合子阳性,未检测出Ⅱ、Ⅲ类整合子;编码对氨基糖苷类、磺胺类抗菌药物和氯霉素耐药的基因;整合子阳性组多药耐药菌均明显高于阴性组。结论 Ⅰ类整合子在医院感染鲍曼不动杆菌中广泛分布,可通过质粒在不同菌属间水平传播,在耐药基因传播中起重要作用,应引起临床足够的重视。     

Quorum-sensing system in Acinetobacter baumannii: a potential target for new drug development

Acinetobacter baumannii causes several nosocomial infections and poses major threat when it is multidrug resistant. Even pan drug-resistant strains have been reported in some countries. The intensive care unit (ICU) mortality rate ranged from 45.6% to 60.9% and it is as high as 84.3% when ventilator-associated pneumonia was caused by XDR (extensively drug resistant) A. baumannii. Acinetobacter baumannii constituted 9.4% of all Gram-negative organisms throughout the hospital and 22.6% in the ICUs according to a study carried out in an Indian hospital. One of the major factors contributing to drug resistance in A. baumannii infections is biofilm development. Quorum sensing (QS) facilitates biofilm formation and therefore the search for ‘quorum quenchers’ has increased recently. Such compounds are expected to inhibit biofilm formation and hence reduce/prevent development of drug resistance in the bacteria. Some of these compounds also target synthesis of some virulence factors (VF). Several candidate drugs have been identified and are at various stages of drug development. Since quorum quenching, inhibition of biofilm formation and inhibition of VF synthesis do not pose any threat to the DNA replication and cell division of the bacteria, chances of resistance development to such compounds is presumably rare. Thus, these compounds ideally qualify as adjunct therapeutics and could be administered along with an antibiotic to reduce chances of resistance development and also to increase the effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy. This review describes the state-of-art in QS process in Gram-negative bacteria in general and in A. baumannii in particular. This article elaborates the nature of QS mediators, their characteristics, and the methods for their detection and quantification. Various potential sites in the QS pathway have been highlighted as drug targets and the candidate quorum quenchers which inhibit the mediator’s synthesis or function are enlisted.     

鲍曼不动杆菌感染的分布特点及药敏分析

目的了解鲍曼不动杆菌感染分布情况及对20种抗生素耐药性分析。方法送检标本按照《全国临床检验操作规程》（第2版）微生物方法操作,用Vitek—Systems ATB法国生物,梅里埃微生物分析仪,并结合传统手工非发酵微量生化管编码补充试验进行菌种鉴定;药敏试验采用K—B琼脂纸片扩散法及法国梅里埃ATB试条。结果112株鲍曼不动杆菌中有93株（83％）来自于上呼吸道（痰液及咽拭子）：药敏结果显示鲍曼不动杆菌对氨基糖苷类（阿米卡星、庆大霉索）,喹诺酮类（环丙沙星）,碳青酶烯类（亚胺培南）具有较高的敏感率。对β-呐酰胺类抗生素有较高的耐药性,在检测的112株鲍曼不动杆菌中,多重耐药菌株占54．5％（61／112）,三重耐药株占14．8％,而在这些多重耐药菌株中,大于三重耐药的菌株就占到69％。结论鲍曼不动杆菌对抗菌药物已产生多重耐药性,应重视该菌感染及耐药性监测,阻止多重耐药菌株的播散,预防医院感染的发生。     

Purification and characterization of OXA-23 from Acinetobacter baumannii

Although the existence of bla_OXA-23 is reported in various parts of the world, the product of bla_OXA-23 gene, OXA-23, has not been purified and its kinetic properties are not known. In this study, OXA-23 of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Kocaeli University intensive care unit was characterized after purification using recombinant methods. Preliminary results showed that conventional protein purification methods were not effective for purification of OXA-23. Therefore, OXA-23 was fused to maltose-binding protein of Escherichia coli, the fused protein was expressed and purified to homogeneity. Kinetic properties of the pure protein were then studied with substrates e.g., imipenem, meropenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, ampicilline, piperacillin, penicillin G, and nitrocefin. Also clavulanic acid, tazobactam, and sulbactam concentrations that inhibit 50% of OXA-23 enzyme activity were calculated. Modelling of OXA-23 revealed its ionic surface structure, conformation in the fused form and its topology allowing us to make predictions for OXA-23 substrate specificity.     

Identification and characterization of an Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm-associated protein

We have identified a homologue to the staphylococcal biofilm-associated protein (Bap) in a bloodstream isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii. The fully sequenced open reading frame is 25,863 bp and encodes a protein with a predicted molecular mass of 854 kDa. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence reveals a repetitive structure consistent with bacterial cell surface adhesins. Bap-specific monoclonal antibody (MAb) 6E3 was generated to an epitope conserved among 41% of A. baumannii strains isolated during a recent outbreak in the U.S. military health care system. Flow cytometry confirms that the MAb 6E3 epitope is surface exposed. Random transposon mutagenesis was used to generate A. baumannii bap1302::EZ-Tn5, a mutant negative for surface reactivity to MAb 6E3 in which the transposon disrupts the coding sequence of bap. Time course confocal laser scanning microscopy and three-dimensional image analysis of actively growing biofilms demonstrates that this mutant is unable to sustain biofilm thickness and volume, suggesting a role for Bap in supporting the development of the mature biofilm structure. This is the first identification of a specific cell surface protein directly involved in biofilm formation by A. baumannii and suggests that Bap is involved in intercellular adhesion within the mature biofilm.     

Directional and direct cloning strategy for high-throughput generation of recombinant baculoviruses

The baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) has become one of the most widely used systems for routine protein expression. We have developed an improved strategy to clone foreign genes directionally and directly into the baculovirus genome vector via a one-step procedure to generate recombinant viruses in a week. In this work, we constructed a host strain Escherichia coli DH10BacHB1.1, which contains the modified baculovirus shuttle genome vector pHBMBacmid1.1 for the cloning vector. The treated PCR products of foreign genes were ligated with the Bsu36I-digested vector. Then Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells were transfected directly with the ligation mixture. Using this method, the DsRed fluorescence protein and mannanase genes have been cloned in the baculovirus genome and expressed in the Sf9 cells. This strategy not only provides a means for high-throughput construction of recombinant baculoviruses, but also offers an idea of constructing other large plasmids and DNA virus-based expression vectors.     

Isolation and characterization of heat-modifiable proteins from the outer membrane of Porphyromonas asaccharolytica and Acinetobacter baumannii

Active porins were isolated and purified from the outer membranes of the gram-negative anaerobic rod Porphyromonas asaccharolytica and the aerobic coccobacillus Acinetobacter baumannii. The porins from both bacteria appear to be monomers when isolated and purified. Both porins exhibited decreased mobility on SDS-PAGE after boiling for 10 min in the sample buffer. After heating, their molecular weight is estimated at 43 kDa while without heating they run as proteins with a molecular weight of approximately 37 kDa. Due to their characteristic heat-modifiability, these proteins were named HMP (heat-modifiable protein)-P. asaccharolytica and HMP-A. baumannii. Amino acid analysis revealed both porins to be hydrophilic proteins. These proteins have been shown to be active in transporting sugars when incorporated into liposomes. The permeability of both porins for L-arabinose was less than that produced by the porin of Escherichia coli B. Permeability to high molecular weight disaccharides was lower than for small monosaccharides. Western blot analysis did not reveal any antigenic cross reaction between HMP-A. baumannii and the HMP-P. asaccharolytica. The results obtained in this study confirm that although these heat-modifiable proteins are pore forming proteins and have similar activity they differ in their antigenicity.     

鲍曼不动杆菌的临床分布及耐药性监测

目的了解鲍曼不动杆菌的临床分布及对常用抗菌素的耐药状况,为临床合理使用抗菌药物提供依据。方法对大连大学附属新华医院2011-2013年临床分离出的103株鲍曼不动杆菌的临床分布与耐药情况进行分析。采用纸片扩散法进行药敏试验,结果按CLSI标准判定。结果分离的鲍曼不动杆菌共103株,主要分离自痰液(85.4%),其次为分泌物及脓液和尿液标本。其感染患者主要分布于ICU和呼吸内科。临床分离的鲍曼不动杆菌对常用抗菌药物耐药广泛。结论鲍曼不动杆菌是医院感染中重要的条件致病菌,且耐药率较高,应加强对鲍曼不动杆菌耐药性的监测,合理选择使用抗菌药物,控制耐药菌株的流行及医院感染。     

2890株鲍曼不动杆菌的分布特征及耐药谱变迁

目的 探讨鲍曼不动杆菌的分布特征及耐药性的变迁,为临床治疗提供参考.方法 回顾性分析2002年至2011年湖州市中心医院各类临床标本分离出的鲍曼不动杆菌检出率、分布特点及药敏结果.结果 10年共检出鲍曼不动杆菌2890株,分离率为4.9％.来源以痰液为主,占84.3％.科室分布以重症监护室、呼吸内科、脑外科为主.鲍曼不动杆菌对替卡西林、替卡西林/棒酸、哌拉西林和氨苄西林/舒巴坦的耐药率最为严重,并逐年上升;对头孢他啶等10种抗菌药物耐药率也逐年上升,但对头孢哌酮/舒巴坦和多粘菌素E敏感性均良好.结论 鲍曼不动杆菌的分离率和耐药性均呈上升趋势,应重视对该菌耐药性的监测,合理使用抗菌药物,同时加强院感控制,防止耐药菌株播散.     

ICU鲍曼不动杆菌感染特点及耐药趋势

目的探讨武义县第一人民医院中心ICU鲍曼不动杆菌（AB）感染特点及耐药情况。方法回顾分析2010年1月至2013年12月该院中心ICU患者分离获得的AB分布、耐药特点及临床患者资料。结果该院ICU共分离获得AB菌343株,主要来源于痰液（占67.35%）,其次是创面分泌物（占11.08%）。AB对常用头孢类、碳青霉烯类、氨基糖苷类、喹诺酮类等药物耐药率高达50%以上,而对多粘菌素E、头孢哌酮/舒巴坦保持敏感性,但后两者的耐药性呈逐年上升趋势。泛耐药（PDR）AB患者血清白蛋白水平明显减低,机械通气时间、抗菌药物应有时间、ICU住院时间明显延长,死亡率增高（P〈0.05）。结论 ICU获得性AB耐药率极高,仅对多粘菌素E、头孢哌酮/舒巴坦具有相对敏感性。白蛋白水平、机械通气时间、应用抗菌药物时间、ICU住院时间等可能与PDRAB感染有关。     

Proteomic analysis of a fraction enriched in cell envelope proteins of Acinetobacter baumannii

Acinetobacter baumannii is a multiresistant opportunistic nosocomial pathogen. A protein fraction was purified and analyzed by 2-DE. Twenty-nine major protein spots were selected for protein identification using trypsin digestion and MS analysis. As the A. baumannii genome has not yet been described, protein identification was performed by homology with other Acinetobacter species in the NCBi database. We identified ribosomal proteins, chaperones, elongation factors and outer membrane proteins (Omp), such as OmpA and the 33-36-kDa OMP. Proteomic analysis of A. baumannii provides a platform for further studies in antimicrobial resistance.     

鲍曼不动杆菌感染分布及耐药性动态变迁

目的了解鲍曼不动杆菌对多种抗菌药物耐药性的动态变迁以及感染病例分布情况,为临床治疗鲍曼不动杆菌提供参与。方法 2007年1月至2009年12月从患者不同标本分离的鲍曼不动杆菌（ATB Expression细菌鉴定系统鉴定到种）,采用CLSI/NCCLS标准K-B法对临床常用抗菌药物进行耐药性分析。结果鲍曼不动杆菌2007年至2009年检出率分别为6.5%、8.9%和17.6%;标本主要来源于痰（78.4%）,病区集中于中心ICU（33.3%）、呼吸内科（22.8%）和消化内科（13.0%）;该菌耐药现象严重,除亚胺培南、美罗培南和头孢哌酮/舒巴坦保持较高的敏感性,其他药物耐药性均〉60%,而且耐药性逐年上升。结论鲍曼不动杆菌的耐药问题日趋严重,加强其耐药性监测可指导临床治疗,为临床提供最新的流行病学和耐药性变迁资料;泛耐药菌株感染主要发生在长期应用抗菌药物及长时间住院的患者,因而应加强医院环境和人员消毒,控制鲍曼不动杆菌在医院内的定值与播散。 更多还原     

鲍曼不动杆菌外膜蛋白与耐药性分析

目的:分析35株鲍曼不动杆菌外膜蛋白(OMP)与耐药性的关系.方法:采用超声物理法制备鲍曼不动杆菌外膜蛋白标本,用变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDSPAGE)检测外膜蛋白.直接荧光法测鲍曼不动杆菌对环丙沙星的吸收和积累.结果:35株鲍曼不动杆菌都有10条主要OMP带,耐药菌株与敏感菌株相比,发现外膜蛋白在约29 Ku条带处消失,而在26 Ku条带处却明显增强.耐药菌株药物积累量不及敏感菌株,经叠氮钠处理后,积累量上升并接近敏感菌株.结论:鲍曼不动杆菌耐药与外膜蛋白的低通透性和主动外运有关.     

Development of a pyrosequencing assay for rapid assessment of quinolone resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates

Rapid and reliable assessment of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance to quinolones was successfully achieved through pyrosequencing of the gyrA and parC quinolone-resistance determining regions. A strong correlation was found between quinolone resistance and mutations in gyrA codon 83 and/or in the parC gene (codons 80 or 84). Absence of QRDR mutations was associated with susceptibility to quinolones.     

Clinical implications of glycoproteomics for Acinetobacter baumannii

The opportunistic human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii persists in the healthcare setting because of its ability to survive exposure to various antimicrobial and sterilization agents. A. baumannii’s ability to cause multiple infection types complicates diagnosis and treatment. Rapid detection of A. baumannii infections would likely improve treatment outcomes. Recently published Acinetobacter glycoproteomic data show the prevalence of O-linked glycoproteins, suggesting the possibility for an O-glycan-based detection technology. O-glycan biosynthesis is required for protein glycosylation and capsular polysaccharide production in A. baumannii. Recent publications demonstrate key roles for protein glycosylation and capsular polysaccharide in the pathogenicity of A. baumannii. Targeted antimicrobial development against O-glycan biosynthesis may produce new effective treatment options for A. baumannii infections. Here, we discuss how the data gathered through Acinetobacter glycoproteomics can be used to develop technologies for rapid diagnosis and reveal potential antimicrobial targets. In addition, we consider the efficacy of glycoconjugate vaccine development against A. baumannii.     

医院内鲍曼不动杆菌感染调查及泛耐药情况分析

目的 了解义乌市妇幼保健院近3年来医院内鲍曼不动杆菌感染现状,及泛耐药情况.方法 对医院2009年至2011年分离的鲍曼不动杆菌分布及耐药情况进行回顾性分析.细菌鉴定采用美国德灵细菌鉴定仪.结果 3年间共分离到鲍曼不动杆菌305株,其中2009年72株,2010年91株,2011年142株,泛耐药菌株感染率呈现出逐年上升趋势,2009年5株(占6.94％),2010年9株(占9.89％),2011年有19株(占13.38％).结论 鲍曼不动杆菌感染呈逐年上升趋势,其泛耐药菌株感染率呈上升趋势.应加强抗生素的合理使用,控制鲍曼不动杆菌在医院内的定值和播散,重视泛耐药鲍曼不动杆菌监测.