AmpI Functions as an Iron Exporter To Alleviate β-Lactam-Mediated Reactive Oxygen Species Stress in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance with several antibiotic resistance determinants in its genome. S. maltophilia genome codes for L1 and L2, responsible for intrinsic β-lactam resistance. The Smlt3721 gene (denoted ampI), located downstream of the L2 gene, encodes an inner membrane protein. The existence of an L2 gene-ampI operon was verified by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). For aerobically grown S. maltophilia KJ, inactivation of ampI downregulated siderophore synthesis and iron acquisition systems and upregulated the iron storage system, as demonstrated by a transcriptome assay, suggesting that AmpI is involved in iron homeostasis. Compared with the wild-type KJ, an ampI mutant had an elevated intracellular iron level, as revealed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis, and increased sensitivity to H2O2, verifying the role of AmpI as an iron exporter. The β-lactam stress increased the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and induced the expression of the L1 gene and L2 gene-ampI operon. Compared to its own parental strain, the ampI mutant had reduced growth in β-lactam-containing medium, and the ampI mutant viability was improved after complementation with plasmid pAmpI in either a β-lactamase-positive or β-lactamase-negative genetic background. Collectively, upon challenge with β-lactam, the inducibly expressed L1 and L2 β-lactamases contribute to β-lactam resistance by hydrolyzing β-lactam. AmpI functions as an iron exporter participating in rapidly weakening β-lactam-mediated ROS toxicity. The L1 gene and L2 gene-ampI operon enable S. maltophilia to effectively cope with β-lactam-induced stress.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 63(2019), 4 vom: 15. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Yi-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Hsin-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Kai-Hung [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei-Chien [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yi-Tsung [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Cheng-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tsuey-Ching [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

β-lactam
Anti-Bacterial Agents
BBX060AN9V
Bacterial Proteins
Beta-Lactamases
Beta-Lactams
Beta-lactamase L2
E1UOL152H7
EC 3.5.2.-
EC 3.5.2.6
Hydrogen Peroxide
Iron
Iron transport
Journal Article
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.02.2020

Date Revised 09.03.2020

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/AAC.02467-18

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM293711887