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Published on: May 2, 2018
Role of M.tuberculosis protein Rv2005c in the aminoglycosides resistance
Divakar Sharma1, Manju Lata2, Mohammad Faheem3
1Department of Biochemistry, National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra, 282004, India; Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, 202002, India.
Abstract:
Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which threatens the globe. Aminoglycosides {Amikacin (AK) & Kanamycin (KM)} are WHO recommended second-line anti-TB drugs used against the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Aminoglycosides target the steps of protein translation machinery of M.tuberculosis. Several mechanisms have been put forward to elucidate the phenomena of aminoglycosides resistance but our knowledge is still insufficient. The aim of the study was to understand the involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis universal stress protein (Rv2005c) in aminoglycosides resistance and virulence. To establish the relationship of universal stress protein Rv2005c with AK & KM resistance, Rv2005c was cloned, expressed in E.coli BL21 using pQE2 expression vector and antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing (DST) was carried out. STRING-10 was also used to predict the interacting protein partners of Rv2005c. DST showed that the minimum inhibitory concentration of induced recombinant cells (Rv2005c) were five and four folds shifted with AK and KM E-strips, respectively. STRING-10 showed the interacting protein partners of Rv2005c. Overexpression of Rv2005c leads to shifting in MIC which might be signifying its involvement in the survival/resistance of Mycobacteria by inhibiting/modulating the effects of AK and KM released from the E-strips. Interactome also suggests that Rv2005c and its interacting protein partners are cumulatively involved in M.tuberculosis resistance, stresses, and latency.
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