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Complex Response of the CpxAR Two-Component System to β-Lactams on Antibiotic Resistance and Envelope Homeostasis in Enterobacteriaceae.

Abstract：

:The Cpx stress response is widespread among Enterobacteriaceae We previously reported a mutation in cpxA in a multidrug-resistant strain of Klebsiella aerogenes isolated from a patient treated with imipenem. This mutation yields a single-amino-acid substitution (Y144N) located in the periplasmic sensor domain of CpxA. In this work, we sought to characterize this mutation in Escherichia coli by using genetic and biochemical approaches. Here, we show that cpxAY144N is an activated allele that confers resistance to β-lactams and aminoglycosides in a CpxR-dependent manner, by regulating the expression of the OmpF porin and the AcrD efflux pump, respectively. We also demonstrate the effect of the intimate interconnection between the Cpx system and peptidoglycan integrity on the expression of an exogenous AmpC β-lactamase by using imipenem as a cell wall-active antibiotic or by inactivating penicillin-binding proteins. Moreover, our data indicate that the Y144N substitution abrogates the interaction between CpxA and CpxP and increases phosphotransfer activity on CpxR. Because the addition of a strong AmpC inducer such as imipenem is known to cause abnormal accumulation of muropeptides (disaccharide-pentapeptide and N-acetylglucosamyl-1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramyl-l-alanyl-d-glutamy-meso-diaminopimelic-acid-d-alanyl-d-alanine) in the periplasmic space, we propose these molecules activate the Cpx system by displacing CpxP from the sensor domain of CpxA. Altogether, these data could explain why large perturbations to peptidoglycans caused by imipenem lead to mutational activation of the Cpx system and bacterial adaptation through multidrug resistance. These results also validate the Cpx system, in particular, the interaction between CpxA and CpxP, as a promising therapeutic target.

journal_name

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

journal_title

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

authors

Masi M,Pinet E,Pagès JM

doi

10.1128/AAC.00291-20

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2020-05-21 00:00:00

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eissn

0066-4804

issn

1098-6596

pii

AAC.00291-20

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Complex Response of the CpxAR Two-Component System to β-Lactams on Antibiotic Resistance and Envelope Homeostasis in Enterobacteriaceae.