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Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans
Cotrimoxazole inhibits dhfr and dhps and reportedly selects for drug resistance in pathogens. Here, Streptococcus mutans isolates were obtained from saliva of HIV/AIDS patients taking cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Uganda. The isolates were tested for resistance to cotrimoxazole and their folP DNA (wh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/367021 |
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author | Buwembo, W. Aery, S. Rwenyonyi, C. M. Swedberg, G. Kironde, F. |
author_facet | Buwembo, W. Aery, S. Rwenyonyi, C. M. Swedberg, G. Kironde, F. |
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description | Cotrimoxazole inhibits dhfr and dhps and reportedly selects for drug resistance in pathogens. Here, Streptococcus mutans isolates were obtained from saliva of HIV/AIDS patients taking cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Uganda. The isolates were tested for resistance to cotrimoxazole and their folP DNA (which encodes sulfonamide-targeted enzyme dhps) cloned in pUC19. A set of recombinant plasmids carrying different point mutations in cloned folP were separately transformed into folP-deficient Escherichia coli. Using sulfonamide-containing media, we assessed the growth of folP-deficient bacteria harbouring plasmids with differing folP point mutations. Interestingly, cloned folP with three mutations (A37V, N172D, R193Q) derived from Streptococcus mutans 8 conferred substantial resistance against sulfonamide to folP-deficient bacteria. Indeed, change of any of the three residues (A37V, N172D, and R193Q) in plasmid-encoded folP diminished the bacterial resistance to sulfonamide while removal of all three mutations abolished the resistance. In contrast, plasmids carrying four other mutations (A46V, E80K, Q122H, and S146G) in folP did not similarly confer any sulfonamide resistance to folP-knockout bacteria. Nevertheless, sulfonamide resistance (MIC = 50 μM) of folP-knockout bacteria transformed with plasmid-encoded folP was much less than the resistance (MIC = 4 mM) expressed by chromosomally-encoded folP. Therefore, folP point mutations only partially explain bacterial resistance to sulfonamide. |
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spelling | pubmed-35969262013-03-26 Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans Buwembo, W. Aery, S. Rwenyonyi, C. M. Swedberg, G. Kironde, F. Int J Microbiol Research Article Cotrimoxazole inhibits dhfr and dhps and reportedly selects for drug resistance in pathogens. Here, Streptococcus mutans isolates were obtained from saliva of HIV/AIDS patients taking cotrimoxazole prophylaxis in Uganda. The isolates were tested for resistance to cotrimoxazole and their folP DNA (which encodes sulfonamide-targeted enzyme dhps) cloned in pUC19. A set of recombinant plasmids carrying different point mutations in cloned folP were separately transformed into folP-deficient Escherichia coli. Using sulfonamide-containing media, we assessed the growth of folP-deficient bacteria harbouring plasmids with differing folP point mutations. Interestingly, cloned folP with three mutations (A37V, N172D, R193Q) derived from Streptococcus mutans 8 conferred substantial resistance against sulfonamide to folP-deficient bacteria. Indeed, change of any of the three residues (A37V, N172D, and R193Q) in plasmid-encoded folP diminished the bacterial resistance to sulfonamide while removal of all three mutations abolished the resistance. In contrast, plasmids carrying four other mutations (A46V, E80K, Q122H, and S146G) in folP did not similarly confer any sulfonamide resistance to folP-knockout bacteria. Nevertheless, sulfonamide resistance (MIC = 50 μM) of folP-knockout bacteria transformed with plasmid-encoded folP was much less than the resistance (MIC = 4 mM) expressed by chromosomally-encoded folP. Therefore, folP point mutations only partially explain bacterial resistance to sulfonamide. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3596926/ /pubmed/23533419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/367021 Text en Copyright © 2013 W. Buwembo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Buwembo, W. Aery, S. Rwenyonyi, C. M. Swedberg, G. Kironde, F. Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans |
title | Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans
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title_full | Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans
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title_fullStr | Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans
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title_full_unstemmed | Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans
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title_short | Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans
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title_sort | point mutations in the folp gene partly explain sulfonamide resistance of streptococcus mutans |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3596926/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533419 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/367021 |
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