کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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10962180 | 1102339 | 2012 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaluation of CoA biosynthesis proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as potential drug targets
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی
میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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چکیده انگلیسی
Coenzyme A biosynthesis pathway proteins are potential targets for developing inhibitors against bacteria including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We have evaluated two enzymes in this pathway: phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase (CoaD) and dephospho CoA kinase (CoaE) for essentiality and selectivity. Based on the previous transposon mutagenesis studies, coaD had been predicted to be a non-essential gene in M. tuberculosis. Our bioinformatics analysis showed that there is no other functional homolog of this enzyme in M. tuberculosis, which suggests that coaD should be an essential gene. In order to get an unambiguous answer on the essentiality of coaD, we attempted inactivation of coaD in wild type and merodiploid backgrounds. It was found that coaD could only be inactivated in the presence of an additional gene copy, confirming it to be an essential gene. Using a similar approach we found that CoaE was also essential for the survival of M. tuberculosis. RT-PCR analysis showed that both coaD and coaE were transcribed in M. tuberculosis. Amino acids alignment and phylogenetic analysis showed CoaD to be distantly related to the human counterpart while CoaE was found to be relatively similar to the human enzyme. Analysis of CoaD and CoaE structures at molecular level allowed us to identify unique residues in the Mtb proteins, thus providing a selectivity handle. The essentiality and selectivity analysis combined with the published biochemical characterization of CoaD and CoaE makes them suitable targets for developing inhibitors against M. tuberculosis.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Tuberculosis - Volume 92, Issue 6, November 2012, Pages 521-528
Journal: Tuberculosis - Volume 92, Issue 6, November 2012, Pages 521-528
نویسندگان
Anisha Ambady, Disha Awasthy, Reena Yadav, Santhoshi Basuthkar, Kothandaraman Seshadri, Umender Sharma,