Polymyxins are often considered as a last resort to treat multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa but polymyxin resistance has been increasingly reported worldwide in clinical isolates. Polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa...Polymyxins are often considered as a last resort to treat multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa but polymyxin resistance has been increasingly reported worldwide in clinical isolates. Polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa is known to be associated with alterations in either PhoQ or PmrB. In this study, mutant strains of P. aeruginosa carrying amino acid substitution, a single and/or dual inactivation of PhoQ and PmrB were constructed to further understand the roles of PhoQ and PmrB in polymyxin susceptibility. Polymyxin B resistance was caused by both inactivation and/or amino acid substitutions in PhoQ but by only amino acid substitutions of PmrB. Alterations of both PhoQ and PmrB resulted in higher levels of polymyxin B resistance than alteration of either PhoQ or PmrB alone. These results were confirmed by time-killing assays suggesting that high-level polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa is caused by alterations of both PhoQ and PmrB.展开更多
Objective:To identify white spot syndrome virus(WSSV)entry into the host-cells of the cultured shrimp Penaeus monodon,we have attempted to localize PmRab7(Ras-related in brain)which is playing a vital role in the WSSV...Objective:To identify white spot syndrome virus(WSSV)entry into the host-cells of the cultured shrimp Penaeus monodon,we have attempted to localize PmRab7(Ras-related in brain)which is playing a vital role in the WSSV internalization.Methods:In this study,we have cloned PmRab7 and expressed in Escherichia coli,further purified rPmRab7 was used for antibody production,isolation of lysosomal sub-cellular fractions and western blot against lysosomal protein.Moreover,high fold-change in PmRab7 regulation with increasing copy number of WSSV has been studied by using real-time PCR.Results:651 bp amplicon size gene was successfully amplified,ligated amplicon with pTZ T-tail vector confirmed by colony PCR and retriction enzyme digestion on agarose gel.Subcloned(pRSET-B)651 bp gene transformed successfully in Rosetta and after 6 h of induction expressed rPmRab7 was on SDS page,furthermore soluble fraction of rPmRab7(26 kDa)was purified by ni-NTA column.AntiPmRab7 antibody was received by Merk Pvt.Ltd.,and western blot analysis revealed that PmRab7 is present in the lysosomal sub-cellular fraction.Copy number of WSSV was increased 5 fold in 24 h and 20 fold in 72 h of infection and subsequently transcrtipt of PmRab7 was Ct=1.0 to Ct=8.5.Conclusions:Presence of PmRab7 on lysosome clearly indicating PmRab7 participating in lysosomal maturation,other hand WSSV may follow the same route of entry.WSSV internalization has directly linked with regulation of PmRab7.展开更多
文摘Polymyxins are often considered as a last resort to treat multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa but polymyxin resistance has been increasingly reported worldwide in clinical isolates. Polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa is known to be associated with alterations in either PhoQ or PmrB. In this study, mutant strains of P. aeruginosa carrying amino acid substitution, a single and/or dual inactivation of PhoQ and PmrB were constructed to further understand the roles of PhoQ and PmrB in polymyxin susceptibility. Polymyxin B resistance was caused by both inactivation and/or amino acid substitutions in PhoQ but by only amino acid substitutions of PmrB. Alterations of both PhoQ and PmrB resulted in higher levels of polymyxin B resistance than alteration of either PhoQ or PmrB alone. These results were confirmed by time-killing assays suggesting that high-level polymyxin resistance in P. aeruginosa is caused by alterations of both PhoQ and PmrB.
基金Supported by INCOIS(G4/1515/2013),Ministry of Earth Sciences,Govt.of India.
文摘Objective:To identify white spot syndrome virus(WSSV)entry into the host-cells of the cultured shrimp Penaeus monodon,we have attempted to localize PmRab7(Ras-related in brain)which is playing a vital role in the WSSV internalization.Methods:In this study,we have cloned PmRab7 and expressed in Escherichia coli,further purified rPmRab7 was used for antibody production,isolation of lysosomal sub-cellular fractions and western blot against lysosomal protein.Moreover,high fold-change in PmRab7 regulation with increasing copy number of WSSV has been studied by using real-time PCR.Results:651 bp amplicon size gene was successfully amplified,ligated amplicon with pTZ T-tail vector confirmed by colony PCR and retriction enzyme digestion on agarose gel.Subcloned(pRSET-B)651 bp gene transformed successfully in Rosetta and after 6 h of induction expressed rPmRab7 was on SDS page,furthermore soluble fraction of rPmRab7(26 kDa)was purified by ni-NTA column.AntiPmRab7 antibody was received by Merk Pvt.Ltd.,and western blot analysis revealed that PmRab7 is present in the lysosomal sub-cellular fraction.Copy number of WSSV was increased 5 fold in 24 h and 20 fold in 72 h of infection and subsequently transcrtipt of PmRab7 was Ct=1.0 to Ct=8.5.Conclusions:Presence of PmRab7 on lysosome clearly indicating PmRab7 participating in lysosomal maturation,other hand WSSV may follow the same route of entry.WSSV internalization has directly linked with regulation of PmRab7.
