Structural modification of Escherichia coli lipid A by myristoyltransferase gene from Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Microbiol Immunol

Department of Biosciences, College of Science and Engineering, Kanto Gakuin University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Published: August 2019

Lipid A in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Escherichia coli mutant strains was modified by the introduction of myristoyltransferase gene cloned from Klebsiella pneumoniae. When the gene was introduced into the mutant having lipid A containing only 3-hydroxymyristic acids, it produced lipid A with two additional myristic acids (C ). When the same gene was introduced into the mutant with pentaacylated lipid A containing one lauric acid (C ), C was replaced by C . IL-6-inducing activity of LPS with modified lipid A structure suggested that C in lipid A could be replaced by C without changing the immunostimulating activity.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.12722DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

escherichia coli
8
myristoyltransferase gene
8
klebsiella pneumoniae
8
gene introduced
8
introduced mutant
8
lipid
7
structural modification
4
modification escherichia
4
coli lipid
4
lipid myristoyltransferase
4

Similar Publications

Emergence and polyclonal dissemination of NDM-5/OXA-181 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in the French Indian Ocean territories.

Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob

January 2025

Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Félix Guyon, Allée des Topazes, 97400, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France.

Aim: Located in the Southwest Indian Ocean area (SIOA), the two French overseas territories (FOTs) of Reunion and Mayotte islands are heavily impacted by antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this study was to investigate all cases of NDM-5 and OXA-181 carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli (CPEc) in these two FOTs between 2015 and 2020, to better understand the regional spread of these last-line treatment resistant bacteria.

Methods: All E.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: Bacterial gastroenteritis is a significant public health concern, capable of causing severe infections. Among the various pathogens involved, those belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family are the most frequently isolated and associated with gastrointestinal disorders. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of common diarrheagenic Enterobacteriaceae in Iran over the past two decades, from 2000 to 2023.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Tracking transmission through transposable elements in uropathogenic and commensal .

Future Microbiol

January 2025

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas Ambientales, Instituto de Microbiología, Quito, Ecuador.

Aim: To investigate the nucleotide sequences associated with transposable elements carrying bla allelic variants as potential markers for the transmission of antimicrobial resistance genes between domestic animals, humans and the environment.

Materials & Methods: We conducted whole-genome sequencing and analyzed the nucleotide sequences of most abundant bla allelic variants (bla, bla, and bla) in commensal Escherichia coli ( = 20) from household members in Quito and uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) ( = 149) isolated from nine clinics in Quito, Ecuador.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Fabricating an antioxidant and bacteriostatic soy protein isolate film double-crosslinked via dialdehyde cellulose nanofibers and Tara tannins for beef tallow and cooked pork preservation.

Int J Biol Macromol

January 2025

Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, No. 26 Hexing Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin 150040, PR China. Electronic address:

Although Tara tannins (TT) have given soy protein isolate (SPI) film antioxidant properties, the mechanical and barrier properties were not significantly improved. In this work, dialdehyde cellulose nanofibers (DACNF) were obtained through oxidation using sodium periodate and incorporated into SPI film with TT to obtain antioxidant and bacteriostatic properties. With increased DACNF content, the anti-swelling, mechanical and barrier properties of SPI film were enhanced due to a double-crosslinked structure based on the covalent and hydrogen bonds formed between DACNF, TT and SPI.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Cefiderocol is a parenteral catechol-type siderophore cephalosporin, which has been approved for the treatment of gram-negative bacterial infections. Its activity among the carbapenem-resistant gram negative bacilli (CR-GNBs) in India is largely unknown.

Methodology: We tested in-vitro susceptibility of cefiderocol in 84 CR-GNB [ carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) , carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli (CREC) and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP)] by broth microdilution(BMD) and disc diffusion (DD) using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints and concordance of DD was compared with BMD.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!