Enolpyruvate transferase MurAAA149E, identified during adaptation of Enterococcus faecium to daptomycin, increases stability of MurAA–MurG interaction
0303 health sciences
03 medical and health sciences
Bacterial Proteins
Daptomycin
Transferases
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Enterococcus faecium
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Peptidoglycan
Research Article
Anti-Bacterial Agents
DOI:
10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102912
Publication Date:
2023-01-14T15:31:25Z
AUTHORS (9)
ABSTRACT
Daptomycin (DAP) is an antibiotic frequently used as a drug of last resort against vancomycin-resistant enterococci. One of the major challenges when using DAP against vancomycin-resistant enterococci is the emergence of resistance, which is mediated by the cell-envelope stress system LiaFSR. Indeed, inhibition of LiaFSR signaling has been suggested as a strategy to "resensitize" enterococci to DAP. In the absence of LiaFSR, alternative pathways mediating DAP resistance have been identified, including adaptive mutations in the enolpyruvate transferase MurAA (MurAAA149E), which catalyzes the first committed step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis; however, how these mutations confer resistance is unclear. Here, we investigated the biochemical basis for MurAAA149E-mediated adaptation to DAP to determine whether such an alternative pathway would undermine the potential efficacy of therapies that target the LiaFSR pathway. We found cells expressing MurAAA149E had increased susceptibility to glycoside hydrolases, consistent with decreased cell wall integrity. Furthermore, structure-function studies of MurAA and MurAAA149E using X-ray crystallography and biochemical analyses indicated only a modest decrease in MurAAA149E activity, but a 16-fold increase in affinity for MurG, which performs the last intracellular step of peptidoglycan synthesis. Exposure to DAP leads to mislocalization of cell division proteins including MurG. In Bacillus subtilis, MurAA and MurG colocalize at division septa and, thus, we propose MurAAA149E may contribute to DAP nonsusceptibility by increasing the stability of MurAA-MurG interactions to reduce DAP-induced mislocalization of these essential protein complexes.
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