In contrast with most bacteria, which harbour a single inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) gene, the genomic sequence ofMycobacterium tuberculosisH37Rv predicts three genes encoding IMPDH:guaB1,guaB2andguaB3. These three genes were cloned and expressed inEscherichia colito evaluate functional IMPDH activity. Purified recombinant Mt-GuaB2, which uses inosine monophosphate as a substrate, was identified as the only active GuaB orthologue inM. tuberculosisand showed optimal activity at pH 8.5 and 37 °C. Mt-GuaB2 was inhibited significantlyin vitroby a panel of diphenyl urea-based derivatives, which were also potent anti-mycobacterial agents againstM. tuberculosisandMycobacterium smegmatis, with MICs in the range of 0.2–0.5 μg ml−1. When Mt-GuaB2 was overexpressed on a plasmidin transinM. smegmatis, a diphenyl urea analogue showed a 16-fold increase in MIC. Interestingly, when Mt-GuaB orthologues (Mt-GuaB1 and 3) were also overexpressed on a plasmidin transinM. smegmatis, they also conferred resistance, suggesting that although these Mt-GuaB orthologues were inactivein vitro, they presumably titrate the effect of the inhibitory properties of the active compoundsin vivo.
与大多数只携带一个
次黄嘌呤单
磷酸脱氢酶(I
MPDH)
基因的细菌不同,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
基因组序列预测了三个编码I
MPDH的
基因:
guaB1、
guaB2和
guaB3。这三个
基因被克隆并在
Escherichia coli中表达,以评估其功能性I
MPDH活性。纯化的
重组Mt-GuaB2,它使用
次黄嘌呤单
磷酸作为底物,被确定为
M. tuberculosis中唯一活性的GuaB同源物,并在pH 8.5和37℃下显示出最佳活性。Mt-GuaB2被一系列二苯基
脲衍
生物明显地
in vitro抑制,这些衍
生物也是对
M. tuberculosis和
Mycobacterium smegmatis的有效杀菌剂,MIC在0.2-0.5μg ml
−1范围内。当在转录子中过表达Mt-GuaB2于
M. smegmatis中时,一种二苯基
脲类似物的MIC增加了16倍。有趣的是,当Mt-GuaB同源物(Mt-GuaB1和3)也在转录子中过表达于
M. smegmatis中时,它们也提供了抗性,这表明尽管这些Mt-GuaB同源物在
in vitro中无活性,但它们可能在
in vivo中调节活性化合物的抑制性能。