Pyrazinamide action is driven by the cell envelope stress response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Thiede, J. M.; Dillon, N.; Howe, M. D.; Modlin, S. J.; Aflakpui, R.; Hoffner, S.; Valafar, F.; Minato, Y.; Baughn, A. D.
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Pyrazinamide (PZA) plays a crucial role in first-line tuberculosis drug therapy. Unlike other antimicrobial agents, PZA is only active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis at low pH. The basis for this conditional drug susceptibility remains undefined. In this study, we utilized a genome-wide approach to interrogate potentiation of PZA action. We find that mutations in numerous genes involved in central metabolism as well as cell envelope maintenance and stress response are associated with PZA resistance. Further, we demonstrate that constitutive activation of the cell envelope stress response can drive PZA susceptibility independent of environmental pH. Consequently, treatment with peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitors, such as beta-lactams and D-cycloserine, potentiate PZA action through triggering this response. These findings illuminate a regulatory mechanism for conditional PZA susceptibility and reveals new avenues for enhancing potency of this important drug through targeting activation of the cell envelope stress response.
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