Multiple classes of bactericidal antibiotics cause DNA double strand breaks in Staphylococcus aureus
Clarke, R. S.; Edwards, A. M.
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Antibiotics inhibit essential bacterial processes, resulting in arrest of growth and in some cases cell death. Many antibiotics are also reported to trigger endogenous production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which damage DNA and other macromolecules. However, the type of DNA damage that arises and the mechanisms used by bacteria to repair it are largely unclear. We found that several different classes of antibiotic triggered dose-dependent DNA damage in Staphylococcus aureus, including some bacteriostatic drugs. Damage was heterogenous and varied in magnitude between strains. However, antibiotic-triggered DNA damage led to double strand breaks, the processing of which by the RexAB helicase/nuclease complex triggered the SOS response and reduced staphylococcal susceptibility to most of the antibacterials tested. In most cases, DNA DSBs occurred under aerobic but not anaerobic conditions, suggesting a role for ROS. We conclude that DNA double strand breaks are a common occurrence during bacterial exposure to several different antibiotic classes and that repair of this damage by the RexAB complex promotes bacterial survival.
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