A new coumarin compound DCH combats methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm by targeting arginine repressor
A new coumarin compound DCH combats methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm by targeting arginine repressor
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一种新型香豆素化合物 DCH 通过靶向精氨酸阻遏物对抗耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌生物膜
DOI:
10.1126/sciadv.aay9597
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发表时间:
2020-07-01
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13.6
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Li, Mingkai
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作者:
Qu, Di;Hou, Zheng;Li, Mingkai
Coumarin compound DCH combats methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection via inhibiting bacterial arginine repressor. Staphylococcus aureus infection is difficult to eradicate because of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. The increasing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection necessitates the development of a new agent against bacterial biofilms. We report a new coumarin compound, termed DCH, that effectively combats MRSA in vitro and in vivo and exhibits potent antibiofilm activity without detectable resistance. Cellular proteome analysis suggests that the molecular mechanism of action of DCH involves the arginine catabolic pathway. Using molecular docking and binding affinity assays of DCH, and comparison of the properties of wild-type and ArgR-deficient MRSA strains, we demonstrate that the arginine repressor ArgR, an essential regulator of the arginine catabolic pathway, is the target of DCH. These findings indicate that DCH is a promising lead compound and validate bacterial ArgR as a potential target in the development of new drugs against MRSA biofilms.