Detection of gene mutations related with drug resistance in Mycobacterium leprae from leprosy patients using Touch-Down (TD) PCR.
The lack of methods to identify Mycobacterium leprae with the resistance against multi-drugs quickly and specifically has hindered effective chemotherapy against M. leprae infection. To screen M. leprae with resistance against multi-drugs, the Touch-Down (TD)-PCR has been used in this study. Sequences of the folP, rpoA, B, and gyrA, B genes were analyzed for isolates of M. leprae from leprosy patients in Korea. We amplified designated region of several genes in M. leprae involved in drug resistance and could obtain the PCR products of each gene. The mutations in the particular region of folP, rpoB, and gyrB gene were certified by TD-PCR single-stranded conformational polymorphism and DNA sequencing, respectively.
Kim
Se-Kon
SK
Institute of Hansen's Disease, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Socho-Gu, Seoul 137-701, South Korea.
Lee
Seong-Beom
SB
Kang
Tae-Jin
TJ
Chae
Gue-Tae
GT
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000235:genetics*; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007917:Leprostatic Agents