title: Mycobacterium fluoroquinolone resistance protein B, a novel small GTPase, is involved in the regulation of DNA gyrase and drug resistance.
abstract: DNA gyrase plays a vital role in resolving DNA topological problems and is the target of antibiotics such as fluoroquinolones. Mycobacterium fluoroquinolone resistance protein A (MfpA) from Mycobacterium smegmatis is a newly identified DNA gyrase inhibitor that is believed to confer intrinsic resistance to fluoroquinolones. However, MfpA does not prevent drug-induced inhibition of DNA gyrase in vitro, implying the involvement of other as yet unknown factors. Here, we have identified a new factor, named Mycobacterium fluoroquinolone resistance protein B (MfpB), which is involved in the protection of DNA gyrase against drugs both in vivo and in vitro. Genetic results suggest that MfpB is necessary for MfpA protection of DNA gyrase against drugs in vivo; an mfpB knockout mutant showed greater susceptibility to ciprofloxacin than the wild-type, whereas a strain overexpressing MfpA and MfpB showed higher loss of susceptibility. Further biochemical characterization indicated that MfpB is a small GTPase and its GTP bound form interacts directly with MfpA and influences its interaction with DNA gyrase. Mutations in MfpB that decrease its GTPase activity disrupt its protective efficacy. Our studies suggest that MfpB, a small GTPase, is required for MfpA-conferred protection of DNA gyrase.
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, CAS, Beijing, 100101, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hanyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xinling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jiaoyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Kaixia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mi
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D027081:DNA Gyrase / Q000378:metabolism*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D020102:Mycobacterium smegmatis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; C445685:MfpA protein, Mycobacterium smegmatis; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins; D027081:DNA Gyrase