Bibliographic citations
Quiñones, M., (2021). Represión transcripcional por CRISPRi de genes homólogos de bombas de eflujo de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en el modelo de Mycobacterium smegmatis y su efecto en el eflujo del ácido pirazinoico [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10037
Quiñones, M., Represión transcripcional por CRISPRi de genes homólogos de bombas de eflujo de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en el modelo de Mycobacterium smegmatis y su efecto en el eflujo del ácido pirazinoico []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10037
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title = "Represión transcripcional por CRISPRi de genes homólogos de bombas de eflujo de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en el modelo de Mycobacterium smegmatis y su efecto en el eflujo del ácido pirazinoico",
author = "Quiñones Garcia, Maura Stefany",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2021"
}
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The recommended treatment for TB in adults is based on the use of first-line drugs, such as pyrazinamide (PZA). PZA is also used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) because its main function is the eradication of latent strains. At present, the mechanism of action of the active form of PZA, pyrazinoic acid (POA), is not yet fully understood. The main cause of resistance to PZA is mutations in the pncA gene, a gene that encodes pyrazinamidase and converts PZA to POA; however, there are strains that are independent of this condition, so it is believed that there are other mechanisms that may explain resistance such as mutations in efflux pumps. The aim of the study was to silence by CRISPR interference genes encoding efflux pumps related to weak acid efflux and to evaluate the kinetics of POA efflux in M. smegmatis using the quantitative Wayne test. In addition, genes encoding proteins related to the function of homólogous efflux pumps in M. tuberculosis were selected. The genes were silenced singly (MSMEG_0250, MSMEG_3815, MSMEG_0241, MSMEG_5046 and MSMEG_0410) and in combination of 2 (MSMEG_3815/ MSMEG_0410, MSMEG_3815/ MSMEG_0250 and MSMEG_3815/ MSMEG_0241). Silencing of the MSMEG_0250 gene was the only one that changed the POA efflux significantly (P=0.0006).
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