Bibliographic citations
Maciel, F., (2024). Rol de las metalochaperonas candidatas en el mecanismo de acción y resistencia a pirazinamida en Mycobacterium tuberculosis [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/15418
Maciel, F., Rol de las metalochaperonas candidatas en el mecanismo de acción y resistencia a pirazinamida en Mycobacterium tuberculosis []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/15418
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title = "Rol de las metalochaperonas candidatas en el mecanismo de acción y resistencia a pirazinamida en Mycobacterium tuberculosis",
author = "Maciel Carpio, Fresie Denisse",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2024"
}
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In this infection, pyrazinamide (PZA) is considered one of the key drugs in the treatment of tuberculosis, both in the latent and active phases of the disease. Although, the mechanism of action of the drug is not fully understood, it is known that the pyrazinoic acid (POA) is the active component of the drug, which is produced by the action of the enzyme pyrazinamidase/nicotinamidase (PZAse) of Mtb. The primary mechanism of resistance to PZA is caused by mutations in the pncA gene that encodes the PZAse enzyme in Mtb. However, not all clinically resistant strains have mutations in this gene, suggesting more than one mechanism associated with PZA resistance. PZAse is a metalloenzyme, and the specific nature of the metal cofactor is not yet known. However, it has been demonstrated that this metal is a key factor for enzymatic activity. Therefore, the inactivation of PZAse due to the lack of the metal cofactor lead to resistance to PZA in Mtb. Evidence obtained from previous in vitro studies suggests that the PZAse enzyme may require metallochaperone proteins for activation. Thus, it is proposed that the loss of activity of these metallochaperones may be related to alternative mechanisms of resistance to PZA in Mtb. The present study assessed the individual removal of genes Rv0944 and Rv2102, using the ORBIT technique on the efflux rate of POA and the susceptibility to PZA in M. tuberculosis in vitro. The evaluated genes were selected in a bioinformatic study as metalochaperones candidates for the enzyme PZAse-Mtb. The individual removal of genes Rv0944 and Rv2102 resulted in a significant but partial decrease in POA efflux rate (p=0.033 and p=0.000, respectively) and a slight increase in resistance to PZA in Mtb.
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