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Structural and Functional Characterization of Rv0792c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identifying Small Molecule Inhibitor against HutC Protein

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Title Structural and Functional Characterization of Rv0792c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identifying Small Molecule Inhibitor against HutC Protein
 
Creator Chauhan, Neeraj Kumar
Anand, Anjali
Sharma, Arun
Dhiman, Kanika
Gosain, Tannu Priya
Singh, Prashant
Singh, Padam
Khan, Eshan
Chattopadhyay, Gopinath
Kumar, Amit
Sharma, Deepak
Sharma, Tarun Kumar
Singh, Ramandeep
 
Subject QR Microbiology
 
Description In order to adapt in host tissues, microbial pathogens regulate their gene expression through a variety of transcription factors. Here, we have functionally characterized Rv0792c, a HutC homolog from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In comparison to the parental strain, a strain of M. tuberculosis with a Rv0792c mutant was compromised for survival upon exposure to oxidative stress and infection in guinea pigs. RNA sequencing analysis revealed that Rv0792c regulates the expression of genes involved in stress adaptation and virulence of M. tuberculosis. Solution small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data-steered model building confirmed that the C-terminal region plays a pivotal role in dimer formation. Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) resulted in the identification of single-strand DNA (ssDNA) aptamers that can be used as a tool to identify small-molecule inhibitors targeting Rv0792c. Using SELEX and SAXS data-based modeling, we identified residues essential for Rv0792c’s aptamer binding activity. In this study, we also identified I-OMe-Tyrphostin as an inhibitor of Rv0792c’s aptamer and DNA binding activity. The identified small molecule reduced the growth of intracellular M. tuberculosis in macrophages. The present study thus provides a detailed shape-function characterization of a HutC family of transcription factor from M. tuberculosis.
 
Publisher ASM
 
Date 2022-12-11
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Relation https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01973-22
http://crdd.osdd.net/open/3075/
 
Identifier Chauhan, Neeraj Kumar and Anand, Anjali and Sharma, Arun and Dhiman, Kanika and Gosain, Tannu Priya and Singh, Prashant and Singh, Padam and Khan, Eshan and Chattopadhyay, Gopinath and Kumar, Amit and Sharma, Deepak and Sharma, Tarun Kumar and Singh, Ramandeep (2022) Structural and Functional Characterization of Rv0792c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Identifying Small Molecule Inhibitor against HutC Protein. MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM, 11 (1).