A multiple genome analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals specific novel genes and mutations associated with pyrazinamide resistance

Patricia Sheen, David Requena, Eduardo Gushiken, Robert H. Gilman, Ricardo Antiparra, Bryan Lucero, Pilar Lizárraga, Basilio Cieza, Elisa Roncal, Louis Grandjean, Arnab Pain, Ruth McNerney, Taane G. Clark, David Moore, Mirko Zimic

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Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health problem and drug resistance compromises the efforts to control this disease. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important drug used in both first and second line treatment regimes. However, its complete mechanism of action and resistance remains unclear. Results: We genotyped and sequenced the complete genomes of 68 M. tuberculosis strains isolated from unrelated TB patients in Peru. No clustering pattern of the strains was verified based on spoligotyping. We analyzed the association between PZA resistance with non-synonymous mutations and specific genes. We found mutations in pncA and novel genes significantly associated with PZA resistance in strains without pncA mutations. These included genes related to transportation of metal ions, pH regulation and immune system evasion. Conclusions: These results suggest potential alternate mechanisms of PZA resistance that have not been found in other populations, supporting that the antibacterial activity of PZA may hit multiple targets.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number769
JournalBMC genomics
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 11 2017

Keywords

  • Drugs
  • Efflux pump
  • Genes
  • Genome
  • MDR
  • Metallochaperone
  • Mutations
  • Pyrazinamide
  • Resistance
  • Tuberculosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Genetics

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