Author:
Fan Jun,de Jonge Boudewijn L. M.,MacCormack Kathy,Sriram Shubha,McLaughlin Robert E.,Plant Helen,Preston Marian,Fleming Paul R.,Albert Robert,Foulk Melinda,Mills Scott D.
Abstract
ABSTRACTBacterial biosensor strains can be useful tools for the discovery and characterization of antibacterial compounds. A plasmid-based reporter vector containing a transcriptional fusion between therecApromoter and green fluorescence protein gene was introduced into anEscherichia coliΔtolCstrain to create a biosensor strain that selectively senses inhibitors of DNA metabolism via the SOS response. The strain was used to develop a high-throughput assay to identify new inhibitors of DNA metabolism. Screening of the AstraZeneca compound library with this strain identified known inhibitors of DNA metabolism, as well as novel chemotypes. The cellular target of one novel series was elucidated as DNA gyrase through genetic characterization of laboratory-generated resistant mutants followed by 50% inhibitory concentration measurements in a DNA gyrase activity assay. These studies validated the use of this antibiotic biosensor strain to identify novel selective inhibitors of DNA metabolism by high-throughput screening.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Pharmacology
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