Recurrent emergence of carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae mediated by an inhibitory ompK36 mRNA secondary structure
Author:
Wong Joshua L. C., David Sophia, Sanchez-Garrido Julia, Woo Jia Z., Low Wen Wen, Morecchiato Fabio, Giani Tommaso, Rossolini Gian Maria, Brett Stephen J., Clements AbigailORCID, Aanensen David M, Rouskin Silvi, Frankel Gad
Abstract
AbstractOuter membrane porins in Gram-negative bacteria facilitate antibiotic influx. In Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), modifications in the porin OmpK36 are implicated in increasing resistance to carbapenems. Analysis of large KP genome collections, encompassing major healthcare-associated clones, revealed the recurrent emergence of a synonymous cytosine to thymine transition at position 25 (25c>t) in ompK36. We show that the 25c>t transition increases carbapenem resistance through depletion of OmpK36 from the outer membrane. The mutation attenuates KP in a murine pneumonia model, which accounts for its limited clonal expansion observed by phylogenetic analysis. However, in the context of carbapenem treatment, the 25c>t transition tips the balance towards treatment failure, thus accounting for its recurrent emergence. Mechanistically, the 25c>t transition mediates an intramolecular mRNA interaction between a uracil encoded by 25t and the first adenine within the Shine-Dalgarno sequence. This specific interaction leads to the formation of an RNA stem structure, which obscures the ribosomal binding site thus disrupting translation. While mutations reducing OmpK36 expression via transcriptional silencing are known, we uniquely demonstrate the repeated selection of a synonymous ompK36 mutation mediating translational suppression in response to antibiotic pressure.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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