Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Infectious Disease Area, Emeryville, California, USA.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Aug;56(8):4463-5. doi: 10.1128/AAC.06354-11. Epub 2012 May 29.
LFF571 is a novel semisynthetic thiopeptide and potent inhibitor of Gram-positive bacteria. We report that the antibacterial activity of LFF571 against Clostridium difficile is due to inhibition of translation. Single-step mutants of C. difficile with reduced susceptibility to LFF571 were selected at frequencies of <4.5 × 10(-11) to 1.2 × 10(-9). Sequencing revealed a G260E substitution in the thiopeptide-binding pocket of elongation factor Tu. Importantly, this mutation did not confer cross-resistance to clinically used antimicrobials. These results support the development of LFF571 as a treatment for C. difficile infection.
LFF571 是一种新型半合成噻唑肽类抗生素,对革兰氏阳性菌有很强的抑制作用。我们的研究表明,LFF571 对艰难梭菌的抗菌活性是由于其抑制了翻译过程。用 LFF571 进行选择压力下艰难梭菌的一步突变,其对 LFF571 的敏感性降低,突变频率为<4.5×10(-11) 到 1.2×10(-9)。测序结果表明在延伸因子 Tu 的噻唑肽结合口袋中存在 G260E 取代。重要的是,这种突变并没有赋予交叉耐药性到临床上使用的抗生素。这些结果支持了 LFF571 作为治疗艰难梭菌感染的药物的开发。