Xiao Xia, Li Yi, Li Liang, Xiong Yan Q.
The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 Feb 26;11(3):316. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11030316.
Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) is a leading cause of life-threatening endovascular infections. Endothelial cell (EC) damage is a key factor in the pathogenesis of these syndromes. However, genetic factors related to the EC damage have not been well studied. This study aims to identify genetic determinants that impact human EC damage by screening the genome-wide Nebraska Transposon Mutant Library (NTML). A well-established MTT assay was used to test the in vitro damage of human EC cell line (HMEC-1) caused by each mutant strain in the NTML. We first confirmed some global regulators and genes positively impact the EC damage, which is consistent with published results. These data support the utility of the high-throughput approach. Importantly, we demonstrated 317 mutants significantly decreased the EC damage, while only 6 mutants enhanced the EC damage vs. parental JE2 strain. The majority of these genes have not been previously defined to affect human EC damage. Interestingly, many of these newly identified genes are involved in metabolism, genetic and environmental information processing, and cellular processes. These results advance our knowledge of staphylococcal genetic factors related to human EC damage which may provide novel targets for the development of effective agents against MRSA endovascular infection.
耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)是危及生命的血管内感染的主要原因。内皮细胞(EC)损伤是这些综合征发病机制的关键因素。然而,与EC损伤相关的遗传因素尚未得到充分研究。本研究旨在通过筛选全基因组的内布拉斯加转座子突变体文库(NTML)来鉴定影响人EC损伤的遗传决定因素。采用成熟的MTT法检测NTML中各突变株对人EC细胞系(HMEC-1)的体外损伤。我们首先证实了一些全局调节因子和基因对EC损伤有正向影响,这与已发表的结果一致。这些数据支持了高通量方法的实用性。重要的是,我们证明有317个突变体显著降低了EC损伤,而与亲本JE2菌株相比,只有6个突变体增强了EC损伤。这些基因中的大多数以前未被定义为影响人EC损伤。有趣的是,这些新鉴定的基因中有许多参与代谢、遗传和环境信息处理以及细胞过程。这些结果推进了我们对与人类EC损伤相关的葡萄球菌遗传因素的认识,这可能为开发抗MRSA血管内感染的有效药物提供新的靶点。