发现针对结核分枝杆菌亮氨酸合酶(RibH)的强效抗分枝杆菌药物。
Discovery of potent antimycobacterial agents targeting lumazine synthase (RibH) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
机构信息
Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500078, India.
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana, 121001, India.
出版信息
Sci Rep. 2024 May 28;14(1):12170. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63051-6.
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a global health crisis, necessitating urgent interventions to address drug resistance and improve treatment efficacy. In this study, we validate lumazine synthase (RibH), a vital enzyme in the riboflavin biosynthetic pathway, as a potential drug target against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) using a CRISPRi-based conditional gene knockdown strategy. We employ a high-throughput molecular docking approach to screen ~ 600,000 compounds targeting RibH. Through in vitro screening of 55 shortlisted compounds, we discover 3 compounds that exhibit potent antimycobacterial activity. These compounds also reduce intracellular burden of M. tb during macrophage infection and prevent the resuscitation of the nutrient-starved persister bacteria. Moreover, these three compounds enhance the bactericidal effect of first-line anti-TB drugs, isoniazid and rifampicin. Corroborating with the in silico predicted high docking scores along with favourable ADME and toxicity profiles, all three compounds demonstrate binding affinity towards purified lumazine synthase enzyme in vitro, in addition these compounds exhibit riboflavin displacement in an in vitro assay with purified lumazine synthase indicative of specificity of these compounds to the active site. Further, treatment of M. tb with these compounds indicate reduced production of flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), the ultimate end product of the riboflavin biosynthetic pathway suggesting the action of these drugs on riboflavin biosynthesis. These compounds also show acceptable safety profile in mammalian cells, with a high selective index. Hence, our study validates RibH as an important drug target against M. tb and identifies potent antimycobacterial agents.
结核病(TB)仍然是一个全球性的健康危机,需要紧急干预措施来应对耐药性并提高治疗效果。在这项研究中,我们使用基于 CRISPRi 的条件基因敲低策略,将黄素合酶(RibH)验证为抗结核分枝杆菌(M. tb)的潜在药物靶点。我们采用高通量分子对接方法筛选了约 60 万个针对 RibH 的化合物。通过对 55 种精选化合物的体外筛选,我们发现了 3 种具有强大抗分枝杆菌活性的化合物。这些化合物还可以减少巨噬细胞感染期间 M. tb 的细胞内负担并防止营养饥饿的持久菌复苏。此外,这三种化合物增强了一线抗结核药物异烟肼和利福平的杀菌作用。与计算机预测的高对接分数以及有利的 ADME 和毒性特征一致,所有三种化合物在体外均显示出与纯化的黄素合酶酶的结合亲和力,此外,这些化合物在体外与纯化的黄素合酶进行的黄素合成酶中显示出黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸(FAD)的置换,表明这些化合物对活性部位具有特异性。进一步用这些化合物治疗 M. tb 表明,黄素腺嘌呤二核苷酸(FAD)的产生减少,这是黄素生物合成途径的最终产物,表明这些药物对黄素生物合成起作用。这些化合物在哺乳动物细胞中也表现出可接受的安全性,选择性指数高。因此,我们的研究验证了 RibH 作为抗 M. tb 的重要药物靶点,并确定了有效的抗分枝杆菌药物。
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