Ates Aysegul, Tastan Cihan, Ermertcan Safak
Pharmeceutical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
Transgenic Cell Technologies and Epigenetic Application and Research Center (TRGENMER), Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
CRISPR J. 2024 Dec;7(6):374-384. doi: 10.1089/crispr.2024.0001. Epub 2024 Nov 8.
Antibiotic resistance poses a global health crisis limiting the efficacy of available therapeutic agents. We explored CRISPR-Cas-based antimicrobials to combat multidrug resistance in methicillin-resistant (MRSA), targeting methicillin (A), gentamicin (A), and ciprofloxacin (A, B) resistance genes. Engineered CRISPR plasmids with specific single-guide RNAs were electroporated into MRSA strains. Real-time polymerase chain reaction assessed gene expression changes, while antibiotic susceptibility tests (ASTs) evaluated resistance status. Results showed a 1.5-fold decrease in A, a 5.5-fold decrease in A, a 6-fold decrease in B, and a 4-fold decrease in A expression. ASTs demonstrated the reversal of resistance to beta-lactam, quinolone, and aminoglycoside antibiotics. Western blot analysis revealed a 70% decrease in penicillin-binding protein 2a expression. Sanger sequencing confirmed point mutations in the B and A genes. Our findings highlight the potential of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to restore antibiotic efficacy against multidrug-resistant pathogens.
抗生素耐药性构成了一场全球健康危机,限制了现有治疗药物的疗效。我们探索了基于CRISPR-Cas的抗菌剂,以对抗耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)中的多药耐药性,靶向耐甲氧西林(A)、庆大霉素(A)和环丙沙星(A、B)耐药基因。将带有特定单向导RNA的工程化CRISPR质粒电穿孔导入MRSA菌株。实时聚合酶链反应评估基因表达变化,而抗生素敏感性试验(ASTs)评估耐药状态。结果显示,A表达下降了1.5倍,A下降了5.5倍,B下降了6倍,A下降了4倍。ASTs表明对β-内酰胺类、喹诺酮类和氨基糖苷类抗生素的耐药性得到了逆转。蛋白质免疫印迹分析显示青霉素结合蛋白2a的表达下降了70%。桑格测序证实了B和A基因中的点突变。我们的研究结果突出了CRISPR-Cas9技术恢复针对多药耐药病原体的抗生素疗效的潜力。