CRISPR干扰筛选确定FprB是铜绿假单胞菌中镓治疗的协同靶点。

CRISPRi screen identifies FprB as a synergistic target for gallium therapy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

作者信息

Zhang Yu, Zhang Tingting, Xiao Xue, Wang Yejun, Kawalek Adam, Ou Jinzhao, Ren Anmin, Sun Wenhao, de Bakker Vincent, Liu Yujie, Li Yuelong, Yang Liang, Ye Liang, Jia Ning, Veening Jan-Willem, Liu Xue

机构信息

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Department of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China.

出版信息

Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 1;16(1):5870. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-61208-z.

Abstract

With the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, non-antibiotic therapies like gallium gain increasing attention. Intravenous gallium nitrate is under Phase II clinical trials to treat chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis patients. However, its clinical efficacy is constrained by the achievable peak concentration in human tissue. To address this limitation, we apply a genome-wide CRISPR interference approach (CRISPRi-seq) to identify potential synergistic targets with gallium. We classify the essential genes by response time and growth reduction, pinpointing the most vulnerable therapeutic targets in this species. In addition, we identify a highly conserved gene, fprB, encoding a ferredoxin-NADP⁺ reductase, whose deletion sensitizes P. aeruginosa to gallium, lowering its MIC by 32-fold and shifting mode of action from bacteriostatic to bactericidal. Further investigation reveals that FprB plays a critical role in modulating oxidative stress induced by gallium, via control of iron homeostasis and reactive oxygen species accumulation. Deleting fprB enhances gallium's efficacy against biofilm formation and improves outcomes in a murine lung infection model of P. aeruginosa, suggesting FprB is a promising drug target in combination with gallium. Overall, our data show CRISPRi-seq as a powerful tool for systematic genetic analysis of P. aeruginosa, advancing the identification of novel therapeutic targets.

摘要

随着抗生素耐药细菌的增加,像镓这样的非抗生素疗法越来越受到关注。静脉注射硝酸镓正在进行II期临床试验,用于治疗囊性纤维化患者的慢性铜绿假单胞菌感染。然而,其临床疗效受到人体组织中可达到的峰值浓度的限制。为了解决这一局限性,我们应用全基因组CRISPR干扰方法(CRISPRi-seq)来识别与镓潜在的协同靶点。我们根据反应时间和生长抑制对必需基因进行分类,确定该物种中最脆弱的治疗靶点。此外,我们鉴定出一个高度保守的基因fprB,它编码一种铁氧化还原蛋白-NADP⁺还原酶,其缺失使铜绿假单胞菌对镓敏感,将其最低抑菌浓度降低32倍,并将作用模式从抑菌转变为杀菌。进一步研究表明,FprB通过控制铁稳态和活性氧积累,在调节镓诱导的氧化应激中起关键作用。删除fprB可增强镓对生物膜形成的疗效,并改善铜绿假单胞菌小鼠肺部感染模型的结果,表明FprB是与镓联合使用的有前景的药物靶点。总体而言,我们的数据表明CRISPRi-seq是对铜绿假单胞菌进行系统遗传分析的有力工具,推动了新型治疗靶点的鉴定。

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