Ampicillin-controlled glucose metabolism manipulates the transition from tolerance to resistance in bacteria
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Abstract
The mechanism(s) of how bacteria acquire tolerance and then resistance to antibiotics remains poorly understood. Here, we show that glucose abundance decreases progressively as ampicillin-sensitive strains acquire resistance to ampicillin. The mechanism involves that ampicillin initiates this event via targeting pts promoter and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) to promote glucose transport and inhibit glycolysis, respectively. Thus, glucose fluxes into pentose phosphate pathway to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) causing genetic mutations. Meanwhile, PDH activity is gradually restored due to the competitive binding of accumulated pyruvate and ampicillin, which lowers glucose level, and activates cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/cAMP receptor protein (CRP) complex. cAMP/CRP negatively regulates glucose transport and ROS but enhances DNA repair, leading to ampicillin resistance. Glucose and Mn2+ delay the acquisition, providing an effective approach to control the resistance. The same effect is also determined in the intracellular pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. Thus, glucose metabolism represents a promising target to stop/delay the transition of tolerance to resistance.
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