Investigation of the in vivo interaction between beta-lactamase and its inhibitor protein
TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.485-492, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.3906/biy-1409-83
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.485-492
- Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The affinity of beta-lactamase inhibitory protein (BLIP) for TEM-1 beta-lactamase has raised hopes in the challenge of protein-based inhibitor discovery for beta-lactamase-mediated antibiotic resistance. Currently, the effect of the formation of the beta-lactamase:BLIP complex in vivo in beta-lactam resistant bacteria is an open question. The scarcity of information to the extent to which BLIP can impair beta-lactamase activity inside cells has urged us to assess the in vivo efficacy of BLIP as a potent beta-lactamase inhibitor. To this end, beta-lactamase and BLIP were coexpressed in Escherichia coli. Simultaneous expression of beta-lactamase and BLIP and the formation of the TEM-1 beta-lactamase: BLIP complex in the periplasmic space of E. coli were verified by electrophoretic and Western blot techniques. Growth profiles of the cells expressing both beta-lactamase and its protein inhibitor, complemented with beta-lactamase activity measurements, suggested that BLIP synthesis retarded cell growth and reduced beta-lactamase activity. Although co-expression of beta-lactamase and its protein inhibitor did not completely impair cell growth, the specificity of BLIP enabled it to bind beta-lactamase in the bacterial periplasm, regardless of the crowding components.