Molecular basis for the increased polymyxin susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains with under-acylated lipid A

Velkov, Tony; Soon, Rachel L.; Clements, Abigail; Strugnell, Richard A.; Li, Jian; Chong, Pei L.; Huang, Johnny X.; Cooper, Matthew A.; Azad, Mohammad A. K.; Baker, Mark A.; Thompson, Philip E.; Roberts, Kade; Nation, Roger L.

Title: Molecular basis for the increased polymyxin susceptibility of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains with under-acylated lipid A
Creator: Velkov, Tony; Soon, Rachel L.; Clements, Abigail; Strugnell, Richard A.; Li, Jian; Chong, Pei L.; Huang, Johnny X.; Cooper, Matthew A.; Azad, Mohammad A. K.; Baker, Mark A.; Thompson, Philip E.; Roberts, Kade; Nation, Roger L.
Relation: Innate Immunity Vol. 19, Issue 3, p. 265-277
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753425912459092
Publisher: Sage
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: The impact of under-acylation of lipid A on the interaction between Klebsiella pneumoniae LPS and polymyxins B and E was examined with fluorometric and calorimetric methods, and by 1H NMR, using a paired wild type (WT) and the ΔlpxM mutant strains B5055 and B5055ΔlpxM, which predominantly express LPS with hexa- and penta-acylated lipid A structures respectively. LPS from B5055ΔlpxM displayed a fourfold increased binding affinity for polymyxins B and E compared with the B5055 WT LPS. EC50 values were consistent with polymyxin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for each strain. Accordingly, polymyxin exposure considerably enhanced the permeability of the B5055ΔlpxM OM. Analysis of the melting profiles of isolated LPS aggregates suggested that bactericidal polymyxin activity may relate to the acyl chains’ phase of the outer membrane (OM). The enhanced polymyxin susceptibility of B5055ΔlpxM may be attributable to the favorable insertion of polymyxins into the more fluid OM compared with B5055. Molecular models of the polymyxin B–lipid A complex illuminate the key role of the lipid A acyl chains for complexation of polymyxin. The data provide important insight into the molecular basis for the increased polymyxin susceptibility of K. pneumoniae strains with under-acylated lipid A. Under-acylation appears to facilitate the integration of the N-terminal fatty-acyl chain of polymyxin into the OM resulting in an increased susceptibility to its antimicrobial activity/activities.
Subject: polymyxin; klebsiella pneumoniae; lipopolysaccharide
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1295613
Identifier: uon:19079
Identifier: ISSN:1753-4259
Language: eng
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