Mutational and expression analysis of and its response to isoniazid Free

Abstract

A gene () encoding arylamine -acetyltransferase (NAT) has been found in The gene is expressed and the enzyme is active in growing cells. -Acetyltransferase acetylates and inactivates isoniazid (INH), which is a front-line drug used in tuberculosis (TB) therapy. In this study, it was shown that a previously reported G619A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was conserved in two strain families found in the Western Cape Province of South Africa (strain families 3 and 28). Further sequence analysis of isolates in strain family 3 identified a new T529C SNP in NAT resulting in a histidine instead of a tyrosine at position 177. This SNP was found only in isolates from strain family 3, and this mutation affects the highly conserved tyrosine residue close to the active site. Using real-time PCR, the expression of () was determined over a 28 day growth cycle of the reference strain (H37Rv). The expression of occurs early in growth and reaches maximum levels at mid-exponential phase. The exposure of INH-susceptible isolates to low levels of INH resulted in an increase of expression (reference strain H37Rv, which is wild-type for , and isolate 1430, containing both SNPs). An INH-resistant isolate (816) exposed to INH showed no change in expression. The increased expression in the susceptible isolates suggests that INH affects expression. may contribute to INH susceptibility, but in combination with other factors.

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