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Abstract

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have attracted considerable attention because of their multiple and complex mechanisms of action toward resistant bacteria. However, reports have increasingly highlighted how bacteria can escape AMP administration. Here, the molecular mechanisms involved in Escherichia coli resistance to magainin I were investigated through comparative transcriptomics. Sub-inhibitory concentrations of magainin I were used to generate four experimental groups, including magainin I-susceptible E. coli, in the absence (C) and presence of magainin I (CM); and magainin I-resistant E. coli in the absence (R) and presence of magainin I (RM). The total RNA from each sample was extracted; cDNA libraries were constructed and further submitted for Illumina MiSeq sequencing. After RNA-seq data pre-processing and functional annotation, a total of 103 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, mainly related to bacterial metabolism. Moreover, down-regulation of cell motility and chaperone-related genes was observed in CM and RM, whereas cell communication, acid tolerance and multidrug efflux pump genes (ABC transporter, major facilitator and resistance-nodulation cell division superfamilies) were up-regulated in these same groups. DEGs from the C and R groups are related to basal levels of expression of homeostasis-related genes compared to CM and RM, suggesting that the presence of magainin I is required to change the transcriptomics panel in both C and R E. coli strains. These findings show the complexity of E. coli resistance to magainin I through the rearrangement of several metabolic pathways involved in bacterial physiology and drug response, also providing information on the development of novel antimicrobial strategies targeting resistance-related transcripts and proteins herein described.

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