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, Devon Dennison1, Thomas Ioerger2 and Tanya Parish1,3,4
We determined the mechanism of resistance to seven chemical series with potent activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Resistant mutants were isolated against the aminothiazoles, phenylhydrazones, 8-hydroxyquinolines, nitazoxanides, phenyl alkylimidazoles, morpholino thiophenes and trifluoromethyl pyrimidinones. We demonstrated that mutations in several components of the Esx-3 type VII secretion system (EccA3, EccB3, EccC3 and EccD3) conferred resistance to these disparate scaffolds. We conclude that mutations in Esx-3 are a common mechanism of resistance to anti-tubercular agents, which may have clinical relevance for new drugs.
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