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Title: Accumulation of Succinyl Coenzyme A Perturbs the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Succinylome and Is Associated with Increased Susceptibility to Beta-Lactam Antibiotics

Journal Article · · mBio (Online)
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  1. Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
  2. MIMS-Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, Molecular Biology Department, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
  3. Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  4. Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA

Penicillin binding protein 2a (PBP2a)-dependent resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is regulated by the activity of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle via a poorly understood mechanism. We report that mutations in sucC and sucD, but not other TCA cycle enzymes, negatively impact β-lactam resistance without changing PBP2a expression. Increased intracellular levels of succinyl coenzyme A (succinyl-CoA) in the sucC mutant significantly perturbed lysine succinylation in the MRSA proteome. Suppressor mutations in sucA or sucB, responsible for succinyl-CoA biosynthesis, reversed sucC mutant phenotypes. The major autolysin (Atl) was the most succinylated protein in the proteome, and increased Atl succinylation in the sucC mutant was associated with loss of autolytic activity. Although PBP2a and PBP2 were also among the most succinylated proteins in the MRSA proteome, peptidoglycan architecture and cross-linking were unchanged in the sucC mutant. These data reveal that perturbation of the MRSA succinylome impacts two interconnected cell wall phenotypes, leading to repression of autolytic activity and increased susceptibility to β-lactam antibiotics.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RLO 1830; AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1804130
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1959058
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-166791; e00530-21
Journal Information:
mBio (Online), Journal Name: mBio (Online) Vol. 12 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 2150-7511
Publisher:
American Society for MicrobiologyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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