| Literature DB >> 35481752 |
Priya Ragunathan1, Thomas Dick2,3,4, Gerhard Grüber1.
Abstract
New drug targets and molecules with bactericidal activity are needed against the respiratory mycobacterial pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus. Employing a lead repurposing strategy, the antituberculosis compound GaMF1 was tested against M. abscessus. Whole-cell and ATP synthesis assays demonstrated that GaMF1 inhibits growth and kills M. abscessus by targeting the F-ATP synthase. GaMF1's anti-M. abscessus activity increased in combination with clofazimine, rifabutin, or amikacin. The study expands the repertoire of anti-M. abscessus compounds targeting oxidative phosphorylation.Entities:
Keywords: F-ATP synthase; Mycobacterium abscessus; bioenergetics; multidrug resistance; nontuberculous mycobacteria; γ subunit inhibitor
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35481752 PMCID: PMC9112937 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00018-22
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191