Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Polyphosphate kinase-1 regulates bacterial and host metabolic pathways involved in pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Publication Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

January 9, 2024

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volume/Issue

121/2

ISSN

1091-6490

Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is primarily synthesized by Polyphosphate Kinase-1 (PPK-1) and regulates numerous cellular processes, including energy metabolism, stress adaptation, drug tolerance, and microbial pathogenesis. Here, we report that polyP interacts with acyl CoA carboxylases, enzymes involved in lipid biosynthesis in . We show that deletion of in results in transcriptional and metabolic reprogramming. In comparison to the parental strain, the Δ mutant strain had reduced levels of virulence-associated lipids such as PDIMs and TDM. We also observed that polyP deficiency in is associated with enhanced phagosome-lysosome fusion in infected macrophages and attenuated growth in mice. Host RNA-seq analysis revealed decreased levels of transcripts encoding for proteins involved in either type I interferon signaling or formation of foamy macrophages in the lungs of Δ mutant-infected mice relative to parental strain-infected animals. Using target-based screening and molecular docking, we have identified raloxifene hydrochloride as a broad-spectrum PPK-1 inhibitor. We show that raloxifene hydrochloride significantly enhanced the activity of isoniazid, bedaquiline, and pretomanid against in macrophages. Additionally, raloxifene inhibited the growth of in mice. This is an in-depth study that provides mechanistic insights into the regulation of mycobacterial pathogenesis by polyP deficiency.

Alternate Journal

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

PubMed ID

38170746

PubMed Central ID

PMC10786269

Authors

Chugh S
Tiwari P
Suri C
Gupta SK
Singh P
Bouzeyen R
Kidwai S
Srivastava M
Rameshwaram NR
Kumar Y
Asthana S
Singh R

Keywords

Animals
Mice
Molecular Docking Simulation
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacterial Proteins
Metabolic Networks and Pathways
Raloxifene Hydrochloride
Polyphosphates