Mutation in the nat gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains: effect on the enzymatic activity and on the isoniazid-resistance profile. / Mutações no gene nat de isolados de Mycobacterium tuberculosis: efeito na atividade enzimática e no perfil de resistência à isoniazida
AUTOR(ES)
Letícia Cecon
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009
RESUMO
Since around 25-50% of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to INH do not present any mutation in katG, inhA, ahpC and kasA genes that could explain their resistance, we proposed to evaluate the influence of specific mutations in the nat gene in the mechanisms of resistance and in the activity of NAT. All strains were identified and characterized molecularly by the amplification by PCR of the IS6110 region and by MIRU-VNTR, respectively. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) was performed using the REMA method. After screening of mutations in the resistant-related genes by PCR-SSCP followed by DNA sequencing, 45 strains were selected to be evaluated for specific mutations (by PCR and sequencing) and mRNA expression of nat by real time RT-PCR. It was showed that mutations in the katG gene were the most frequent and related to INH resistance since 68.4% of all resistant strains presented mutation in this gene. Mutations in the promoter region of inhA gene, oxyR-ahpC intergenic region and kasA gene were found in 8.8%, 5.6% and 21.6% of the strains, respectively. Mutations in the nat gene, four of them not previously described, were found in 40.0% of the strains. Although those mutations influence in the protein produced it was not observed a direct relation in an increase in CIM. It was also noted no relation between the expression of mRNA of nat gene neither with the MIC values nor with the number of mutations, both specific of nat gene as well in the other genes characteristically related to INH resistance.
ASSUNTO(S)
nat resistance isoniazida microbiologia médica pesquisa) nat resistência epidemiologia)
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