PNGM-1, a novel subclass B3 metallo-β-lactamase from a deep-sea sediment metagenome

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Kwang Seung ParkSang Hee Lee

Abstract

In order to find antimicrobial resistance gene(s) pre-dating the use of antibiotics through metagenomics, functional screening of a metagenomic library from the deep-seep sediments of Edison Seamount (ca. 10000 years old) was performed. Among 60 antimicrobial-resistant clones, a single clone with the highest minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for ampicillin was selected. Sequence analysis revealed a new metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) gene, designated as blaPNGM-1. PNGM-1 retains a zinc ion-binding motif (H116XH118XD120H121, H196 and H263), conserved in subclass B3 MBLs. The catalytic parameters of purified PNGM-1 and the MICs of β-lactams for Escherichia coli TOP10 transformants harbouring the blaPNGM-1 gene were assessed. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing indicated reduced susceptibility to penicillins, narrow- and extended-spectrum cephalosporins, and carbapenems in E. coli TOP10 transformants harbouring the blaPNGM-1 gene. In addition, kinetic analyses revealed that PNGM-1 hydrolysed almost all β-lactams. The PNGM-1 enzyme is the first case of a subclass B3 MBL derived from a functional metagenomic library of a deep-sea sediment that pre-dates the antibiotic era.

Citations

Oct 4, 2018·Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications·Kwang Seung ParkSang Hee Lee
Jul 16, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Yoon Sik ParkLin-Woo Kang
Mar 19, 2021·EcoSal Plus·Nicholas WaglechnerGerard D Wright

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