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Coordinated regulation of osmotic imbalance by c-di-AMP shapes ß-lactam tolerance in Group B Streptococcus

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Streptococcus agalactiae is among the few pathogens that have not developed resistance to ß-lactam antibiotics despite decades of clinical use. The molecular basis of this long-lasting susceptibility has not been investigated, and it is not known whether specific mechanisms constrain the emergence of resistance. In this study, we first report ß-lactam tolerance due to the inactivation of the c-di-AMP phosphodiesterase GdpP. Mechanistically, tolerance depends on antagonistic regulation by the repressor BusR, which is activated by c-di-AMP and negatively regulates ß-lactam susceptibility through the BusAB osmolyte transporter and the AmaP/Asp23/GlsB cell envelope stress complex. The BusR transcriptional response is synergistic with the simultaneous allosteric inhibition of potassium and osmolyte transporters by c-di-AMP, which individually contribute to low-level ß-lactam tolerance. Genome-wide transposon mutagenesis confirms the role of GdpP and highlights functional interactions between a lysozyme-like hydrolase, the KhpAB RNA chaperone and the protein S immunomodulator in the response of GBS to ß-lactam. Overall, we demonstrate that c-di-AMP acts as a turgor pressure rheostat, coordinating an integrated response at the transcriptional and post-translational levels to cell wall weakening caused by ß-lactam activity, and reveal additional mechanisms that could foster resistance.
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pasteur-04646324 , version 1 (12-07-2024)

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Terry Brissac, Cécile Guyonnet, Aymane Sadouni, Ariadna Hernández-Montoya, Elise Jacquemet, et al.. Coordinated regulation of osmotic imbalance by c-di-AMP shapes ß-lactam tolerance in Group B Streptococcus. microLife, 2024, 5, pp.uqae014. ⟨10.1093/femsml/uqae014⟩. ⟨pasteur-04646324⟩
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