{"title":"Transferability of tigecycline resistance: Characterization of the expanding Tet(X) family.","authors":"Chao-Yue Cui, Qiwei Chen, Qian He, Chong Chen, Rong-Min Zhang, Youjun Feng, Jian Sun","doi":"10.1002/wsbm.1538","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tetracycline and its derivative tigecycline are clinical options against Gram-negative bacterial infections. The emergence of mobile Tet(X) enzymes that destruct tetracycline-type antibiotics is posing a big challenge to antibacterial therapy and food/environmental securities. Here, we present an update on a growing number of Tet(X) variants. We describe structure and action of Tet(X) enzyme, and discuss the evolutional origin. In addition, potential Tet(X) inhibitors are given. This mini-review might benefit better understanding of Tet(X)-mediated tigecycline resistance. This article is categorized under: Infectious Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics Infectious Diseases > Environmental Factors Infectious Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":29896,"journal":{"name":"WIREs Mechanisms of Disease","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"WIREs Mechanisms of Disease","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/wsbm.1538","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2021/10/5 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Tetracycline and its derivative tigecycline are clinical options against Gram-negative bacterial infections. The emergence of mobile Tet(X) enzymes that destruct tetracycline-type antibiotics is posing a big challenge to antibacterial therapy and food/environmental securities. Here, we present an update on a growing number of Tet(X) variants. We describe structure and action of Tet(X) enzyme, and discuss the evolutional origin. In addition, potential Tet(X) inhibitors are given. This mini-review might benefit better understanding of Tet(X)-mediated tigecycline resistance. This article is categorized under: Infectious Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics Infectious Diseases > Environmental Factors Infectious Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology.