Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network

Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single pathogen. On the other hand, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes it increasingly difficult to deal with this disease. We present the hyperbolic embedding of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> protein interaction network (m...

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Main Authors: Noor ul Ain Zahra, Aimilia-Christina Vagiona, Reaz Uddin, Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro
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Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
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author Noor ul Ain Zahra
Aimilia-Christina Vagiona
Reaz Uddin
Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro
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Aimilia-Christina Vagiona
Reaz Uddin
Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro
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description Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single pathogen. On the other hand, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes it increasingly difficult to deal with this disease. We present the hyperbolic embedding of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> protein interaction network (mtbPIN) of resistant strain (MTB XDR1219) to determine the biological relevance of its latent geometry. In this hypermap, proteins with similar interacting partners occupy close positions. An analysis of the hypermap of available drug targets (DTs) and their direct and intermediate interactors was used to identify potentially useful drug combinations and drug targets. We identify <i>rpsA</i> and <i>rpsL</i> as close DTs targeted by different drugs (pyrazinamide and aminoglycosides, respectively) and propose that the combination of these drugs could have a synergistic effect. We also used the hypermap to explain the effects of drugs that affect multiple DTs, for example, forcing the bacteria to deal with multiple stresses like ethambutol, which affects the synthesis of both arabinogalactan and lipoarabinomannan. Our strategy uncovers novel potential DTs, such as <i>dprE1</i> and <i>dnaK</i> proteins, which interact with two close DT pairs: arabinosyltransferases (<i>embC</i> and <i>embB</i>), Ser/Thr protein kinase (<i>pknB</i>) and RNA polymerase (<i>rpoB</i>), respectively. Our approach provides mechanistic explanations for existing drugs and suggests new DTs. This strategy can also be applied to the study of other resistant strains.
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spelling doaj.art-3782de5c8cf84b8eb44306fde64b8c112023-11-19T11:07:08ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672023-09-0124181405010.3390/ijms241814050Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction NetworkNoor ul Ain Zahra0Aimilia-Christina Vagiona1Reaz Uddin2Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro3Lab 103 PCMD ext., Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, PakistanInstitute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Hans-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15, 55128 Mainz, GermanyLab 103 PCMD ext., Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, PakistanInstitute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Hans-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 15, 55128 Mainz, GermanyTuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single pathogen. On the other hand, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes it increasingly difficult to deal with this disease. We present the hyperbolic embedding of the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> protein interaction network (mtbPIN) of resistant strain (MTB XDR1219) to determine the biological relevance of its latent geometry. In this hypermap, proteins with similar interacting partners occupy close positions. An analysis of the hypermap of available drug targets (DTs) and their direct and intermediate interactors was used to identify potentially useful drug combinations and drug targets. We identify <i>rpsA</i> and <i>rpsL</i> as close DTs targeted by different drugs (pyrazinamide and aminoglycosides, respectively) and propose that the combination of these drugs could have a synergistic effect. We also used the hypermap to explain the effects of drugs that affect multiple DTs, for example, forcing the bacteria to deal with multiple stresses like ethambutol, which affects the synthesis of both arabinogalactan and lipoarabinomannan. Our strategy uncovers novel potential DTs, such as <i>dprE1</i> and <i>dnaK</i> proteins, which interact with two close DT pairs: arabinosyltransferases (<i>embC</i> and <i>embB</i>), Ser/Thr protein kinase (<i>pknB</i>) and RNA polymerase (<i>rpoB</i>), respectively. Our approach provides mechanistic explanations for existing drugs and suggests new DTs. This strategy can also be applied to the study of other resistant strains.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/18/14050drug resistancedrug targetsprotein–protein interaction networknetwork hyperbolic mapping
spellingShingle Noor ul Ain Zahra
Aimilia-Christina Vagiona
Reaz Uddin
Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro
Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
drug resistance
drug targets
protein–protein interaction network
network hyperbolic mapping
title Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network
title_full Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network
title_fullStr Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network
title_full_unstemmed Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network
title_short Selection of Multi-Drug Targets against Drug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> XDR1219 Using the Hyperbolic Mapping of the Protein Interaction Network
title_sort selection of multi drug targets against drug resistant i mycobacterium tuberculosis i xdr1219 using the hyperbolic mapping of the protein interaction network
topic drug resistance
drug targets
protein–protein interaction network
network hyperbolic mapping
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/18/14050
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