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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2011

Mode-of-action studies of the novel bisquaternary bisnaphthalimide MT02 against Staphylococcus aureus.

Thomas M Menzel, Maximilian Tischer, Patrice François, Joachim Nickel, Jacques Schrenzel, Heike Bruhn, Annette Albrecht, Leane Lehmann, Ulrike Holzgrabe, Knut Ohlsen

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas M MenzelInstitut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Maximilian Tischer
Patrice François
Joachim Nickel
Jacques Schrenzel
Heike Bruhn
Annette Albrecht
Leane Lehmann
Ulrike Holzgrabe
Knut Ohlsen
University of Würzburg · DEUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Screening of various bisquaternary bisnaphthalimides against a variety of human pathogens revealed one compound, designated MT02, with strong inhibitory effects against Gram-positive bacteria. The MICs ranged from 0.31 μg/ml against community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lineage USA300 to 20 μg/ml against Streptococcus pneumoniae. Radioactive whole-cell labeling experiments indicated a strong impact of MT02 on bacterial DNA replication. DNA microarray studies generated a transcriptional signature characterized by stronger expression of genes involved in DNA metabolism, DNA replication, SOS response, and transport of positively charged compounds. Furthermore, surface plasmon resonance and gel retardation experiments demonstrated direct binding of MT02 to DNA in a concentration-dependent, reversible, and non-sequence-specific manner. The data presented suggest that the bisquaternary bisnaphthalimide MT02 exerts anti-Gram-positive activity by binding to DNA and thereby preventing appropriate DNA replication.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansIntercalating AgentsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsIntercalating Agents

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PMID20937782
PMCPMC3019648
OpenAlexW2100971947

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