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ArticleCommunications biology2024

Identification and characterization of CIM-1, a carbapenemase that adds to the family of resistance factors against last resort antibiotics.

Yu Wang, Sylvia A Sapula, Jonathan J Whittall, Jack M Blaikie, Olga Lomovskaya, Henrietta Venter

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Genomic Insights into Emerging Multidrug-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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6 authors.

Yu WangHealth and Biomedical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6465-1684
Sylvia A SapulaHealth and Biomedical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5534-9774
Jonathan J WhittallHealth and Biomedical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Jack M BlaikieHealth and Biomedical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia.
Olga LomovskayaQpex Biopharma, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8637-3139
Henrietta VenterHealth and Biomedical Innovation, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. rietie.venter@unisa.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-5569-7755

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing rate of carbapenem-resistant bacteria within healthcare environments is an issue of great concern that needs urgent attention. This resistance is driven by metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), which can catalyse the hydrolysis of almost all clinically available β-lactams and are resistant to all the clinically utilized β-lactamase inhibitors. In this study, an uncharacterized MBL is identified in a multidrug resistant isolate of the opportunistic pathogen, Chryseobacterium indologenes. Sequence analysis predicts this MBL (CIM-1) to be a lipoprotein with an atypical lipobox. Characterization of CIM-1 reveals it to be a high-affinity carbapenemase with a broad spectrum of activity that includes all cephalosporins and carbapenems. Results also shown that CIM-1 is potentially a membrane-associated MBL with an uncharacterized lipobox. Using prediction tools, we also identify more potentially lipidated MBLs with non-canonical lipoboxes highlighting the necessity of further investigation of lipidated MBLs.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsR FactorsBacterial Proteinsbeta-LactamasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Proteinsbeta-Lactamasescarbapenemase

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PMID38454015
PMCPMC10920655

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