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ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Breaking Barriers: Exploiting Envelope Biogenesis and Stress Responses to Develop Novel Antimicrobial Strategies in Gram-Negative Bacteria.

Renu Bisht, Pierre D Charlesworth, Paola Sperandeo, Alessandra Polissi

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Review in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Drug-resistantClinical microbiology reviews · 2025
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  4. Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles from Food-GradeFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  5. Dark Side ofJournal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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  11. ModelingbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Renu BishtDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Pierre D CharlesworthDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-7699-3887
Paola SperandeoDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9573-5672
Alessandra PolissiDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0903-8024

Funding

European Commission 101072632Italian Ministry of University and Research 20208LLXEJ
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a global health threat, necessitating immediate actions to develop novel antimicrobial strategies and enforce strong stewardship of existing antibiotics to manage the emergence of drug-resistant strains. This issue is particularly concerning when it comes to Gram-negative bacteria, which possess an almost impenetrable outer membrane (OM) that acts as a formidable barrier to existing antimicrobial compounds. This OM is an asymmetric structure, composed of various components that confer stability, fluidity, and integrity to the bacterial cell. The maintenance and restoration of membrane integrity are regulated by envelope stress response systems (ESRs), which monitor its assembly and detect damages caused by external insults. Bacterial communities encounter a wide range of environmental niches to which they must respond and adapt for survival, sustenance, and virulence. ESRs play crucial roles in coordinating the expression of virulence factors, adaptive physiological behaviors, and antibiotic resistance determinants. Given their role in regulating bacterial cell physiology and maintaining membrane homeostasis, ESRs present promising targets for drug development. Considering numerous studies highlighting the involvement of ESRs in virulence, antibiotic resistance, and alternative resistance mechanisms in pathogens, this review aims to present these systems as potential drug targets, thereby encouraging further research in this direction.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsGram-Negative BacteriaBacterial Outer MembraneCell MembraneDrug Resistance, BacterialHumansStress, PhysiologicalVirulenceVirulence FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsVirulence Factorsantimicrobial resistancecell envelope assemblyenvelope stress responseGram-negative bacterialipopolysaccharideouter membrane biogenesisouter membrane proteinsTCS inhibitorstwo-component system

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PMID39452760
PMCPMC11510100

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