Congenital ZIKV syndrome does not appear to be associated with maternal disease severity, ZIKV-RNA load at time of infection or existence of prior dengue antibodies.
In recent years, the clinical and scientific interest in antibiotics known as polymyxin has increased greatly due to the large number of reports of multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria, among them P. aeruginosa. This work aimed to investigate proteins responsible for resistance to polymyxins encoded in P. aeruginosa genomes using in silico tools. To do so, E. coli MCR1 protein was used as bait. Sequences with similarities to MCR1 encoded in P. aeruginosa were determined. These proteins are between 465 and 521 amino acids in length. Molecular masses between 52.06-57.58 kDa, isoelectric point between 5.83 to 8.06, instability index between 60.33 to 66.42, aliphatic index between 99.980 to 107.39 and the hydropathy index between-0.038 to 0.037. These proteins belong to the DUF1705 superfamily with a Bit-score between 592,806 and 608,599. In conclusion the results evidenced the high degree of similarity between EpTAs including amino acids number, molecular mass, isoelectric point, instability index, aliphatic and hydrophobicity index, as well as secondary structures and protein domain with other proteins that confer resistance to polymyxins present in Gram-negative bacterial species of clinical interest. However, further studies are needed to identify the actual contribution of EptAs in P. aeruginosa species.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.