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Potentiation of rifampin activity in a mouse model of tuberculosis by activation of host transcription factor EB.

PLoS pathogens (2020-06-24)
Ruslana Bryk, Shashirekha Mundhra, Xiuju Jiang, Madeleine Wood, Daniel Pfau, Elaina Weber, Suna Park, Li Zhang, Colin Wilson, Renier Van der Westhuyzen, Leslie Street, Kelly Chibale, Matthew Zimmerman, Véronique Dartois, Nunzia Pastore, Andrea Ballabio, Natalie Hawryluk, Stacie Canan, Vikram Khetani, Joseph Camardo, Carl Nathan
RÉSUMÉ

Efforts at host-directed therapy of tuberculosis have produced little control of the disease in experimental animals to date. This is not surprising, given that few specific host targets have been validated, and reciprocally, many of the compounds tested potentially impact multiple targets with both beneficial and detrimental consequences. This puts a premium on identifying appropriate molecular targets and subjecting them to more selective modulation. We discovered an aminopyrimidine small molecule, 2062, that had no direct antimycobacterial activity, but synergized with rifampin to reduce bacterial burden in Mtb infected macrophages and mice and also dampened lung immunopathology. We used 2062 and its inactive congeners as tool compounds to identify host targets. By biochemical, pharmacologic, transcriptomic and genetic approaches, we found that 2062's beneficial effects on Mtb control and clearance in macrophages and in mice are associated with activation of transcription factor EB via an organellar stress response. 2062-dependent TFEB activation led to improved autophagy, lysosomal acidification and lysosomal degradation, promoting bacterial clearance in macrophages. Deletion of TFEB resulted in the loss of IFNγ-dependent control of Mtb replication in macrophages. 2062 also targeted multiple kinases, such as PIKfyve, VPS34, JAKs and Tyk2, whose inhibition likely limited 2062's efficacy in vivo. These findings support a search for selective activators of TFEB for HDT of TB.

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Thapsigargine, ≥98% (HPLC), solid film
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Anti-LC3B antibody produced in rabbit, ~1 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous solution
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Anti-p62/SQSTM1 antibody produced in rabbit, ~1 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody, buffered aqueous solution
Greiner CELLSTAR® 384 well plates, flat bottom clear wells (with micro-clear bottom), sterile