A nematode-derived, mitochondrial stress signaling-regulated peptide exhibits broad antibacterial activity.

ABSTRACT: A dramatic rise of infections with antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens continues to challenge the healthcare field due to the lack of effective treatment regimes. As such, there is an urgent need to develop new antimicrobial agents that can combat these multidrug-resistant superbugs. Mitochondria are central regulators of metabolism and other cellular functions, including the regulation of innate immunity pathways involved in the defense against infection. The mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) is a stress-activated pathway that mitigates mitochondrial dysfunction through the regulation of genes that promote recovery of the organelle. In the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans, the UPRmt also mediates an antibacterial defense program that combats pathogen infection, whi

SUBMITTER: Sapkota M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8181894 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature