Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the HmrM Multidrug Efflux Pump from Haemophilus influenzae Rd

Xing Jue Xu, Xian Zhong Su, Yuji Morita, Teruo Kuroda, Tohru Mizushima, Tomofusa Tsuchiya

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Abstract

We cloned a gene responsible for norfloxacin resistance from the chromosomal DNA of Haemophilus influenzae Rd, and designated the gene as hmrM. HmrM showed sequence similarity with NorM of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and YdhE of Escherichia coli and others that belong to the MATE family multidrug efflux pumps. The recombinant plasmid carrying the hmrM gene conferred elevated resistance not only to norfloxacin but also to acriflavine, 4′ ,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole, doxorubicin, ethidium bromide, tetraphenylphosphonium chloride, Hoechst 33342, daunomycin, berberine, and sodium deoxycholate in Escherichia coli KAM32, a drug-hypersensitive strain. We observed an Na+-dependent efflux of ethidium and an ethidium-induced efflux of Na+ in E. coli KAM32 cells harboring the plasmid carrying the hmrM gene. These results indicate that HmrM is an Na+/drug antiporter-type multidrug efflux pump. A difference in substrate preference was observed between HmrM, NorM, and YdhE.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)937-943
Number of pages7
JournalMicrobiology and Immunology
Volume47
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Drug efflux pump
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • HmrM
  • Multidrug resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Virology

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