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Mannose Conjugated Polymer Targeting P. Aeruginosa Biofilms
ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Elaine Limqueco
  • Daniel Passos Da Silva
  • Courtney Reichhardt
  • Fang Yi Su
  • Debobrato Das
  • Jasmin Chen
  • Selvi Srinivasan
  • Anthony J. Convertine, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Abstract

Biofilms are one of the most challenging obstacles in bacterial infections. By providing protection against immune responses and antibiotic therapies, biofilms enable chronic colonization and the development of antibiotic resistance. As previous clinical observations and studies have shown, traditional antibiotic therapy alone cannot effectively treat and eliminate biofilm forming infections due to the protection conferred by the biofilm. A new strategy specifically targeting biofilms must be developed. Here, we specifically target and bind to the PAO1 biofilm and elucidate the molecular mechanism behind the interaction between a glycan targeted polymer and biofilm using a continuous flow biofilm model. The incubation of biofilms with fluorescent glycan targeted polymers demonstrated strong and persistent interactions with the mannose-containing polymer even after 24 h of continuous flow. To evaluate the role of major biofilm proteins LecB and CdrA, loss of function experiments with knockout variants established the dual involvement of both proteins in mannose targeted polymer retention. These results identify a persistent and specific targeting strategy to the biofilm, emphasizing its potential value as a delivery strategy and encouraging further exploration of biofilm targeted delivery.

Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Biofilm,
  • Glycan,
  • Polymer,
  • Pseudomonas,
  • Targeted Delivery
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2020 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-13-2020
Publication Date
13 Nov 2020
PubMed ID
33074651
Citation Information
Elaine Limqueco, Daniel Passos Da Silva, Courtney Reichhardt, Fang Yi Su, et al.. "Mannose Conjugated Polymer Targeting P. Aeruginosa Biofilms" ACS Infectious Diseases Vol. 6 Iss. 11 (2020) p. 2866 - 2871 ISSN: 2373-8227
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anthony-convertine/57/