PMID- 25222597 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150713 LR - 20211021 IS - 1554-8937 (Electronic) IS - 1554-8929 (Print) IS - 1554-8929 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 11 DP - 2014 Nov 21 TI - Novel imidazoline antimicrobial scaffold that inhibits DNA replication with activity against mycobacteria and drug resistant Gram-positive cocci. PG - 2572-83 LID - 10.1021/cb500573z [doi] AB - Bacterial antimicrobial resistance is an escalating public health threat, yet the current antimicrobial pipeline remains alarmingly depleted, making the development of new antimicrobials an urgent need. Here, we identify a novel, potent, imidazoline antimicrobial compound, SKI-356313, with bactericidal activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Gram-positive cocci, including vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). SKI-356313 is active in murine models of Streptococcus pneumoniae and MRSA infection and is potently bactericidal for both replicating and nonreplicating M. tuberculosis. Using a combination of genetics, whole genome sequencing, and a novel target ID approach using real time imaging of core macromolecular biosynthesis, we show that SKI-356313 inhibits DNA replication and displaces the replisome from the bacterial nucleoid. These results identify a new antimicrobial scaffold with a novel mechanism of action and potential therapeutic utility against nonreplicating M. tuberculosis and antibiotic resistant Gram-positive cocci. FAU - Harris, Kendra K AU - Harris KK AD - Program in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences , New York, New York 10021, United States. FAU - Fay, Allison AU - Fay A FAU - Yan, Han-Guang AU - Yan HG FAU - Kunwar, Pratima AU - Kunwar P FAU - Socci, Nicholas D AU - Socci ND FAU - Pottabathini, Narender AU - Pottabathini N FAU - Juventhala, Ramakrishna R AU - Juventhala RR FAU - Djaballah, Hakim AU - Djaballah H FAU - Glickman, Michael S AU - Glickman MS LA - eng GR - T32CA009149/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R25 TW009337/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 CA009149/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32GM007739/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM007739/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32TW009337/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20140915 PL - United States TA - ACS Chem Biol JT - ACS chemical biology JID - 101282906 RN - 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents) RN - 0 (Imidazolines) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - DNA Replication/*drug effects MH - Gram-Positive Cocci/*drug effects/genetics MH - Imidazolines/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Mutation MH - Mycobacterium/*drug effects/genetics MH - Structure-Activity Relationship PMC - PMC4245167 EDAT- 2014/09/16 06:00 MHDA- 2015/07/15 06:00 PMCR- 2015/09/15 CRDT- 2014/09/16 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/09/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/cb500573z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Nov 21;9(11):2572-83. doi: 10.1021/cb500573z. Epub 2014 Sep 15.