Xiao Liu

Mr. Xiao Liu


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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20 July 2026 in Microorganisms
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XLXiao Liu
Xiao Liu
XLXiaocui Ling
Xiaocui Ling
KWKun Wang
Kun Wang
JZJiachen Zheng
Jiachen Zheng
HLHao Li
Hao Li
WLWeihui Li
Weihui Li
Isoniazid (INH) targets cell wall biosynthesis and is a potent antimycobacterial agent. Elucidating the regulatory networks that govern drug susceptibility in mycobacterial models is fundamental to understanding intrinsic resistance in pathogenic species. The iniBAC operon plays a crucial role in INH tolerance and envelope permeability, yet the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms controlling its expression in response to INH-induced stress remain incompletely understood. The second messenger cyclic di-GMP (c-di-GMP) regulates drug susceptibility in several bacteria, but its downstream receptors and regulatory pathways in mycobacteria have not been explored. Here, we demonstrate that c-di-GMP reduces INH susceptibility via the receptor HpoR. Mechanistically, c-di-GMP alleviates HpoR-mediated repression of the iniBAC operon in a concentration-dependent manner, which decreases envelope permeability and consequently modulates multidrug susceptibility in both M. bovis BCG and M. smegmatis. This regulatory paradigm is likely conserved in pathogenic mycobacteria.