Abstract:
:The cysteine-rich strongylocins were the first antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) discovered from the sea urchin species, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Homologous putative proteins (called SpStrongylocin) were found in the sister species, S. purpuratus. To demonstrate that they exhibit the same antibacterial activity as strongylocins, cDNAs encoding the 'mature' peptides (SpStrongylocins 1 and 2) were cloned into a direct expression system fusing a protease cleavage site and two purification tags to the recombinant peptide. Both recombinant fusion peptides were expressed in a soluble form in an Escherichia coli strain tolerant to toxic proteins. Enterokinase was used to remove the fusion tags and purified recombinant SpStrongylocins 1 and 2 showed antimicrobial activity against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The results of membrane integrity assays against cytoplasmic membranes of E. coli suggest that both recombinant SpStrongylocins 1 and 2 conduct their antibacterial activity by intracellular killing mechanisms because no increase in membrane permeability was detected.
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Dev Comp Immunoljournal_title
Developmental and comparative immunologyauthors
Li C,Blencke HM,Smith LC,Karp MT,Stensvåg Kdoi
10.1016/j.dci.2009.10.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-03-01 00:00:00pages
286-92issue
3eissn
0145-305Xissn
1879-0089pii
S0145-305X(09)00220-1journal_volume
34pub_type
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