Cm38: a new antimicrobial peptide active against Klebsiella pneumoniae is homologous to Cn11.

Abstract:

:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a large and ubiquitous group of peptides. The current crisis in antibiotic therapy has led to an intensified search for new antimicrobial agents. In this regard, scorpion venom constitutes a rich source of biologically active peptides including AMPs. In the present study, the purification of a novel peptide with antimicrobial activity against the Gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae is described. This antimicrobial peptide, named Cm38, was purified from Centruroides margaritatus scorpion venom using a two-step chromatographic strategy using C8 and C18 columns. This toxin inhibits the proliferation of the Gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae with a Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of 64 μM. An analysis of the N-terminal sequence of Cm38 revealed a close structural relationship to Cn11, a Na+-channel modulator toxin previously isolated from Centruroides noxius scorpion venom. Therefore, to test Cm38 for effects on ion channels, we measured its effects on action potential firing in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons. Cm38 depolarized and increased action potential firing in a subset of neurons tested. The present work reports a new peptide related to Cn11 with antimicrobial properties that is also active in neurons.

journal_name

Protein Pept Lett

authors

Dueñas-Cuellar RA,Kushmerick C,Naves LA,Batista IF,Guerrero-Vargas JA,Pires OR Jr,Fontes W,Castro MS

doi

10.2174/092986652202150128143048

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-01-01 00:00:00

pages

164-72

issue

2

eissn

0929-8665

issn

1875-5305

pii

PPL-EPUB-64866

journal_volume

22

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