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Li Y, Luo L, Wang W, Hong B, Ma Y, Wang J. Characterization of a cell wall hydrolase with high activity against vegetative cells, spores and biofilm of Bacillus cereus. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 414:110617. [PMID: 38335884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Bacillus cereus is a prevalent foodborne pathogen that induces food poisoning symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. Its capacity to form spores and biofilm enables it to withstand disinfectants and antimicrobials, leading to persistent contamination during food processing. Consequently, it is necessary to develop novel and efficient antimicrobial agents to control B. cereus, its spores, and biofilms. Peptidoglycan hydrolases have emerged as a promising and eco-friendly alternative owing to their specific lytic activity against pathogenic bacteria. Here, we identified and characterized a Lysozyme-like cell wall hydrolase Lys14579, from the genome of B. cereus ATCC 14579. Recombinant Lys14579 specifically lysed B. cereus without affecting other bacteria. Lys14579 exhibited strong lytic activity against B. cereus, effectively lysing B. cereus cell within 20 min at low concentration (10 μg/mL). It also inhibited the germination of B. cereus spores and prevented biofilm formation at 12.5 μg/mL. Moreover, Lys14579 displayed good antimicrobial stability with negligible hemolysis in mouse red blood cells and no cytotoxicity against RAW264.7 cells. Notably, Lys14579 effectively inhibited B. cereus in boiled rice and minced meat in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, bioinformatics analysis and point mutagenesis experiments revealed that Glu-47 was the catalytic site, and Asp-57, Gln-60, Ser-61 and Glu-63 were active-site residues related with the cell wall lytic activity. Taken together, Lys14579 could be a promising biocontrol agent against vegetative cells, spores, and biofilm of B. cereus in food industry.
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- Yanmei Li
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fermentation and Enzyme Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Tossavainen H, Pitkänen I, Antenucci L, Thapa C, Permi P. Chemical shift assignments of the catalytic domain of Staphylococcus aureus LytM. Biomol NMR Assign 2023:10.1007/s12104-023-10161-3. [PMID: 37914968 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-023-10161-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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S. aureus resistance to antibiotics has increased rapidly. MRSA strains can simultaneously be resistant to many different classes of antibiotics, including the so-called "last-resort" drugs. Resistance complicates treatment, increases mortality and substantially increases the cost of treatment. The need for new drugs against (multi)resistant S. aureus is high. M23B family peptidoglycan hydrolases, enzymes that can kill S. aureus by cleaving glycine-glycine peptide bonds in S. aureus cell wall are attractive targets for drug development because of their binding specificity and lytic activity. M23B enzymes lysostaphin, LytU and LytM have closely similar catalytic domain structures. They however differ in their lytic activities, which can arise from non-conserved residues in the catalytic groove and surrounding loops or differences in dynamics. We report here the near complete 1H/13C/15N resonance assignment of the catalytic domain of LytM, residues 185-316. The chemical shift data allow comparative structural and functional studies between the enzymes and is essential for understanding how these hydrolases degrade the cell wall.
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- Helena Tossavainen
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
- Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Patel MH, Lu SY, Liu S, Skory CD. Novel endolysin LysMP for control of Limosilactobacillus fermentum contamination in small-scale corn mash fermentation. Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod 2023; 16:144. [PMID: 37775769 PMCID: PMC10541714 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02400-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traditional bioethanol fermentation industries are not operated under strict sterile conditions and are prone to microbial contamination. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are often pervasive in fermentation tanks, competing for nutrients and producing inhibitory acids that have a negative impact on ethanol-producing yeast, resulting in decreased yields and stuck fermentations. Antibiotics are frequently used to combat contamination, but antibiotic stewardship has resulted in a shift to alternative antimicrobials. RESULTS We demonstrate that endolysin LysMP, a bacteriophage-encoded peptidoglycan hydrolase, is an effective method for controlling growth of LAB. The LysMP gene was synthesized based on the prophage sequence in the genome of Limosilactobacillus fermentum KGL7. Analysis of the recombinant enzyme expressed in E. coli and purified by immobilized metal chelate affinity chromatography (IMAC) showed an optimal lysis activity against various LAB species at pH 6, with stability from pH 4 to 8 and from 20 to 40 °C up to 48 h. Moreover, it retains more than 80% of its activity at 10% ethanol (v/v) for up to 48 h. When LysMP was added at 250 µg/mL to yeast corn mash fermentations containing L. fermentum, it reduced bacterial load by at least 4-log fold compared to the untreated controls and prevented stuck fermentation. In comparison, untreated controls with contamination increased from an initial bacterial load of 1.50 × 107 CFU/mL to 2.25 × 109 CFU/mL and 1.89 × 109 CFU/mL after 24 h and 48 h, respectively. Glucose in the treated samples was fully utilized, while untreated controls with contamination had more than 4% (w/v) remaining at 48 h. Furthermore, there was at least a fivefold reduction in lactic acid (0.085 M untreated contamination controls compared to 0.016 M treated), and a fourfold reduction in acetic acid (0.027 M untreated contamination controls vs. 0.007 M treated), when LysMP was used to treat contaminated corn mash fermentations. Most importantly, final ethanol yields increased from 6.3% (w/v) in untreated contamination samples to 9.3% (w/v) in treated contamination samples, an approximate 50% increase to levels comparable to uncontaminated controls 9.3% (w/v). CONCLUSION LysMP could be a good alternative to replace antibiotics for mitigation of LAB contamination in biofuel refineries.
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- Maulik H Patel
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Renewable Product Technology Research Unit, 1815 N. University St, Peoria, IL, 61604-3902, USA.
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Renewable Product Technology Research Unit, 1815 N. University St, Peoria, IL, 61604-3902, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Renewable Product Technology Research Unit, 1815 N. University St, Peoria, IL, 61604-3902, USA
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Gallego-Páramo C, Hernández-Ortiz N, García P, Menéndez M. Interrogation of the contribution of (endo)lysin domains to tune their bacteriolytic efficiency provides a novel clue to design superior antibacterials. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 223:1042-53. [PMID: 36370862 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bacteriophage-derived endolysins and bacterial autolysins (hereinafter lysins) represent a completely new class of efficient antibacterials. They prevent the development of bacterial resistance and help protect commensal microbiota, producing cell wall lysis. Here we have investigated whether the acquisition of enzymatic active domains (EADs) and cell wall binding domains (CWBDs) of balancing efficiencies could be a way of tuning natural lysin activity. The concept was applied to produce a chimeric lysin of superior antibacterial capacity using the endolysin Skl and the major pneumococcal autolysin LytA. Combination of the Skl EAD and the cell wall choline-binding domain (CBD) of LytA in the chimera QSLA increased the bacterial killing by 2 logs or more compared to parental enzymes at an equal concentration and extended the substrate range to resistant and emergent pneumococci and other pathogens of the mitis group. Contrarily, QLAS, containing LytA EAD and Skl CBD, was inactive against all tested strains, although domain structures were preserved and hydrolysis of purified cell walls maintained in both chimeras. As a whole, our study provides a novel clue to design superior lysins to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens based on domain selection, and a powerful in-vivo active lysin (QSLA) with promising therapeutic perspectives.
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Love M, Coombes D, Ismail S, Billington C, Dobson RC. The Structure and Function of Modular Escherichia coli O157:H7 Bacteriophage FTBEc1 endolysin, LysT84: Defining a New Endolysin Catalytic Subfamily. Biochem J 2021:BCJ20210701. [PMID: 34935873 DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20210701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bacteriophage endolysins degrade peptidoglycan and have been identified as antibacterial candidates to combat antimicrobial resistance. Considering the catalytic and structural diversity of endolysins, there is a paucity of structural data to inform how these enzymes work at the molecular level-key data that is needed to realize the potential of endolysin-based antibacterial agents. Here, we determine the atomic structure and define the enzymatic function of Escherichia coli O157:H7 phage FTEBc1 endolysin, LysT84. Bioinformatic analysis reveals that LysT84 is a modular endolysin, which is unusual for Gram-negative endolysins, comprising a peptidoglycan binding domain and an enzymatic domain. The crystal structure of LysT84 (2.99 Å) revealed a mostly α-helical protein with two domains connected by a linker region but packed together. LysT84 was determined to be a monomer in solution using analytical ultracentrifugation. Small-angle X-ray scattering data revealed that LysT84 is a flexible protein but does not have the expected bimodal P(r) function of a multidomain protein, suggesting that the domains of LysT84 pack closely creating a globular protein as seen in the crystal structure. Structural analysis reveals two key glutamate residues positioned on either side of the active site cavity; mutagenesis demonstrating these residues are critical for peptidoglycan degradation. Molecular dynamic simulations suggest that the enzymatically active domain is dynamic, allowing the appropriate positioning of these catalytic residues for hydrolysis of the β(1-4) bond. Overall, our study defines the structural basis for peptidoglycan degradation by LysT84 which supports rational engineering of related endolysins into effective antibacterial agents.
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Chen S, Wu Y, Niu H, Sun J, Han X, Zhang L. Imbalance between peptidoglycan synthases and hydrolases regulated lysis of Lactobacillus bulgaricus in batch culture. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4571-8. [PMID: 34156502 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02433-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lactobacillus bulgaricus is an important starter culture in the dairy industry, cell lysis is negative to the high density of this strain. This work describes the response of peptidoglycan synthases and hydrolases in Lactobacillus bulgaricus sp1.1 when pH decreasing in batch culture. First, the cell lysis was investigated by measuring the cytosolic lactate dehydrogenase released to the fermentation broth, a continuous increase in extracellular lactate dehydrogenase was observed after the lag phase in batch culture. Then, the peptidoglycan hydrolases profile analyzed using the zymogram method showed that eight proteins have the ability of peptidoglycan hydrolysis, three of the eight proteins were considered to contribute lysis of L. bulgaricus sp1.1 according to the changes and extents of peptidoglycan hydrolysis. In silico analysis showed that three putative peptidoglycan hydrolases, including N-acetylmuramyl-L-Ala amidase (protein ID: ALT46642.1), amidase (protein ID: ALT46641.1), and N-acetylmuramidase (protein ID: WP_013439201.1) were compatible with these proteins. Finally, the transcription of the three putative peptidoglycan hydrolases was upregulated in batch culture, in contrast, the expression of four peptidoglycan synthases was downregulated. These observations suggested the imbalance between peptidoglycan synthases and hydrolases involved in the lysis of Lactobacillus bulgaricus sp1.1.
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Zhang J, Xu X, Li X, Chen X, Zhou C, Liu Y, Li Y, Lu F. Reducing the cell lysis to enhance yield of acid-stable alpha amylase by deletion of multiple peptidoglycan hydrolase-related genes in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 167:777-786. [PMID: 33278447 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is a major industrial host for extracellular protein production, with great potential in the enzyme industry. However, the strain has accelerated the autolysis drawback in the process of secreting extracellular enzymes, which can significantly lower the density of cells and decrease the product yield. To identify target genes, we employed comparative transcriptome sequencing and KEGG analysis to indicate the increased expression of peptidoglycan hydrolase-regulated genes from the exponential phase to the apoptotic phase of growth; this was further confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR. By deleting lytD, lytE, and sigD genes, cell lysis was reduced and the production of acid-stable Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase was enhanced. After 36 h of culture, multiple deletion mutant BA ΔSDE had significantly more viable cells compared to the control strain BA Δupp, and flow cytometry analysis indicated that 48.43% and 64.03% of the cells were lysed in cultures of BA ΔSDE and BA Δupp, respectively. In a 2-L fed-batch fermenter, viable cell number of the triple deletion mutant BA ΔSDE increased by 2.79 Log/cfu/mL, and the activity of acid-stable alpha-amylase increased by 48.4%, compared to BA Δupp. Systematic multiple peptidoglycan hydrolases deletion relieved the autolysis and increased the production of industrial enzymes, and provided a useful strategy for guiding efforts to manipulate the genomes of other B. amyloliquefaciens used for chassis host.
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- Jinfang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China
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- School of Biology and Brewing Engineering, Taishan University, Taian 271018, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, The College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, PR China.
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Rathee A, Panwar A, Kumari S, Chhibber S, Kumar A. Functional Characterization and Structural Modelling of Peptidoglycan Degrading β-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase from a Dental Isolate of Serratia marcescens. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2020; 24:1514-1526. [PMID: 33155890 DOI: 10.2174/1386207323999201103204234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Enzymatic degradation of peptidoglycan, a structural cell wall component of Gram-positive bacteria, has attracted considerable attention being a specific target for many known antibiotics. METHODS Peptidoglycan hydrolases are involved in bacterial lysis through peptidoglycan degradation. β-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase, a peptidoglycan hydrolase, acts on O-glycosidic bonds formed by N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetyl muramic acid residues of peptidoglycan. Aim of present study was to study the action of β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other Gram-negative bacteria. RESULTS We investigated its dynamic behaviour using molecular dynamics simulation and observed that serine and alanine residues are involved in catalytic reaction in addition to aspartic acid, histidine, lysine and arginine residues. When simulated in its bound state, the RMSD values were found lesser than crystal form in the time stamp of 1000 picoseconds revealing its stability. Structure remained stably folded over 1000 picoseconds without undergoing any major change further confirming the stability of complex. CONCLUSION It can be concluded that enzymes belonging to this category can serve as a tool in eradicating Gram-positive pathogens and associated infections.
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- Aditi Rathee
- Department of Microbiology, BMS Block-I, South Campus, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India
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- Department of Microbiology, BMS block-I, South Campus, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014., India
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- Department of Microbiology, BMS block-I, South Campus, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014., India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India
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The NlpC/p60-family of peptidoglycan hydrolases are key enzymes that facilitate bacterial cell division and also modulate microbe-host interactions. These endopeptidases utilize conserved Cys-His residues in their active site and are expressed in most bacterial species as well as some eukaryotes. Here we describe methods for biochemical analysis of Enterococcus faecium SagA-NlpC/p60 peptidoglycan hydrolase activity (Kim et al., 2019; Rangan et al., 2016), which includes recombinant protein preparation and biochemical analysis using both gel-based and LC-MS profiling of peptidoglycan fragments. These protocols should also facilitate the biochemical analysis of other NlpC/p60 peptidoglycan hydrolases.
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Serrano-Maldonado CE, Quirasco M. Enhancement of the antibacterial activity of an E. faecalis strain by the heterologous expression of enterocin A. J Biotechnol 2018; 283:28-36. [PMID: 30006300 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.06.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The genus Enterococcus occurs as native microbiota of fermented products due to its broad environmental distribution and its resistance to salt concentrations. Enterococcus faecalis F, a non-pathogenic strain isolated from a ripened cheese, has demonstrated useful enzymatic capabilities, a probiotic behavior and antibacterial activity against some food-borne pathogens, mainly due to peptidoglycan hydrolase activity. Its use as a natural pathogen-control agent could be further enhanced through the production of a bacteriocin, e.g. Enterocin A, because of its remarkable antilisterial activity. In this work, a markerless allelic insertion method was used to obtain an enterococcal strain capable of producing a functional enterocin. Agar diffusion tests showed that the recombinant strain was active against Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and the pathogenic strain E. faecalis V583. When grown in liquid culture together with L. monocytogenes, it attained a two-log reduction of the pathogen counts in lesser time relative to the native strain. Because the DNA construction is integrated into the chromosome, the improved strain avoids the use of antibiotics as selective pressure; besides, it does not require an inductor because of the inclusion of a constitutive promoter in the construction. Its technological and antibacterial capabilities make the improved E. faecalis strain a potential culture for use in the food industry.
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- Carlos Eduardo Serrano-Maldonado
- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Cd. México, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Cd. México, 04510, Mexico.
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Weng SF, Fu YC, Lin JW, Tseng TT. Identification of a Broad-Spectrum Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Associated with the Particle of Xanthomonas oryzae Phage Xop411. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 28:78-86. [PMID: 29969787 DOI: 10.1159/000488678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolases (VAPGH) in bacteriophages are potential antimicrobials. Xop411 is a syphophage infecting the Gram-negative Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae that causes bacterial leaf blight in rice plants. The Xop411 gp21 protein was identified here as a peptidoglycan glycohydrolase by Western blotting and zymogram assay, and localized to the phage tail by immunogold-labelling electron microscopy. This protein showed an apparent molecular mass of 17 kDa in SDS-polyacrylamide gels, larger than that calculated from the amino acid sequence, 15 kDa with 130 residues. The recombinant gp21 expressed in Escherichia coli formed inclusion bodies, which gained enzyme activity after in-gel renaturation. In contrast, the secreted recombinant protein (s-gp21His) expressed in Pichia pastoris was soluble and enzymatically active. Plate assays showed that s-gp21His was capable of killing 3 species of Xanthomonas, a genus containing 27 closely related plant pathogenic species, as well as the opportunistic Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia causing nosocomial infections. These results indicate that the Xop411 gp21 has possible wide applications as an antimicrobial against xanthomonads and at least 2 opportunistic bacteria. Several other VAPGH from Xanthomonas phages were also identified by bioinformatic analysis, with 1 being confirmed by Western blotting.
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- Shu-Fen Weng
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biochemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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Serrano-Maldonado CE, García-Cano I, González-Canto A, Ruiz-May E, Elizalde-Contreras JM, Quirasco M. Cloning and Characterization of a Novel N-acetylglucosaminidase (AtlD) from Enterococcus faecalis. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 28:14-27. [PMID: 29510391 DOI: 10.1159/000486757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The atlD gene from an Enterococcus faecalis strain isolated from a Mexican artisanal cheese was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli in order to perform a biochemical characterization. A partial amino acid sequence of the heterologous protein was obtained by LC-MS/MS, and it corresponded to a novel peptidoglycan hydrolase designated AtlD. Its molecular mass was 62-75 kDa, as determined by SDS-PAGE, zymography, Western blot, and exclusion chromatography. Electrofocusing rendered an isoelectric point (pI) of 4.8. It exhibited N-acetylglucosaminidase activity, with an optimal pH and temperature between 6-7 and 50°C, respectively. It retained 85% activity with NaCl at 1,000 mM, but it was susceptible to divalent ions, particularly Zn2+. It showed antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and enterococcal strains of clinical origin. Due to the fact that it showed activity versus pathogenic bacteria, and because of its capabilities under ionic strength, temperature, and pH values present in food matrices, it could be applied as an additive in the food industry. This study will aid in the design of new antibacterial agents of natural origin to combat food-borne diseases, and it could be used as an industrial or hospital hygiene agent as well.
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- Carlos Eduardo Serrano-Maldonado
- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Cluster Científico y Tecnológico BioMimic®, Xalapa, Mexico
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- Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Cluster Científico y Tecnológico BioMimic®, Xalapa, Mexico
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico
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Zhao L, Ye J, Fu J, Chen GQ. Engineering peptidoglycan degradation related genes of Bacillus subtilis for better fermentation processes. Bioresour Technol 2018; 248:238-247. [PMID: 28811162 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, Bacillus subtilis 168 Δupp was engineered to change the bacterial shapes. Namely, some peptidoglycan hydrolase related genes were inactivated individually or in different combinations, including sigD, lytE, lytF, lytC, lytD and lytG. Inactivations of these genes resulted in various intensities of blockages on cell division, leading to elongation of bacterial cells. The resulted fiber phenotypes showed different lengths ranging from tens of microns to several millimeters. Mutants with multiple gene inactivations such as ΔsigDΔlytEΔlytD showed more easily precipitated phenomenon, obviously increased growth rate, more sensitive to antibiotics and improved α-amylase production compared with that of B. subtilis 168 Δupp. Mutants ΔsigDΔlytEΔlytD and ΔsigDΔlytEΔlytCΔlytD also showed an increased tolerance to high osmotic pressure of sodium chloride, allowing unsterile fermentation, all of which contributes to reduced processing cost.
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- Liang Zhao
- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100081, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), SynBio Research Platform, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; MOE Key Lab of Industrial Biocatalysis, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100081, China.
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Sharma AK, Kumar S, K H, Dhakan DB, Sharma VK. Prediction of peptidoglycan hydrolases- a new class of antibacterial proteins. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:411. [PMID: 27229861 PMCID: PMC4882796 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2753-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The efficacy of antibiotics against bacterial infections is decreasing due to the development of resistance in bacteria, and thus, there is a need to search for potential alternatives to antibiotics. In this scenario, peptidoglycan hydrolases can be used as alternate antibacterial agents due to their unique property of cleaving peptidoglycan cell wall present in both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Along with a role in maintaining overall peptidoglycan turnover in a cell and in daughter cell separation, peptidoglycan hydrolases also play crucial role in bacterial pathophysiology requiring development of a computational tool for the identification and classification of novel peptidoglycan hydrolases from genomic and metagenomic data. Results In this study, the known peptidoglycan hydrolases were divided into multiple classes based on their site of action and were used for the development of a computational tool ‘HyPe’ for identification and classification of novel peptidoglycan hydrolases from genomic and metagenomic data. Various classification models were developed using amino acid and dipeptide composition features by training and optimization of Random Forest and Support Vector Machines. Random Forest multiclass model was selected for the development of HyPe tool as it showed up to 71.12 % sensitivity, 99.98 % specificity, 99.55 % accuracy and 0.80 MCC in four different classes of peptidoglycan hydrolases. The tool was validated on 24 independent genomic datasets and showed up to 100 % sensitivity and 0.94 MCC. The ability of HyPe to identify novel peptidoglycan hydrolases was also demonstrated on 24 metagenomic datasets. Conclusions The present tool helps in the identification and classification of novel peptidoglycan hydrolases from complete genomic or metagenomic ORFs. To our knowledge, this is the only tool available for the prediction of peptidoglycan hydrolases from genomic and metagenomic data. Availability: http://metagenomics.iiserb.ac.in/hype/ and http://metabiosys.iiserb.ac.in/hype/. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2753-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ashok K Sharma
- Metagenomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India
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- Metagenomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India.,Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA
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- Metagenomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India
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- Metagenomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India
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- Metagenomics and Systems Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, 462066, India.
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Simmons M, Morales CA, Oakley BB, Seal BS. Recombinant Expression of a Putative Amidase Cloned from the Genome of Listeria monocytogenes that Lyses the Bacterium and its Monolayer in Conjunction with a Protease. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2016; 4:1-10. [PMID: 26781731 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-011-9084-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive, non-spore forming, catalase-positive rod that is a major bacterial food-borne disease agent associated with uncooked meats, including poultry, uncooked vegetables, soft cheeses, and unpasteurized milk. The bacterium may be carried by animals without signs of disease, can replicate at refrigeration temperatures, and is frequently associated with biofilms. There is a need to discover innovative pathogen intervention technologies for this bacterium. Consequently, bioinformatic analyses were used to identify genes encoding lytic protein sequences in the genomes of L. monocytogenes isolates. PCR primers were designed that amplified nucleotide sequences of a putative N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase gene from L. monocytogenes strain 4b. The resultant amplification product was cloned into an expression vector, propagated in Escherichia coli Rosetta strains, and the recombinant protein was purified to homogeneity. Gene and protein sequencing confirmed that the predicted and chemically determined amino acid sequence of the recombinant protein designated PlyLM was a putative N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase. The recombinant lytic protein was capable of lysing both the parental L. monocytogenes strain as well as other strains of the bacterium in spot and MIC/MIB assays, but was not active against other bacteria beyond the genus. A microtiter plate assay was utilized to assay for the ability of the recombinant lysin protein to potentially aid with digestion of a L. monocytogenes biofilm. Protease or lysozyme digestion alone did not significantly reduce the L. monocytogenes biofilm. Although the recombinant protein alone reduced the biofilm by only 20%, complete digestion of the bacterial monolayer was accomplished in conjunction with a protease.
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- Mustafa Simmons
- Poultry Microbiology Safety Research Unit, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 950 College Station Road, 30605, Athens, GA, USA
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- Poultry Microbiology Safety Research Unit, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 950 College Station Road, 30605, Athens, GA, USA
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- Poultry Microbiology Safety Research Unit, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 950 College Station Road, 30605, Athens, GA, USA
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- Poultry Microbiology Safety Research Unit, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 950 College Station Road, 30605, Athens, GA, USA.
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Najjari A, Amairi H, Chaillou S, Mora D, Boudabous A, Zagorec M, Ouzari H. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of peptidoglycan hydrolases of Lactobacillus sakei. J Adv Res 2016; 7:155-63. [PMID: 26843981 PMCID: PMC4703478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2015.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus sakei, a lactic acid bacterium naturally found in fresh meat and sea products, is considered to be one of the most important bacterial species involved in meat fermentation and bio-preservation. Several enzymes of Lb. sakei species contributing to microbial safeguarding and organoleptic properties of fermented-meat were studied. However, the specific autolytic mechanisms and associated enzymes involved in Lb. sakei are not well understood. The autolytic phenotype of 22 Lb. sakei strains isolated from Tunisian meat and seafood products was evaluated under starvation conditions, at pH 6.5 and 8.5, and in the presence of different carbon sources. A higher autolytic rate was observed when cells were grown in the presence of glucose and incubated at pH 6.5. Almost all strains showed high resistance to mutanolysin, indicating a minor role of muramidases in Lb. sakei cell lysis. Using Micrococcus lysodeikticus cells as a substrate in activity gels zymogram, peptidoglycan hydrolase (PGH) patterns for all strains was characterized by two lytic bands of ∼80 (B1) and ∼70 kDa (B2), except for strain BMG.167 which harbored two activity signals at a lower MW. Lytic activity was retained in high salt and in acid/basic conditions and was active toward cells of Lb. sakei, Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria ivanovii and Listeria innocua. Analysis of five putative PGH genes found in the Lb. sakei 23 K model strain genome, indicated that one gene, lsa1437, could encode a PGH (N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase) containing B1 and B2 as isoforms. According to this hypothesis, strain BMG.167 showed an allelic version of lsa1437 gene deleted of one of the five LysM domains, leading to a reduction in the MW of lytic bands and the high autolytic rate of this strain. Characterization of autolytic phenotype of Lb. sakei should expand the knowledge of their role in fermentation processes where they represent the dominant species.
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- Afef Najjari
- Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR03ES03 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biomolécules Actives, Campus Universitaire, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR03ES03 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biomolécules Actives, Campus Universitaire, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Unité Flore Lactique et Environnement Carné, UR309, INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR03ES03 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biomolécules Actives, Campus Universitaire, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Unité Flore Lactique et Environnement Carné, UR309, INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy en Josas, France
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- Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR03ES03 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biomolécules Actives, Campus Universitaire, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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Yu M, Zuo J, Gu H, Guo M, Yin Y. Domain function dissection and catalytic properties of Listeria monocytogenes p60 protein with bacteriolytic activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:10527-37. [PMID: 26363556 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6967-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The major extracellular protein p60 of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm-p60) is an autolysin that can hydrolyze the peptidoglycan of bacterial cell wall and has been shown to be required for L. monocytogenes virulence. The predicted three-dimensional structure of Lm-p60 showed that Lm-p60 could be split into two independent structural domains at the amino acid residue 270. Conserved motif analysis showed that V30, D207, S395, and H444 are the key amino acid residues of the corresponding motifs. However, not only the actual functions of these two domains but also the catalytic properties of Lm-p60 are unclear. We try to express recombinant Lm-p60 and identify the functions of two domains by residue substitution (V30A, D207A, S395A, and H444A) and peptide truncation. The C-terminal domain was identified as catalytic element and N-terminal domain as substrate recognition and binding element. Either N-terminal domain truncation or C-terminal domain truncation presents corresponding biological activity. The catalytic activity of Lm-p60 with a malfunctioned substrate-binding domain was decreased, while the substrate binding was not affected by a mulfunctioned catalytic domain. With turbidimetric method, we determined the optimal conditions for the bacteriolytic activity of Lm-p60 against Micrococcus lysodeikficus. The assay for the effect of Lm-p60 on the bacteriolytic activity of lysozyme revealed that the combined use of Lm-p60 protein with lysozyme showed a strong synergistic effect on the bacteriolytic activity.
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García-Cano I, Campos-Gómez M, Contreras-Cruz M, Serrano-Maldonado CE, González-Canto A, Peña-Montes C, Rodríguez-Sanoja R, Sánchez S, Farrés A. Expression, purification, and characterization of a bifunctional 99-kDa peptidoglycan hydrolase from Pediococcus acidilactici ATCC 8042. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:8563-73. [PMID: 25940238 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6593-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pediococcus acidilactici ATCC 8042 is a lactic acid bacteria that inhibits pathogenic microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus through the production of two proteins with lytic activity, one of 110 kDa and the other of 99 kDa. The 99-kDa one has high homology to a putative peptidoglycan hydrolase (PGH) enzyme reported in the genome of P. acidilactici 7_4, where two different lytic domains have been identified but not characterized. The aim of this work was the biochemical characterization of the recombinant enzyme of 99 kDa. The enzyme was cloned and expressed successfully and retains its activity against Micrococcus lysodeikticus. It has a higher N-acetylglucosaminidase activity, but the N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase can also be detected spectrophotometrically. The protein was then purified using gel filtration chromatography. Antibacterial activity showed an optimal pH of 6.0 and was stable between 5.0 and 7.0. The optimal temperature for activity was 60 °C, and all activity was lost after 1 h of incubation at 70 °C. The number of strains susceptible to the recombinant 99-kDa enzyme was lower than that susceptible to the mixture of the 110- and 99-kDa PGHs of P. acidilactici, a result that suggests synergy between these two enzymes. This is the first PGH from LAB that has been shown to possess two lytic sites. The results of this study will aid in the design of new antibacterial agents from natural origin that can combat foodborne disease and improve hygienic practices in the industrial sector.
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- Israel García-Cano
- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Hospital General de México, 06720, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, México D.F., México.
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Schmelcher M, Powell AM, Camp MJ, Pohl CS, Donovan DM. Synergistic streptococcal phage λSA2 and B30 endolysins kill streptococci in cow milk and in a mouse model of mastitis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:8475-86. [PMID: 25895090 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6579-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bovine mastitis results in billion dollar losses annually in the USA alone. Streptococci are among the most relevant causative agents of this disease. Conventional antibiotic therapy is often unsuccessful and contributes to development of antibiotic resistance. Bacteriophage endolysins represent a new class of antimicrobials against these bacteria. In this work, we characterized the endolysins (lysins) of the streptococcal phages λSA2 and B30 and evaluated their potential as anti-mastitis agents. When tested in vitro against live streptococci, both enzymes exhibited near-optimum lytic activities at ionic strengths, pH, and Ca(2+) concentrations consistent with cow milk. When tested in combination in a checkerboard assay, the lysins were found to exhibit strong synergy. The λSA2 lysin displayed high activity in milk against Streptococcus dysgalactiae (reduction of CFU/ml by 3.5 log units at 100 μg/ml), Streptococcus agalactiae (2 log), and Streptococcus uberis (4 log), whereas the B30 lysin was less effective. In a mouse model of bovine mastitis, both enzymes significantly reduced intramammary concentrations of all three streptococcal species (except for B30 vs. S. dysgalactiae), and the effects on mammary gland wet weights and TNFα concentrations were consistent with these findings. Unexpectedly, the synergistic effect determined for the two enzymes in vitro was not observed in the mouse model. Overall, our results illustrate the potential of endolysins for treatment of Streptococcus-induced bovine mastitis.
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Bellinzoni M, Haouz A, Miras I, Magnet S, André-Leroux G, Mukherjee R, Shepard W, Cole ST, Alzari PM. Structural studies suggest a peptidoglycan hydrolase function for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tat-secreted protein Rv2525c. J Struct Biol 2014; 188:156-64. [PMID: 25260828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Among the few proteins shown to be secreted by the Tat system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Rv2525c is of particular interest, since its gene is conserved in the minimal genome of Mycobacterium leprae. Previous evidence linked this protein to cell wall metabolism and sensitivity to β-lactams. We describe here the crystal structure of Rv2525c that shows a TIM barrel-like fold characteristic of glycoside hydrolases of the GH25 family, which includes prokaryotic and phage-encoded peptidoglycan hydrolases. Structural comparison with other members of this family combined with substrate docking suggest that, although the 'neighbouring group' catalytic mechanism proposed for this family still appears as the most plausible, the identity of residues involved in catalysis in GH25 hydrolases might need to be revised.
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- Marco Bellinzoni
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Microbiologie Structurale and CNRS-UMR3528, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Plateforme de Cristallographie (CNRS-UMR3528), 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Plateforme de Cristallographie (CNRS-UMR3528), 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Global Health Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Microbiologie Structurale and CNRS-UMR3528, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France; Unité Mathématique, Informatique et Génome (MIG), INRA, Domaine de Vilvert, 78352 Jouy en Josas Cedex, France
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- Global Health Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Synchrotron Soleil, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Global Health Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 19, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Microbiologie Structurale and CNRS-UMR3528, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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