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Nie T, Meng F, Lu F, Bie X, Zhao H, Sun J, Lu Z, Lu Y. An endolysin Salmcide-p1 from bacteriophage fmb-p1 against gram-negative bacteria. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 133:1597-1609. [PMID: 35689810 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS A novel endolysin Salmcide-p1 was developed as a promising candidate of new preservative and a supplement to effective enzyme preparations against gram-negative bacterial contaminations. METHODS AND RESULTS Salmcide-p1 was identified by complementing the genomic sequence of a virulent Salmonella phage fmb-p1. Salmcide-p1 of 112 μg ml-1 could quickly kill Salmonella incubated with 100 mmol l-1 EDTA, with no haemolytic activity. Meanwhile, Salmcide-p1 had a high activity of lysing Salmonella cell wall peptidoglycan. At different temperatures (4-75°C), pH (4-11) and NaCl concentration (10-200 mmol l-1 ), the relative activity of Salmcide-p1 was above 60%. At 4°C, the combination of Salmcide-p1 and EDTA-2Na could inhibit the number of Salmonella Typhimurium CMCC 50115 in skim milk to less than 4 log CFU ml-1 by 3 days, and the number of Shigella flexneri CMCC 51571 was lower than 4 log CFU ml-1 by 9 days. CONCLUSIONS Salmcide-p1 had a wide bactericidal activity against gram-negative bacteria and showed a broader anti-Salmonella spectrum than the phage fmb-p1. The combination strategy of Salmcide-p1 and EDTA-2Na could significantly inhibit the growth of gram-negative bacteria inoculated in skim milk. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Bacteriophage endolysin as an antibacterial agent is considered to be a new strategy against bacterial contamination.
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- Ting Nie
- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Characterization of antibacterial activity of a N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase produced by Latilactobacillus sakei isolated from salami. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 37:65. [PMID: 33740141 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-021-03033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Lactic acid bacteria are the predominant group within meat products, whose metabolites such as bacteriocins and peptidoglycan hydrolases inhibit pathogenic or spoilage bacteria. Fermented meat products, as a salami, is a good source to analyze the viable microbiota, due to these products present a low risk to consumer health. The aim of this work was to identify the lactic acid bacteria with broad antibacterial activity present in salami, purify the protein responsible for this activity, achieve antagonistic spectrum and perform the biochemical characterization. Five strains from salami were selected, isolated and identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by antagonism assay and zymography, using spoilage microorganisms commonly found in meat products. The strain that showed a broad antibacterial activity was Latilactobacillus sakei and the antibacterial activity was given by a protein with 75-kDa of molecular mass, identified by LC/MALDI-TOF/TOF. The sequence analysis showed 67% of identity with a N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase protein with five non-identical LysM domains. The purified protein showed an optimal pH of 8.0 and heat resistance at 80 °C for 10 min. L. sakei strain displayed antibacterial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive spoilage microorganisms. The results of this study provide the information to use Latilactobacillus sakei as a starter culture which will provide the necessary metabolites to combat undesirable microorganisms. Additionally, the conditions and properties for the best application and use of the antibacterial protein produced by this strain. This protein may have a potential use in the food industry as a new antibacterial agent.
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Ojha P, Kar NP, Nayak S, Patra AK, Sahoo KK. Isolation of a broad spectrum antimicrobial producing thermophilic Bacillus and characterization of its antimicrobial protein. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:2059-2073. [PMID: 33575852 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-02162-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The hot spring water of Atri in India was believed to have disease curing property. An antibacterial producing organism was isolated and identified as Bacillus paralicheniformis by morphology, microscopy, and 16S-rRNA. Its secretion inhibited bacteria, yeast, and fungus in well-diffusion-method. The secreted antimicrobial was a 16.74 kDa protein homologous of chicken-lysozyme-C. The novel lysozyme's activities were recorded under different parameters. It was active from pH 5-9 and endured up to 60 °C for 120 min. Complete cell wall lysis of S. flexneri and P. aeruginosa was observed under a microscope at 4500× with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 7.8 µg/ml, while others required a higher dose, i.e., 13 µg/ml, and 20 µg/ml for E.coli and S. typhimurium, respectively. The discovered lysozyme has the extraordinary potential to lyse Gram-positive bacteria, yeast, fungus, and more efficiently lyse chick-lysozyme-C resistant lipopolysaccharide rich Gram-negative bacteria's outer cell wall.
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- Purusottam Ojha
- Department of Botany and Biotechnology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India, 753003.,Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd, E5 Infocity, Chandka Industrial Estate, KIIT Post Office, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024
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- Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd, E5 Infocity, Chandka Industrial Estate, KIIT Post Office, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024
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- Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd, E5 Infocity, Chandka Industrial Estate, KIIT Post Office, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024
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- Department of Botany and Biotechnology, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India, 753003.
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Isolation of a Novel Lytic Bacteriophage against a Nosocomial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Belonging to ST45. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:5463801. [PMID: 33426055 PMCID: PMC7773469 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5463801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can cause a wide range of infections from mild to life-threatening conditions. Its enhanced antibiotic resistance often leads to therapeutic failures and therefore alternative eradication methods must be considered. Potential candidates to control MRSA infections are bacteriophages and their lytic enzymes, lysins. In this study, we isolated a bacteriophage against a nosocomial MRSA strain belonging to the ST45 epidemiologic group. The phage belonging to Caudovirales, Siphoviridae, showed a narrow host range and stable lytic activity without the emergence of resistant MRSA clones. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the newly isolated Staphylococcus phage R4 belongs to the Triavirus genus in Siphoviridae family. Genetic analysis of the 45 kb sequence of R4 revealed 69 ORFs. No remnants of mobile genetic elements and traces of truncated genes were observed. We have localized the lysin (N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase) gene of the new phage that was amplified, cloned, expressed, and purified. Its activity was verified by zymogram analysis. Our findings could potentially be used to develop specific anti-MRSA bacteriophage- and phage lysin-based therapeutic strategies against major clonal lineages and serotypes.
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Brott AS, Jones CS, Clarke AJ. Development of a High Throughput Screen for the Identification of Inhibitors of Peptidoglycan O-Acetyltransferases, New Potential Antibacterial Targets. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:E65. [PMID: 31137799 PMCID: PMC6627197 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8020065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The O-acetylation of peptidoglycan occurs in many Gram-negative and most Gram-positive pathogens and this modification to the essential wall polymer controls the lytic activity of the autolysins, particularly the lytic transglycosylases, and inhibits that of the lysozymes of innate immunity systems. As such, the peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferases PatA/B and OatA are recognized as virulence factors. In this study, we present the high throughput screening of small compound libraries to identify the first known inhibitors of these enzymes. The fluorometric screening assay developed involved monitoring the respective O-acetyltransferases as esterases using 4-methylumbelliferylacetate as substrate. Pilot screens of 3921 compounds validated the usefulness of the HTS protocol. A number of potential inhibitors were identified amongst a total of 145,000 low molecular-weight compounds, some of which were common to both enzymes, while others were unique to each. After eliminating a number of false positives in secondary screens, dose response curves confirmed the apparent specificity of a benzothiazolyl-pyrazolo-pyridine as an inhibitor of Neisseria gonorrhoeae PatB, and several coumarin-based compounds as inhibitors of both this PatB and OatA from Staphylococcus aureus. The benzothiazolyl-pyrazolo-pyridine was determined to be a non-competitive inhibitor of PatB with a Ki of 126 µM. At 177 µg/mL and close to its solubility limit, this compound caused a 90% reduction in growth of N. gonorrhoeae, while growth of Escherichia coli, a bacterium that lacks PatB and, hence, does not produce O-acetylated peptidoglycan, was unaffected. These data provide preliminary proof of concept that peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferases would serve as useful antibacterial targets.
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- Ashley S Brott
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Sychantha D, Brott AS, Jones CS, Clarke AJ. Mechanistic Pathways for Peptidoglycan O-Acetylation and De-O-Acetylation. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2332. [PMID: 30327644 PMCID: PMC6174289 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The post-synthetic O-acetylation of the essential component of bacterial cell walls, peptidoglycan (PG), is performed by many pathogenic bacteria to help them evade the lytic action of innate immunity responses. Occurring at the C-6 hydroxyl of N-acetylmuramoyl residues, this modification to the glycan backbone of PG sterically blocks the activity of lysozymes. As such, the enzyme responsible for this modification in Gram-positive bacteria is recognized as a virulence factor. With Gram-negative bacteria, the O-acetylation of PG provides a means of control of their autolysins at the substrate level. In this review, we discuss the pathways for PG O-acetylation and de-O-acetylation and the structure and function relationship of the O-acetyltransferases and O-acetylesterases that catalyze these reactions. The current understanding of their mechanisms of action is presented and the prospects of targeting these systems for the development of novel therapeutics are explored.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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All Gram-negative bacteria release membrane vesicles. These vesicles contain a cargo of proteins and enzymes that include one or more autolysins. Autolysins are a group of enzymes with specificity for the different linkages within peptidoglycan sacculi that if uncontrolled cause bacteriolysis. This minireview, written in honor and memory of Terry Beveridge, presents an overview of autolytic activity and focuses on Beveridge's important original observations regarding predatory membrane vesicles and their associated autolysin cargo.
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- Anthony J Clarke
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Dik DA, Marous DR, Fisher JF, Mobashery S. Lytic transglycosylases: concinnity in concision of the bacterial cell wall. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2017. [PMID: 28644060 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2017.1337705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The lytic transglycosylases (LTs) are bacterial enzymes that catalyze the non-hydrolytic cleavage of the peptidoglycan structures of the bacterial cell wall. They are not catalysts of glycan synthesis as might be surmised from their name. Notwithstanding the seemingly mundane reaction catalyzed by the LTs, their lytic reactions serve bacteria for a series of astonishingly diverse purposes. These purposes include cell-wall synthesis, remodeling, and degradation; for the detection of cell-wall-acting antibiotics; for the expression of the mechanism of cell-wall-acting antibiotics; for the insertion of secretion systems and flagellar assemblies into the cell wall; as a virulence mechanism during infection by certain Gram-negative bacteria; and in the sporulation and germination of Gram-positive spores. Significant advances in the mechanistic understanding of each of these processes have coincided with the successive discovery of new LTs structures. In this review, we provide a systematic perspective on what is known on the structure-function correlations for the LTs, while simultaneously identifying numerous opportunities for the future study of these enigmatic enzymes.
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- David A Dik
- a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , IN , USA
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- a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , IN , USA
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- a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , IN , USA
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- a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Notre Dame , Notre Dame , IN , USA
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Li M, Li M, Lin H, Wang J, Jin Y, Han F. Characterization of the novel T4-like Salmonella enterica bacteriophage STP4-a and its endolysin. Arch Virol 2015; 161:377-84. [PMID: 26563319 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2647-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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While screening for new antimicrobial agents for multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica, the novel lytic bacteriophage STP4-a was isolated and characterized. Phage morphology revealed that STP4-a belongs to the family Myoviridae. Bacterial challenge assays showed that different serovars of Salmonella enterica were susceptible to STP4-a infection. The genomic characteristics of STP4-a, containing 159,914 bp of dsDNA with an average GC content of 36.86 %, were determined. Furthermore, the endolysin of STP4-a was expressed and characterized. The novel endolysin, LysSTP4, has hydrolytic activity towards outer-membrane-permeabilized S. enterica and Escherichia coli. These results provide essential information for the development of novel phage-based biocontrol agents against S. enterica.
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- Meng Li
- Food Safety Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Food Safety Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Food Safety Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Food Safety Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People's Republic of China.
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- Food Safety Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People's Republic of China
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- Food Safety Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, People's Republic of China
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Chemical biology of peptidoglycan acetylation and deacetylation. Bioorg Chem 2014; 54:44-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Moynihan PJ, Clarke AJ. Substrate specificity and kinetic characterization of peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferase B from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:16748-60. [PMID: 24795044 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.567388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The O-acetylation of the essential cell wall polymer peptidoglycan is a major virulence factor identified in many bacteria, both Gram-positive and Gram-negative, including Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus anthracis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Neisseria meningitidis. With Gram-negative bacteria, the translocation of acetyl groups from the cytoplasm is performed by an integral membrane protein, PatA, for its transfer to peptidoglycan by O-acetyltransferase PatB, whereas a single bimodal membrane protein, OatA, appears to catalyze both reactions of the process in Gram-positive bacteria. Only phenotypic evidence existed in support of these pathways because no in vitro biochemical assay was available for their analysis, which reflected the complexities of investigating integral membrane proteins that act on a totally insoluble and heterogeneous substrate, such as peptidoglycan. In this study, we present the first biochemical and kinetic analysis of a peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferase using PatB from N. gonorrhoeae as the model system. The enzyme has specificity for muropeptides that possess tri- and tetrapeptide stems on muramyl residues. With chitooligosaccharides as substrates, rates of reaction increase with increasing degrees of polymerization to 5/6. This information will be valuable for the identification and development of peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferase inhibitors that could represent potential leads to novel classes of antibiotics.
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- Patrick J Moynihan
- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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The novel Shewanella putrefaciens-infecting bacteriophage Spp001: genome sequence and lytic enzymes. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 41:1017-26. [PMID: 24740748 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-014-1438-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Shewanella putrefaciens has been identified as a specific spoilage organism commonly found in chilled fresh fish, which contributes to the spoilage of fish products. Limiting S. putrefaciens growth can extend the shelf-life of chilled fish. Endolysins, which are lytic enzymes produced by bacteriophages, have been considered an alternative to control bacterial growth, and have been useful in various applications, including food preservation. We report here, for the first time, the complete genome sequence of a novel phage Spp001, which lyses S. putrefaciens Sp225. The Spp001 genome comprises a 54,789-bp DNA molecule with 67 open reading frames and an average total G + C content of 49.42 %. In silico analysis revealed that the Spp001 open reading frames encode various putative functional proteins, including an endolysin (ORF 62); however, no sequence for genes encoding the holin polypeptides, which work in concert with endolysins, was identified. To examine further the lytic activity of Spp001, we analyzed the lytic enzyme-containing fraction from phages released at the end of the phage lytic cycle in S. putrefaciens, using diffusion and turbidimetric assays. The results show that the partially purified extract contained endolysin, as indicated by a high hydrolytic activity towards bacterial peptidoglycan decrease in the OD590 value by 0.160 in 15 min. The results will allow further investigation of the purification of natural Spp001 endolysin, the extension of Spp001 host range, and the applications of the phage-encoded enzymes.
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Zhong Q, Zhao Y, Chen T, Yin S, Yao X, Wang J, Lu S, Tan Y, Tang J, Zheng B, Hu F, Li M. A functional peptidoglycan hydrolase characterized from T4SS in 89K pathogenicity island of epidemic Streptococcus suis serotype 2. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:73. [PMID: 24655418 PMCID: PMC3974602 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-14-73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) has evolved efficient mechanisms to cause streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), which is a new emerging infectious disease linked to S. suis. We have previously reported that a type IV secretion system (T4SS) harbored by the specific 89K pathogenicity island (PAI) of S. suis 2 contributes to the development of STSS and mediates horizontal transfer of 89K. However, the 89K T4SS machinery assembly in vivo and in vitro is poorly understood, and the component acting directly to digest the bacterial cell wall needs to be identified. RESULTS The virB1-89K gene product encoded in the 89K PAI is the only one that shows similarity to the Agrobacterium VirB1 component and contains a conserved CHAP domain that may function in peptidoglycan hydrolysis, which makes it a plausible candidate acting as a hydrolase against the peptidoglycan cell wall to allow the assembly of the T4SS apparatus. In the current study, the CHAP domain of VirB1-89K from S. suis 89K PAI was cloned and over-expressed in Escherichia coli, and its peptidoglycan-degrading activity in vitro was determined. The results indicated that the VirB1-89K CHAP domain can degrade the peptidoglycan layer of bacteria. Deletion of virB1-89K reduces significantly, but does not abolish, the virulence of S. suis in a mouse model. CONCLUSIONS The experimental results presented here suggested that VirB1-89K facilitates the assembly of 89K T4SS apparatus by catalyzing the degradation of the peptidoglycan cell wall, thus contributing to the pathogenesis of S. suis 2 infection.
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- Department of Microbiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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Strating H, Vandenende C, Clarke AJ. Changes in peptidoglycan structure and metabolism during differentiation of Proteus mirabilis into swarmer cells. Can J Microbiol 2012; 58:1183-94. [PMID: 23051614 DOI: 10.1139/w2012-102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The O-acetylation of peptidoglycan in Gram-negative bacteria occurs specifically at the C-6 hydroxyl group of muramoyl residues. The level of peptidoglycan O-acetylation was found to decrease from 51% to 29% upon differentiation of Proteus mirabilis vegetative cells to swarmers. This decrease was accompanied by a change in the muropeptide composition of the peptidoglycan. In particular, the content of anhydromuropeptides increased, while the amount of Lys-Lys-muropeptides arising from bound lipoprotein decreased. These changes together with a shift in proportion of larger muropeptides suggested a decrease in average chain length of the muropeptides from swarmer cells. Zymography using SDS-PAGE gels containing either O-acetylated or chemically de-O-acetylated peptidoglycan was used to monitor the activity of specific autolysins during the differentiation of vegetative to swarming cells of P. mirabilis. A 43 kDa autolysin with increased specificity for O-acetylated peptidoglycan was detected in vegetative cells, but its activity appeared to decrease as the cells began to differentiate, while the levels of 3 other autolysins with apparent specificity for non-O-acetylated peptidoglycan increased. These changes are discussed in relation to the autolysin profile of the bacteria and the changes in peptidoglycan composition with cell differentiation.
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- Hendrik Strating
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Jenkins R, Burton N, Cooper R. Manuka honey inhibits cell division in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 66:2536-42. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Laaberki MH, Pfeffer J, Clarke AJ, Dworkin J. O-Acetylation of peptidoglycan is required for proper cell separation and S-layer anchoring in Bacillus anthracis. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:5278-88. [PMID: 21135105 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.183236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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O-Acetylation of the MurNAc moiety of peptidoglycan is typically associated with bacterial resistance to lysozyme, a muramidase that serves as a central component of innate immunity. Here, we report that the peptidoglycan of Bacillus anthracis, the etiological agent of anthrax, is O-acetylated and that, unusually, this modification is produced by two unrelated families of O-acetyltransferases. Also, in contrast to other bacteria, O-acetylation of B. anthracis peptidoglycan is combined with N-deacetylation to confer resistance of cells to lysozyme. Activity of the Pat O-acetyltransferases is required for the separation of the daughter cells following bacterial division and for anchoring of one of the major S-layer proteins. Our results indicate that peptidoglycan O-acetylation modulates endogenous muramidase activity affecting the cell-surface properties and morphology of this important pathogen.
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- Maria-Halima Laaberki
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Xu H, Shan J, Jurukovski V, Yuan L, Li J, Tian K. TSP50 encodes a testis-specific protease and is negatively regulated by p53. Cancer Res 2007; 67:1239-45. [PMID: 17283160 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-3688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Earlier studies suggested that TSP50 is a testis-specific gene that encodes a protein, which is homologous to serine proteases but differs in that threonine replaces serine in its catalytic triad. Most importantly, it was abnormally reactivated in many breast cancer biopsies tested. While further investigating its biochemical and cell biological natures, we found that TSP50 exhibited enzyme activity and was located in the endoplasmic reticulum and cytosol membrane. During our studies to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms related to its differential expression, we discovered a putative p53-binding site and several Sp1-binding sites in the TSP50 promoter, which led us to test if it was regulated by the p53 gene. We found that the p53 transgene negatively regulated the TSP50 promoter in diverse types of cell lines. This result was consistent with other observations: (a) p53 overexpression reduced endogenous TSP50 expression; and (b) breast cancer cell lines containing mutated p53, such as MCF7/Adr, or normal p53, such as MCF7, produced high or low levels of TSP50 transcripts, which was consistent with the fact that TSP50 promoter activity was much higher in MCF7/Adr than that in MCF7 cells. We also found that the quantity of Sp1 transcription factor was lower in MCF7/Adr than in MCF7 cells, which suggested that another mechanism (i.e., transcription factor modulation) was also involved in TSP50 differential expression.
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- Haopeng Xu
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
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Dherbécourt J, Thierry A, Madec MN, Lortal S. Comparison of amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis, peptidoglycan hydrolase and biochemical profiles for rapid dairy propionibacteria species identification. Res Microbiol 2006; 157:905-13. [PMID: 17125974 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2005] [Revised: 07/23/2006] [Accepted: 09/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Species of dairy propionibacteria are used as cheese-ripening cultures as well as probiotics. However, no rapid identification methods are currently available. With this in mind, the present study compared three methods, (i) carbohydrate fermentation, (ii) ARDRA (amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis) and (iii) peptidoglycan hydrolase (PGH) activity profiles to improve the identification of Propionibacterium thoenii, Propionibacterium jensenii, Propionibacterium acidipropionici and Propionibacterium microaerophilum. The species Propionibacterium freudenreichii and Propionibacterium cyclohexanicum have previously been shown to be easily distinguishable from the other species. Principal component analysis of the carbohydrate fermentation profiles of 113 P. thoenii, P. jensenii, P. acidipropionici and P. microaerophilum strains correctly classified 85% of the strains based on the fermentation of seven carbohydrates. Regarding PGH profiles, optimized conditions of PGH-renaturing SDS-PAGE were applied to 34 of the strains. The PGH profiles of P. acidipropionici and P. microaerophilum were indistinguishable from one another, but were easily distinguished from P. jensenii and P. thoenii. However, four strains exhibited atypical profiles. Hence, in general, the PGH profiles were shown to be conserved within a species, with some exceptions. Four endonucleases were tested for ARDRA and the four species differentiated by combining the profiles obtained with MspI and HaeIII. P. freudenreichii and P. cyclohexanicum profiles were also performed but showed wide differences. Consequently, ARDRA was shown to be the most appropriate method for rapidly distinguishing strains of propionibacteria. Carbohydrate fermentation and peptidoglycan hydrolase activity profiles are useful as complementary identification tools, since about 15% of the 34 strains tested showed atypical profiles.
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- Julien Dherbécourt
- UMR 1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'oeuf, Inra-Agrocampus Rennes, 65 rue de St-Brieuc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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Eckert C, Lecerf M, Dubost L, Arthur M, Mesnage S. Functional analysis of AtlA, the major N-acetylglucosaminidase of Enterococcus faecalis. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:8513-9. [PMID: 17041059 PMCID: PMC1698247 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01145-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The major peptidoglycan hydrolase of Enterococcus faecalis, AtlA, has been identified, but its enzyme activity remains unknown. We have used tandem mass spectrometry analysis of peptidoglycan hydrolysis products obtained using the purified protein to show that AtlA is an N-acetylglucosaminidase. To gain insight into the regulation of its enzyme activity, the three domains of AtlA were purified alone or in combination following expression of truncated forms of the atlA gene in Escherichia coli or partial digestion of AtlA by proteinase K. The central domain of AtlA was catalytically active, but its activity was more than two orders of magnitude lower than that of the complete protein. Partial proteolysis of AtlA was detected in vivo: zymograms of E. faecalis extracts revealed two catalytically active protein bands of 62 and 72 kDa that were both absent in extracts from an atlA null mutant. Limited digestion of AtlA by proteinase K in vitro suggested that the proteolytic cleavage of AtlA in E. faecalis extracts corresponds to the truncation of the N-terminal domain, which is rich in threonine and glutamic acid residues. We show that the truncation of the N-terminal domain from recombinant AtlA has no impact on enzyme activity. The C-terminal domain of the protein, which contains six LysM modules bound to highly purified peptidoglycan, was required for optimal enzyme activity. These data indicate that AtlA is not produced as a proenzyme and that control of the AtlA glucosaminidase activity is likely to occur at the level of LysM-mediated binding to peptidoglycan.
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- Catherine Eckert
- Centre de Recherches Biomédicales des Cordeliers, INSERM U655-LRMA, Université paris 6, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 75254 Paris Cédex 06, France
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Pfeffer JM, Strating H, Weadge JT, Clarke AJ. Peptidoglycan O acetylation and autolysin profile of Enterococcus faecalis in the viable but nonculturable state. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:902-8. [PMID: 16428393 PMCID: PMC1347352 DOI: 10.1128/jb.188.3.902-908.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The O acetylation of peptidoglycan occurs specifically at the C-6 hydroxyl group of muramoyl residues. Using a combination of high-performance liquid chromatography-based organic acid analysis and carbohydrate analysis by high-pH anion-exchange chromatography, we determined that strains of Entercoccus durans, E. faecalis, E. faecium, and E. hirae produce O-acetylated peptidoglycan. The levels of O acetylation ranged from 19% to 72% relative to the muramic acid content, and they were found to vary with the growth phase of the culture. Increases of 10 to 40% in O acetylation were observed with cultures entering the stationary phase. Cells of E. faecalis in the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state had the highest levels of peptidoglycan O acetylation. The presence of this modification to peptidoglycan was shown to inhibit the action of hen egg white lysozyme in a concentration-dependent manner. Zymography using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gels containing either O-acetylated or chemically de-O-acetylated peptidoglycan was used to monitor the production of specific autolysins in E. faecalis. Differences in the expression of specific autolysins were observed with the age of the culture, and VBNC E. faecalis produced the highest levels of these enzymes. This technique also permitted classification of the enterococcal autolysins into enzymes that preferentially hydrolyze either O-acetylated or non-O-acetylated peptidoglycan and enzymes that show no apparent preference for either substrate type.
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- John M Pfeffer
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Kruszewska D, Podgurniak P, Ljungh A, Sebastian A, Larsson L, Zajdel-Dabrowska J, Pierzynowski SG. Extremely low electrical current generated by porcine small intestine smooth muscle alters bacterial autolysin production. Exp Physiol 2005; 90:855-63. [PMID: 16118236 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2005.030858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The effect of extremely low electrical currents, identical to those generated by the gut smooth muscle, on bacterial autolysin production in vitro was tested in the present study. When stimulated with these electrical currents, the bacteria Pediococcus pentosaceus 16:1 produced groups of peptidoglycan hydrolases that differed from those produced by the unstimulated (control) bacteria. The autolysins synthesized by the P. pentosaceus 16:1 under extremely low electrical currents were effective against peptidoglycans from the cell walls of various lactic acid bacteria strains, whereas the autolysins from the control bacteria acted exclusively against P. pentosaceus 16:1 cell walls. Thus, it can be predicted that in vivo the electrical currents generated by the intestinal smooth muscles, which can be recorded as the myoelectrical migrating complexes, could regulate lactic acid bacteria strain growth in the gut.
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- Danuta Kruszewska
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Sölvegatan 23, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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Weadge JT, Pfeffer JM, Clarke AJ. Identification of a new family of enzymes with potential O-acetylpeptidoglycan esterase activity in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. BMC Microbiol 2005; 5:49. [PMID: 16111493 PMCID: PMC1199599 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-5-49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 08/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The metabolism of the rigid bacterial cell wall heteropolymer peptidoglycan is a dynamic process requiring continuous biosynthesis and maintenance involving the coordination of both lytic and synthetic enzymes. The O-acetylation of peptidoglycan has been proposed to provide one level of control on these activities as this modification inhibits the action of the major endogenous lytic enzymes, the lytic transglycosylases. The O-acetylation of peptidoglycan also inhibits the activity of the lysozymes which serve as the first line of defense of host cells against the invasion of bacterial pathogens. Despite this central importance, there is a dearth of information regarding peptidoglycan O-acetylation and nothing has previously been reported on its de-acetylation. Results Homology searches of the genome databases have permitted this first report on the identification of a potential family of O-Acetylpeptidoglycan esterases (Ape). These proteins encoded in the genomes of a variety of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, including a number of important human pathogens such as species of Neisseria, Helicobacter, Campylobacter, and Bacillus anthracis, have been organized into three families based on amino acid sequence similarities with family 1 being further divided into three sub-families. The genes encoding these proteins are shown to be clustered with Peptidoglycan O-acetyltransferases (Pat) and in some cases, together with other genes involved in cell wall metabolism. Representative bacteria that encode the Ape proteins were experimentally shown to produce O-acetylated peptidoglycan. Conclusion The hypothetical proteins encoded by the pat and ape genes have been organized into families based on sequence similarities. The Pat proteins have sequence similarity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa AlgI, an integral membrane protein known to participate in the O-acetylation of the exopolysaccaride, alginate. As none of the bacteria that harbor the pat genes produce alginate, we propose that the Pat proteins serve to O-acetylate peptidoglycan which is known to be a maturation event occurring in the periplasm. The Ape sequences have amino acid sequence similarity to the CAZy CE 3 carbohydrate esterases, a family previously known to be composed of only O-acetylxylan esterases. They are predicted to contain the α/β hydrolase fold associated with the GDSL and TesA hydrolases and they possess the signature motifs associated with the catalytic residues of the CE3 esterases. Specific signature sequence motifs were identified for the Ape proteins which led to their organization into distinct families. We propose that by expressing both Pat and Ape enzymes, bacteria would be able to obtain a high level of localized control over the degradation of peptidoglycan through the attachment and removal of O-linked acetate. This would facilitate the efficient insertion of pores and flagella, localize spore formation, and control the level of general peptidoglycan turnover.
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- Joel T Weadge
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada
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Graham DRM, Garnham CP, Fu Q, Robbins J, Van Eyk JE. Improvements in two-dimensional gel electrophoresis by utilizing a low cost “in-house” neutral pH sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis system. Proteomics 2005; 5:2309-14. [PMID: 15887185 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) is widely used for initial protein separation in proteomics. Commercial products using neutral pH sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis ((SDS-PAGE)/(Bis (2-hydroxyethyl) imino-tris (hydroxymethyl) methane-HCl, or Bis-Tris)) have greatly improved this technique, but cost and limited sizes restrict their applications. An "in-house" system is presented, resulting in better resolution, separation, and new spot visualization and improved resolution when compared to Tris-HCl gels. Their utility is demonstrated using albumin-depleted serum samples, rabbit heart left ventricle, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).
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- David R M Graham
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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