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Man LL, Xiang DJ. Effect of LuxS/AI-2-mediated quorum sensing system on bacteriocin production of Lactobacillus plantarum NMD-17. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2023; 68:855-866. [PMID: 37156969 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-023-01060-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Lactobacillus plantarum NMD-17 separated from koumiss could produce a bacteriocin named plantaricin MX against Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative bacteria. The bacteriocin synthesis of L. plantarum NMD-17 was remarkably induced in co-cultivation with Lactobacillus reuteri NMD-86 as the increase of cell numbers and AI-2 activity, and the expressions of luxS encoding signal AI-2 synthetase, plnB encoding histidine protein kinase, plnD encoding response regulator, and plnE and plnF encoding structural genes of bacteriocin were significantly upregulated in co-cultivation, showing that the bacteriocin synthesis of L. plantarum NMD-17 in co-cultivation may be regulated by LuxS/AI-2-mediated quorum sensing system. In order to further demonstrate the role of LuxS/AI-2-mediated quorum sensing system in the bacteriocin synthesis of L. plantarum NMD-17, plasmids pUC18 and pMD18-T simple were used as the skeleton to construct the suicide plasmids pUC18-UF-tet-DF and pMD18-T simple-plnB-tet-plnD for luxS and plnB-plnD gene deletion, respectively. luxS and plnB-plnD gene knockout mutants were successfully obtained by homologous recombination. luxS gene knockout mutant lost its AI-2 synthesis ability, suggesting that LuxS protein encoded by luxS gene is key enzyme for AI-2 synthesis. plnB-plnD gene knockout mutant lost the ability to synthesize bacteriocin against Salmonella typhimurium ATCC14028, indicating that plnB-plnD gene was a necessary gene for bacteriocin synthesis of L. plantarum NMD-17. Bacteriocin synthesis, cell numbers, and AI-2 activity of luxS or plnB-plnD gene knockout mutants in co-cultivation with L. reuteri NMD-86 were obviously lower than those of wild-type strain in co-cultivation at 6-9 h (P < 0.01). The results showed that LuxS/AI-2-mediated quorum sensing system played an important role in the bacteriocin synthesis of L. plantarum NMD-17 in co-cultivation.
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- Li-Li Man
- College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028042, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agriculture, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao, 028042, People's Republic of China.
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Cebrián R, Martínez-García M, Fernández M, García F, Martínez-Bueno M, Valdivia E, Kuipers OP, Montalbán-López M, Maqueda M. Advances in the preclinical characterization of the antimicrobial peptide AS-48. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1110360. [PMID: 36819031 PMCID: PMC9936517 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1110360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is a natural and inevitable phenomenon that constitutes a severe threat to global public health and economy. Innovative products, active against new targets and with no cross- or co-resistance with existing antibiotic classes, novel mechanisms of action, or multiple therapeutic targets are urgently required. For these reasons, antimicrobial peptides such as bacteriocins constitute a promising class of new antimicrobial drugs under investigation for clinical development. Here, we review the potential therapeutic use of AS-48, a head-to-tail cyclized cationic bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus faecalis. In the last few years, its potential against a wide range of human pathogens, including relevant bacterial pathogens and trypanosomatids, has been reported using in vitro tests and the mechanism of action has been investigated. AS-48 can create pores in the membrane of bacterial cells without the mediation of any specific receptor. However, this mechanism of action is different when susceptible parasites are studied and involves intracellular targets. Due to these novel mechanisms of action, AS-48 remains active against the antibiotic resistant strains tested. Remarkably, the effect of AS-48 against eukaryotic cell lines and in several animal models show little effect at the doses needed to inhibit susceptible species. The characteristics of this molecule such as low toxicity, microbicide activity, blood stability and activity, high stability at a wide range of temperatures or pH, resistance to proteases, and the receptor-independent effect make AS-48 unique to fight a broad range of microbial infections, including bacteria and some important parasites.
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- Rubén Cebrián
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs.GRANADA, University Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain,*Correspondence: Rubén Cebrián, ✉
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria Ibs.GRANADA, University Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain,Biomedicinal Research Network Center, Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain,Manuel Montalbán-López, ✉
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Wang P, Wang T, Ismael M, Wang X, Yi Y, Lü X. Development of an electroporation method and expression patterns of bacteriocin-encoding genes in Companilactobacillus crustorum MN047. FOOD BIOSCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Benítez-Chao DF, León-Buitimea A, Lerma-Escalera JA, Morones-Ramírez JR. Bacteriocins: An Overview of Antimicrobial, Toxicity, and Biosafety Assessment by in vivo Models. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:630695. [PMID: 33935991 PMCID: PMC8083986 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.630695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The world is facing a significant increase in infections caused by drug-resistant infectious agents. In response, various strategies have been recently explored to treat them, including the development of bacteriocins. Bacteriocins are a group of antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria, capable of controlling clinically relevant susceptible and drug-resistant bacteria. Bacteriocins have been studied to be able to modify and improve their physicochemical properties, pharmacological effects, and biosafety. This manuscript focuses on the research being developed on the biosafety of bacteriocins, which is a topic that has not been addressed extensively in previous reviews. This work discusses the studies that have tested the effect of bacteriocins against pathogens and assess their toxicity using in vivo models, including murine and other alternative animal models. Thus, this work concludes the urgency to increase and advance the in vivo models that both assess the efficacy of bacteriocins as antimicrobial agents and evaluate possible toxicity and side effects, which are key factors to determine their success as potential therapeutic agents in the fight against infections caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms.
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- Diego Francisco Benítez-Chao
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.,Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.,Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.,Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico.,Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Mexico
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Junges da Costa R, Pereira da Silva A, Nobre da Fonseca R, de Oliveira Hübner S, Nalério ES, de Lima Marques J, Soares Vitola HR, Padilha da Silva W, Duval EH, Fiorentini ÂM. Characterization of Enterococcus faecium EO1 isolated from mutton and activity of bacteriocin-like substances in the control of Listeria monocytogenes in fresh mutton sausage. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.110954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lakshmanan R, Kalaimurugan D, Sivasankar P, Arokiyaraj S, Venkatesan S. Identification and characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa derived bacteriocin for industrial applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 165:2412-2418. [PMID: 33132130 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Drug resistance has become a major threat due to the frequent use of commercial antibiotics and there is an urgent need to combat this problem. Having this in mind, the present research was aimed at developing a novel P. aeruginosa puBac bacteriocin molecule. The bacteriocin was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by Sepharose FF and Sephadex G15 column purification and the purified bacteriocin has been reported to have the molar mass of 43 kDa. The findings of the optimization showed that 3500 AU/mL of bacteriocin was obtained at 37 °C, 3410 AU/mL of bacteriocin at 6.5 pH and 3780 AU/mL of bacteriocin at 48 h of incubation time. In addition, 3863 AU/mL of bacteriocin activity was obtained with Tween-80 followed by 3789 AU/mL with a concentration of 2% NaCl and 4200 AU/mL for Fe2+. PuBac bacteriocin has been shown to have a significant effect on test pathogens. For example, E. coli was found to have 3.6 μM of MIC, followed by Staphylococcus sp. with 6.15 μM of MIC and Bacillus sp. with a 7.5 μM of MIC. The remarkable properties of bacteriocin suggest that it could be used in various pharmaceutical and food industries.
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- Ramasamy Lakshmanan
- Department of Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem 636011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem 636011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem 636011, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem 636011, Tamil Nadu, India.
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