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Kordi M, Talkhounche PG, Vahedi H, Farrokhi N, Tabarzad M. Heterologous Production of Antimicrobial Peptides: Notes to Consider. Protein J 2024; 43:129-158. [PMID: 38180586 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-023-10174-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Heavy and irresponsible use of antibiotics in the last century has put selection pressure on the microbes to evolve even faster and develop more resilient strains. In the confrontation with such sometimes called "superbugs", the search for new sources of biochemical antibiotics seems to have reached the limit. In the last two decades, bioactive antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are polypeptide chains with less than 100 amino acids, have attracted the attention of many in the control of microbial pathogens, more than the other types of antibiotics. AMPs are groups of components involved in the immune response of many living organisms, and have come to light as new frontiers in fighting with microbes. AMPs are generally produced in minute amounts within organisms; therefore, to address the market, they have to be either produced on a large scale through recombinant DNA technology or to be synthesized via chemical methods. Here, heterologous expression of AMPs within bacterial, fungal, yeast, plants, and insect cells, and points that need to be considered towards their industrialization will be reviewed.
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- Masoumeh Kordi
- Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Protein Technology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Wei DX, Zhang XW. Biosynthesis, Bioactivity, Biosafety and Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides for Human Health. BIOSAFETY AND HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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DeJong MP, Ritter SC, Fransen KA, Tresnak DT, Golinski AW, Hackel BJ. A Platform for Deep Sequence-Activity Mapping and Engineering Antimicrobial Peptides. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:2689-2704. [PMID: 34506711 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Developing potent antimicrobials, and platforms for their study and engineering, is critical as antibiotic resistance grows. A high-throughput method to quantify antimicrobial peptide and protein (AMP) activity across a broad continuum would be powerful to elucidate sequence-activity landscapes and identify potent mutants. Yet the complexity of antimicrobial activity has largely constrained the scope and mechanistic bandwidth of AMP variant analysis. We developed a platform to efficiently perform sequence-activity mapping of AMPs via depletion (SAMP-Dep): a bacterial host culture is transformed with an AMP mutant library, induced to intracellularly express AMPs, grown under selective pressure, and deep sequenced to quantify mutant depletion. The slope of mutant growth rate versus induction level indicates potency. Using SAMP-Dep, we mapped the sequence-activity landscape of 170 000 mutants of oncocin, a proline-rich AMP, for intracellular activity against Escherichia coli. Clonal validation supported the platform's sensitivity and accuracy. The mapped landscape revealed an extended oncocin pharmacophore contrary to earlier structural studies, clarified the C-terminus role in internalization, identified functional epistasis, and guided focused, successful synthetic peptide library design, yielding a mutant with 2-fold enhancement in both intracellular and extracellular activity. The efficiency of SAMP-Dep poises the platform to transform AMP engineering, characterization, and discovery.
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- Matthew P. DeJong
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota − Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Recombinant Expression of a Plant-Derived Dimeric Antifungal Peptide (DiSkh-AMP1) Joined by a Flexible Linker in Escherichia coli and Evaluation of Its Biological Activity In Vitro. Int J Pept Res Ther 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-021-10225-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Okasha H, Nasr SM, Samir S. Recombinant Expression of Cec-B Peptide in Escherichia coli with a Significant Anticancer Effect on Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2021; 22:1235-1245. [PMID: 33397234 DOI: 10.2174/1389201022666210104121709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cecropin-B (Cec-B) is an Antimicrobial Peptide (AMP) found in insects. OBJECTIVES Recombinant production of Cec-B peptide in Escherichia coli (Rosetta™ DE3), and studying its anticancer effect on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell line (HCC). METHODS The Cec-B gene of Drosophila melanogaster was synthesized by PCR assembly using the Simplified Gene Synthesis (SGS) method. To express the recombinant peptide in E. coli (Rosetta™ DE3); the synthesized gene was cloned into pET-15b expression vector. The recombinant peptide was expressed as insoluble aggregates called Inclusion Bodies (IBs) using 2mM lactose inducer. IBs were solubilized in a denatured form using 8 M urea followed by in-vitro protein refolding using rapid dilution method. The refolded Cec-B was purified using cation-exchange SP-FF column. Cytotoxicity of recombinant Cec-B (rCec-B) was reported on normal human lung cell line (WI-38), and Hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). RESULTS The Cec-B gene was expressed and purified at concentration 1.212±0.1 mg/ml which represents 48.49±4% of the total proteins injected to the column (2.5±0.2 mg/ml). The safe dose of purified rCec-B on normal WI-38 cells was calculated to be 1.57 mg/ml. The half-maximal Inhibitory Concentration (IC50) of rCec-B on HepG2 cell line was calculated to be 25 μg/ml. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) showed that untreated and treated HepG2 cells had cell diameters from 11-12.92 μm and 14.18-21.58 μm, respectively. CONCLUSION The results of this study revealed a successful expression of the rCec-B peptide using a pET-based expression system with a simple purification step. The purified peptide could be considered as a hopeful anticancer drug against HCC.
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- Hend Okasha
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
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Zhu S, Weber DK, Separovic F, Sani MA. Expression and purification of the native C-amidated antimicrobial peptide maculatin 1.1. J Pept Sci 2021; 27:e3330. [PMID: 33843136 DOI: 10.1002/psc.3330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Maculatin 1.1 (Mac1) is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) from an Australian tree frog and exhibits low micromolar activity against Gram-positive bacteria. The antimicrobial properties of Mac1 are linked to its disruption of bacterial lipid membranes, which has been studied extensively by in vitro nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and biophysical approaches. Although in vivo NMR has recently proven effective in probing peptide-lipid interplay in live bacterial cells, direct structural characterisation of AMPs has been prohibited by low sensitivity and overwhelming background noise. To overcome this issue, we report a recombinant expression protocol to produce isotopically enriched Mac1. We utilized a double-fusion construct to alleviate toxicity against the Escherichia coli host and generate the native N-free and C-amidated termini Mac1 peptide. The SUMO and intein tags allowed native N-terminus and C-terminal amidation, respectively, to be achieved in a one-pot reaction. The protocol yielded 0.1 mg/L of native, uniformly 15 N-labelled, Mac1, which possessed identical structure and activity to peptide obtained by solid-phase peptide synthesis.
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- Shiying Zhu
- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Strategies for Optimizing the Production of Proteins and Peptides with Multiple Disulfide Bonds. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020; 9:antibiotics9090541. [PMID: 32858882 PMCID: PMC7558204 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9090541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Bacteria can produce recombinant proteins quickly and cost effectively. However, their physiological properties limit their use for the production of proteins in their native form, especially polypeptides that are subjected to major post-translational modifications. Proteins that rely on disulfide bridges for their stability are difficult to produce in Escherichia coli. The bacterium offers the least costly, simplest, and fastest method for protein production. However, it is difficult to produce proteins with a very large size. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris are the most commonly used yeast species for protein production. At a low expense, yeasts can offer high protein yields, generate proteins with a molecular weight greater than 50 kDa, extract signal sequences, and glycosylate proteins. Both eukaryotic and prokaryotic species maintain reducing conditions in the cytoplasm. Hence, the formation of disulfide bonds is inhibited. These bonds are formed in eukaryotic cells during the export cycle, under the oxidizing conditions of the endoplasmic reticulum. Bacteria do not have an advanced subcellular space, but in the oxidizing periplasm, they exhibit both export systems and enzymatic activities directed at the formation and quality of disulfide bonds. Here, we discuss current techniques used to target eukaryotic and prokaryotic species for the generation of correctly folded proteins with disulfide bonds.
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Azari M, Asad S, Mehrnia MR. Heterologous production of porcine derived antimicrobial peptide PR-39 in Escherichia coli using SUMO and intein fusion systems. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 169:105568. [PMID: 31935447 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2020.105568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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About half a century after antibiotics discovery, multi-antibiotic-resistant bacteria posed a new challenge to medicine. Attempts to discover new antibiotics have drawn the attention to Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs). The rapid growth, besides its known genetic and manipulation systems, makes E. coli the preferred host system for production of recombinant proteins on an industrial scale. To produce AMPs in E. coli, the application of fusion-tags with the aim of stability, solubility, and prevention of antimicrobial activity is one of the best practices in this regard. In this study, we presented two different expression systems for the production of PR-39 in E. coli; one in fusion with intein-Chitin binding domain (CBD) and another in fusion with SUMO accompanied by polyhistidine affinity tag. Both were cloned in the NdeI-XhoI sites of pET-17b and transformed to E. coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS. Recombinant bacteria were cultured and induced with 0.4 mM IPTG at 30 °C. Expression and purification of target proteins were confirmed by Tricine- SDS-PAGE and dot blot analysis. Recovery of 250 μg PR-39/L from SUMO fusion system and 280 μg PR-39/L from the intein fusion system was achieved. Both purified peptides showed antibacterial activity using MIC/MBC demonstrating their functionality after SUMO and intein mediated purification.
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- Mandana Azari
- School of Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology, College of Engineering, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Kish, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Van Staden ADP, Faure LM, Vermeulen RR, Dicks LMT, Smith C. Functional Expression of GFP-Fused Class I Lanthipeptides in Escherichia coli. ACS Synth Biol 2019; 8:2220-2227. [PMID: 31553571 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lanthipeptides are ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides, with several having antimicrobial activity. The biosynthetic machinery responsible for modification of the class I lanthipeptide nisin provides a means for modification of a diverse range of lanthipeptides. However, literature regarding expression of class I lanthipeptides in a malleable Gram-negative host such as Escherichia coli is limited. Here, we coexpressed precursor class I lanthipeptides fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP) along with the dehydratase and cyclase from the nisin operon. Fusion to GFP did not interfere with post-translational modifications as antimicrobially active nisin could be proteolytically liberated from the expressed GFP fusion. Additionally, we used this system to express two other class I lanthipeptides precursors fused to GFP (Pep5 and epilancin 15X), although only Pep5 exhibited consistent antimicrobial activity. This is the first report of a GFP-based fusion expression system for the expression of class I lanthipeptides in E. coli. The GFP-based fusion expression system is a robust system with the advantage of directly visualizing expression and purification through GFP fluorescence.
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- Anton Du Preez Van Staden
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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López MG, Diez M, Alfonso V, Taboga O. Biotechnological applications of occlusion bodies of Baculoviruses. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:6765-6774. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9130-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Expression in Escherichia coli of novel recombinant hybrid antimicrobial peptide AL32-P113 with enhanced antimicrobial activity in vitro. Gene 2018; 671:1-9. [PMID: 29859288 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.05.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Antibiotic-resistant pathogens have become a major public health problem worldwide. New discoveries and strategies as regards antibiotic drug development are urgently in need for curing infected patients. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short cationic peptides that play important roles in innate immune system with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Recently, hybrid AMPs have been reported to increase antimicrobial activity, stability, and in vivo half-life. In the present study, a gene encoding for AL32-P113 hybrid peptide consisting of two truncated active forms of human LL-37 and histatin-5 (Hst-5) was commercially constructed, cloned into pTXB-1 commercial plasmid, and expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3). To increase the yield of target protein expression, IPTG concentration, time and temperature were optimized. The results indicate that AL32-P113-intein fusion protein with 33.7 kDa was expressed mostly in inclusion form and estimated to be 20% of the total protein. After chitin affinity purification, 5.7-kDa of AL32-P113 peptide was separated with an average concentration of 12.1 mg per litre of bacterial culture and over 86% purity. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was evaluated for antimicrobial activity determination of recombinant AL32-P113 compared to synthetic peptides, LL-37, Hst-5, and L31-P113. The results implied that both hybrid peptides exhibited potent antimicrobial activity against gram-negative bacteria and yeast cells whereas the L31-P113 peptide possessed approximately four times greater antimicrobial activity in gram-positive bacteria than parent LL-37. An increasing of undesired hemolysis of these hybrid peptides toward human red cells was also observed when red blood cell hemolytic assay was performed. Several factors including charge and secondary structure predicted by public software were utilized for explanation of the antimicrobial potency of both hybrid peptides. This study proved that hybrid peptides show broader and more potent antimicrobial ability against pathogens and they could be applied as a therapeutic approach for topical treatment of microbial infection in the future.
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Cheng KT, Wu CL, Yip BS, Yu HY, Cheng HT, Chih YH, Cheng JW. High Level Expression and Purification of the Clinically Active Antimicrobial Peptide P-113 in Escherichia coli. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23040800. [PMID: 29601518 PMCID: PMC6017664 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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P-113, which was originally derived from the human saliva protein histatin 5, is a histidine-rich antimicrobial peptide with the sequence AKRHHGYKRKFH. P-113 is currently undergoing phase II clinical trial as a pharmaceutical agent to fight against fungal infections in HIV patients with oral candidiasis. Previously, we developed a new procedure for the high-yield expression and purification of hG31P, an analogue and antagonist of human CXCL8. Moreover, we have successfully removed lipopolysaccharide (LPS, endotoxin) associated with hG31P in the expression with Escherichia coli. In this paper, we have used hG31P as a novel fusion protein for the expression and purification of P-113. The purity of the expressed P-113 is more than 95% and the yield is 4 mg P-113 per liter of E. coli cell culture in Luria-Bertani (LB) medium. The antimicrobial activity of the purified P-113 was tested. Furthermore, we used circular dichroism (CD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study the structural properties of P-113. Our results indicate that using hG31P as a fusion protein to obtain large quantities of P-113 is feasible and is easy to scale up for commercial production. An effective way of producing enough P-113 for future clinical studies is evident in this study.
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- Kuang-Ting Cheng
- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Medical Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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Kuddus MR, Yamano M, Rumi F, Kikukawa T, Demura M, Aizawa T. Enhanced expression of cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide snakin-1 in Escherichia coli using an aggregation-prone protein coexpression system. Biotechnol Prog 2017; 33:1520-1528. [PMID: 28556600 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Snakin-1 (SN-1) is a cysteine-rich plant antimicrobial peptide and the first purified member of the snakin family. SN-1 shows potent activity against a wide range of microorganisms, and thus has great biotechnological potential as an antimicrobial agent. Here, we produced recombinant SN-1 in Escherichia coli by a previously developed coexpression method using an aggregation-prone partner protein. Our goal was to increase the productivity of SN-1 via the enhanced formation of insoluble inclusion bodies in E. coli cells. The yield of SN-1 by the coexpression method was better than that by direct expression in E. coli cells. After refolding and purification, we obtained several milligrams of functionally active SN-1, the identity of which was verified by MALDI-TOF MS and NMR studies. The purified recombinant SN-1 showed effective antimicrobial activity against test organisms. Our studies indicate that the coexpression method using an aggregation-prone partner protein can serve as a suitable expression system for the efficient production of functionally active SN-1. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 33:1520-1528, 2017.
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- Md Ruhul Kuddus
- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.,Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Inst. for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Inst. for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan.,Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Inst. for Collaborative Research and Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Higher efficiency soluble prokaryotic expression, purification, and structural analysis of antimicrobial peptide G13. Protein Expr Purif 2015; 119:45-50. [PMID: 26581777 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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G13 is a 19-residue cationic antimicrobial peptide derived from granulysin. In order to achieve high-level expression of G13 in Escherichia coli cells, and to reduce downstream processing costs, we introduced an Asp-Pro acid labile bond between the His-Patch thioredoxin and G13 and constructed the recombinant plasmid pThiohisA-DP-G13. The plasmid was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). After induction with isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactopyranoside for 5 h, the fusion protein accumulated up to 200 mg/L in soluble form. The fusion protein was released by a high pressure homogenizer, cleaved using 13% acetic acid at 50 °C hydrolysis for 72 h. The recombinant G13 (r-G13) was then successively purified by fractional precipitation with ammonium sulfate and trichloroacetic acid, followed by one-step cation exchange chromatography. The purified r-G13 displayed a single band (about 2.2 kDa) as analyzed by Tris-Tricine buffered SDS-PAGE, and its precise molecular weight was confirmed using tandem mass spectrometry. Analysis of r-G13 by circular dichroism (CD) indicated that r-G13 contained predominantly β-sheet and random coil. Agar plate diffusion assay revealed that the r-G13 exhibited antibacterial activity against both Bacillus subtilis and E. coli.
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Lin Z, Zhao Q, Xing L, Zhou B, Wang X. Aggregating tags for column-free protein purification. Biotechnol J 2015; 10:1877-86. [PMID: 26556016 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201500299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Protein purification remains a central need for biotechnology. In recent years, a class of aggregating tags has emerged, which offers a quick, cost-effective and column-free alternative for producing recombinant proteins (and also peptides) with yield and purity comparable to that of the popular His-tag. These column-free tags induce the formation of aggregates (during or after expression) when fused to a target protein or peptide, and upon separation from soluble impurities, the target protein or peptide is subsequently released via a cleavage site. In this review, we categorize these tags as follows: (i) tags that induce inactive protein aggregates in vivo; (ii) tags that induce active protein aggregates in vivo; and (iii) tags that induce soluble expression in vivo, but aggregates in vitro. The respective advantages and disadvantages of these tags are discussed, and compared to the three conventional tags (His-tag, maltose-binding protein [MBP] tag, and intein-mediated purification with a chitin-binding tag [IMPACT-CN]). While this new class of aggregating tags is promising, more systematic tests are required to further the use. It is conceivable, however, that the combination of these tags and the more traditional columns may significantly reduce the costs for resins and columns, particularly for the industrial scale.
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- Zhanglin Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Enzymes, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Secretory production of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli using the catalytic domain of a cellulase as fusion partner. J Biotechnol 2015; 214:77-82. [PMID: 26387445 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small molecules which serve as essential components of the innate immune system in various organisms. AMPs possess a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities. However, the scaled production of such peptides in Escherichia coli faces many difficulties because of their small size and toxicity to the host. Here, we described a new fusion strategy to extracellularly produce significant amounts of these antimicrobial peptides in recombinant E. coli at significant amount. Employing the catalytic domain of a cellulase (Cel-CD) from Bacillus subtilis KSM-64 as the fusion partner, five recombinant antimicrobial peptides were confirmed to accumulate in the culture medium at concentrations ranging from 184 mg/L to 297 mg/L. The radical diffusion experiment demonstrated that the released model antimicrobial peptide, bombinin, had antibacterial activities against both E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus. This strategy will be suitable for the production of antimicrobial peptides and other toxicity proteins.
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Feng X, Xu W, Qu P, Li X, Xing L, Liu D, Jiao J, Wang J, Li Z, Liu C. High-yield recombinant expression of the chicken antimicrobial peptide fowlicidin-2 inEscherichia coli. Biotechnol Prog 2015; 31:369-74. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xingjun Feng
- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology; Northeast Agricultural University; Harbin 150030 China
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- Animal Husbandry Research Centre of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Science; Harbin 150086 China
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- Northeast Inst. of Geography and Agricultural Ecology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Harbin 150081 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Development and Utilization of Forest Resources; Harbin 150040 China
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Rapid protein expression and purification remains a critical technological need, in particular as the number of proteins being identified is exploding. In this chapter, we describe a simple and rapid scheme for expression and purification of recombinant proteins using Escherichia coli, by taking advantage of two self-aggregating peptide fusion tags 18A (EWLKAFYEKVLEKLKELF) and ELK16 (LELELKLKLELELKLK) that can drive target proteins into active protein aggregates in vivo. In practice, a target protein is fused at the N-terminus of the self-cleavable Mxe GyrA intein, which is followed by the 18A or ELK16 tag. The fusion protein is first expressed in the form of active aggregate and then separated by centrifugation upon cell lysis. Subsequently, the DTT-mediated intein self-cleavage reaction releases the target protein into solution. These cleavable self-aggregating tags (cSAT, intein-18A/ELK16) provide a quick and efficient route for the production of proteins with modest purity (around 90% in the case of intein-ELK16). Two application examples are included in the chapter.
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Park S, Kim JI, Lee I, Bae JY, Hwang MW, Kim D, Jang SI, Kim H, Park MS, Kwon HJ, Song JW, Cho YS, Chun W, Park MS. Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a recombinant RNA-based viral vector expressing human β-defensin 4. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:237. [PMID: 25260627 PMCID: PMC4189170 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-014-0237-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Harassed with extensive epithelial burn wounds, patients can be affected by complications, such as infection, hypovolemic shock, hypothermia, and respiratory failure. Immediate first aid and followed supportive cares are critical for the prevention of severe complications. However, secondary bacterial infection is hard to be controlled in burn patients, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is one of the top listed pathogens perturbing burn wounds beyond the antibiotics spectrum. Results To find the way for efficacious protection from the pseudomonas-mediated complications in burn patients, we assessed the in vitro and in vivo inhibitory values of human β-defensin 4 (hBD4), which is known as a member of the cationic, antimicrobial peptides found in human cells of many kinds. The Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was used as a viral vector for the expression of hBD4 in burn wounds. Expressed from the recombinant NDV (rNDV-hBD4), hBD4 effectively inhibited the pseudomonal growths in cell culture media. In a mouse model, severely burn-injured skin was recovered by the direct installation of the rNDV-hBD4 infected cells in the burn wounds whereas that of control mice remained severely damaged. Conclusions We suggest that the application of hBD4 may protect burn patients from secondary pseudomonal infection and provide a therapeutic potential for burn wound treatment.
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, and the Institute for Viral Diseases, Korea University, Seoul 136-705, Republic of Korea.
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Li Y, Wang J, Yang J, Wan C, Wang X, Sun H. Recombinant expression, purification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide ORBK in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2014; 95:182-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ardisson-Araújo DMP, Rocha JR, da Costa MHO, Bocca AL, Dusi AN, de Oliveira Resende R, Ribeiro BM. A baculovirus-mediated strategy for full-length plant virus coat protein expression and purification. Virol J 2013; 10:262. [PMID: 23945471 PMCID: PMC3765376 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Garlic production is severely affected by virus infection, causing a decrease in productivity and quality. There are no virus-free cultivars and garlic-infecting viruses are difficult to purify, which make specific antibody production very laborious. Since high quality antisera against plant viruses are important tools for serological detection, we have developed a method to express and purify full-length plant virus coat proteins using baculovirus expression system and insects as bioreactors. RESULTS In this work, we have fused the full-length coat protein (cp) gene from the Garlic Mite-borne Filamentous Virus (GarMbFV) to the 3'-end of the Polyhedrin (polh) gene of the baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV). The recombinant baculovirus was amplified in insect cell culture and the virus was used to infect Spodoptera frugiperda larvae. Thus, the recombinant fused protein was easily purified from insect cadavers using sucrose gradient centrifugation and analyzed by Western Blotting. Interestingly, amorphous crystals were produced in the cytoplasm of cells infected with the recombinant virus containing the chimeric-protein gene but not in cells infected with the wild type and recombinant virus containing the hexa histidine tagged Polh. Moreover, the chimeric protein was used to immunize rats and generate antibodies against the target protein. The antiserum produced was able to detect plants infected with GarMbFV, which had been initially confirmed by RT-PCR. CONCLUSIONS The expression of a plant virus full-length coat protein fused to the baculovirus Polyhedrin in recombinant baculovirus-infected insects was shown to produce high amounts of the recombinant protein which was easily purified and efficiently used to generate specific antibodies. Therefore, this strategy can potentially be used for the development of plant virus diagnostic kits for those viruses that are difficult to purify, are present in low titers or are present in mix infection in their plant hosts.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Xing L, Xu W, Zhou B, Chen Y, Lin Z. Facile expression and purification of the antimicrobial peptide histatin 1 with a cleavable self-aggregating tag (cSAT) in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2013; 88:248-53. [PMID: 23403143 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Human histatin 1 (Hst1), a member of the histatin family, possesses antimicrobial properties. In this study, we applied a previously developed cleavable self-aggregating tag (cSAT) for the expression and purification of histatin 1 to demonstrate its utility for peptide expression and purification. The tag consists of a self-cleavable intein and a self-assembling peptide ELK16 (I-ELK16). First, an active insoluble aggregate of the recombinant histatin 1-Mxe GyrA intein-ELK16 (Hst1-I-ELK16) fusion protein was produced with a yield of 28.9 μg/mg wet cell pellet. The thiol reagent dithiothreitol (DTT) was then used to induce the intein-mediated cleavage and peptide release into the soluble fraction with a yield of 2.06 μg/mg wet cell pellet and a purity of 70%. The peptide was further purified by high performance liquid chromatography. These results were comparable to the yield and purity achieved when the more conventional glutathione transferase (GST) tag was used. The antimicrobial activities of this recombinant histatin 1 were confirmed against three Candida strains. This cSAT technique offers considerable advantages in terms of its simplicity and speed, eliminating the need for an exogenous protease, and reducing the number of chromatography purification steps. This technique should also be useful for the expression and purification of other AMPs.
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- Lei Xing
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, One Tsinghua Garden Road, Beijing 100084, China.
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Expression and purification of lacticin Q by small ubiquitin-related modifier fusion in Escherichia coli. J Microbiol 2012; 50:326-31. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-1425-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/19/2011] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Expression and Structure/Function Relationships of Human Defensin 5. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 166:1703-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9571-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Luo M, Guan YX, Yao SJ. On-column refolding of denatured lysozyme by the conjoint chromatography composed of SEC and immobilized recombinant DsbA. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2011; 879:2971-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2011.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2011] [Revised: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Yang YJ, Choi YS, Jung D, Cha HJ. Expression of redesigned mussel silk-like protein in Escherichia coli. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-011-0140-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wu W, Xing L, Zhou B, Lin Z. Active protein aggregates induced by terminally attached self-assembling peptide ELK16 in Escherichia coli. Microb Cell Fact 2011; 10:9. [PMID: 21320350 PMCID: PMC3045283 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, it has been gradually realized that bacterial inclusion bodies (IBs) could be biologically active. In particular, several proteins including green fluorescent protein, β-galactosidase, β-lactamase, alkaline phosphatase, D-amino acid oxidase, polyphosphate kinase 3, maltodextrin phosphorylase, and sialic acid aldolase have been successfully produced as active IBs when fused to an appropriate partner such as the foot-and-mouth disease virus capsid protein VP1, or the human β-amyloid peptide Aβ42(F19D). As active IBs may have many attractive advantages in enzyme production and industrial applications, it is of considerable interest to explore them further. RESULTS In this paper, we report that an ionic self-assembling peptide ELK16 (LELELKLK)2 was able to effectively induce the formation of cytoplasmic inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli (E. coli) when attached to the carboxyl termini of four model proteins including lipase A, amadoriase II, β-xylosidase, and green fluorescent protein. These aggregates had a general appearance similar to the usually reported cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (IBs) under transmission electron microscopy or fluorescence confocal microscopy. Except for lipase A-ELK16 fusion, the three other fusion protein aggregates retained comparable specific activities with the native counterparts. Conformational analyses by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the existence of newly formed antiparallel beta-sheet structures in these ELK16 peptide-induced inclusion bodies, which is consistent with the reported assembly of the ELK16 peptide. CONCLUSIONS This has been the first report where a terminally attached self-assembling β peptide ELK16 can promote the formation of active inclusion bodies or active protein aggregates in E. coli. It has the potential to render E. coli and other recombinant hosts more efficient as microbial cell factories for protein production. Our observation might also provide hints for protein aggregation-related diseases.
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- Wei Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, One Tsinghua Garden Road, Beijing 100084, PR China
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High efficiency preparation of bioactive human alpha-defensin 6 in Escherichia coli Origami(DE3)pLysS by soluble fusion expression. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 87:1935-42. [PMID: 20549202 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2688-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2010] [Revised: 05/15/2010] [Accepted: 05/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Human alpha-defensin 6 (HD(6)), a small cysteine-rich cationic peptide specially expressed in epithelial cells of digestive tract, may play a crucial role in mucosal immunity. This is the first report on efficient production of bioactive HD(6) through a gene-engineering approach in Escherichia coli. The recombinant plasmid pET32a-omHD(6) was primarily constructed by inserting a PCR fragment encoding mature HD(6) peptide (mHD(6)) preceded by an enterokinase recognition sequence into the expression vector pET32a(+), in frame with the upstream thioredoxin (TrxA) gene. Under optimized expression conditions, a high percentage (>60%) of soluble TrxA-omHD(6) fusion protein was obtained with a yield of about 1.69 g/l, and the theoretical productivity of recombinant mHD(6) (rmHD(6)) reached 0.38 g/l. A feasible three-step purification strategy involving nickel-sepharose chromatography, enterokinase-cleavage and cation exchange chromatography was developed to purify rmHD(6), followed by characteristic identifications by Western blot, mass spectrometry and sequencing. About 102 mg/l of rmHD(6) with its intact N-terminal amino acid sequence was finally achieved. The in vitro experiments showed that rmHD(6) possesses high potency to inhibit herpes simplex virus-2 infection. This work settles substantial foundation for further functional study of HD(6).
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Corrales-Garcia LL, Possani LD, Corzo G. Expression systems of human β-defensins: vectors, purification and biological activities. Amino Acids 2010; 40:5-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0493-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Large quantities of antimicrobial peptides are required for investigations and clinical trials, therefore suitable production method alternative to traditional chemical synthesis is necessary. Production of recombinant antimicrobial peptides in prokaryotic systems has successfully demonstrated the viability of this approach. Production of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli is potentially limited due to their toxicity to host cells and susceptibility to proteolytic degradation, which can be avoided using fusion protein approach. We describe antimicrobial peptide production in E. coli based on forcing antimicrobial peptides into inclusion bodies, which is affective for the production of large quantities of antimicrobial peptides. Chemical reagents for cleaving peptide bond between antimicrobial peptides and fusion proteins such as cyanogen bromide and diluted acid are selective and provide antimicrobial peptides for biological studies in short time.
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- Mateja Zorko
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Expression and Purification of an Antimicrobial Peptide by Fusion with Elastin-like Polypeptides in Escherichia coli. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2009; 160:2377-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8850-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li Y. Carrier proteins for fusion expression of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2009; 54:1-9. [PMID: 19575694 PMCID: PMC7188355 DOI: 10.1042/ba20090087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2009] [Revised: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Antimicrobial peptides are an essential component of innate immunity and play an important role in host defence against microbial pathogens. They have received increasing attention recently as potential novel pharmaceutical agents. To meet the requirement for necessary basic science studies and clinical trials, large quantities of these peptides are needed. In general, isolation from natural sources and chemical synthesis are not cost-effective. The relatively low cost and easy scale-up of the recombinant approach renders it the most attractive means for large-scale production of antimicrobial peptides. Among the many systems available for protein expression, Escherichia coli remains the most widely used host. Antimicrobial peptides produced in E. coli are often expressed as fusion proteins, which effectively masks these peptides' potential lethal effect towards the bacterial host and protects the peptides from proteolytic degradation. Although some carriers confer peptide solubility, others promote the formation of inclusion bodies. The present minireview considers the most commonly used carrier proteins for fusion expression of antimicrobial peptides in E. coli. The favourable properties of SUMO (small ubiquitin-related modifier) as a novel fusion partner are also discussed.
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- Yifeng Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 90095, USA.
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High level expression and purification of bioactive human α-defensin 5 mature peptide in Pichia pastoris. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 84:877-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2009] [Revised: 04/22/2009] [Accepted: 04/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Vidovic V, Prongidi-Fix L, Bechinger B, Werten S. Production and isotope labeling of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli by means of a novel fusion partner that enables high-yield insoluble expression and fast purification. J Pept Sci 2009; 15:278-84. [PMID: 19189273 DOI: 10.1002/psc.1112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A method is presented that allows efficient production of antimicrobial peptides in bacteria by means of fusion to the histone fold domain of the human transcription factor TAF12. This small fusion partner drives high-level expression of peptides and leads to their accumulation in an entirely insoluble form, thereby eliminating toxicity to the host. Using the antimicrobial peptide LAH4 as an example, we demonstrate that neither affinity purification of the TAF12 fusion protein nor initial solubilization of inclusion bodies in denaturing buffers is required. Instead, crude insoluble material from bacteria is directly dissolved in formic acid for immediate release of the peptide through chemical cleavage at a unique Asp-Pro site. This is followed by purification to homogeneity in a single chromatographic step. Because of the elevated expression levels of the histone fold domain and its small size (8 kDa), this straightforward purification scheme produces yields in excess of 10 mg active peptide per liter of culture. We demonstrate that TAF12 fusion allows expression of a wide range of antimicrobial peptides as well as efficient isotope labeling for NMR studies.
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- Verica Vidovic
- Institut de Chimie, Université Louis Pasteur, CNRS UMR 7177, 67070 Strasbourg, France
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Zorko M, Japelj B, Hafner-Bratkovic I, Jerala R. Expression, purification and structural studies of a short antimicrobial peptide. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1788:314-23. [PMID: 19026609 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2008] [Revised: 09/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We have produced a small antimicrobial peptide PFWRIRIRR in bacteria utilizing production in the form of insoluble fusion protein with ketosteroid isomerase. The recombinant peptide was rapidly and efficiently isolated by acidic cleavage of the fusion protein based on the acid labile Asp-Pro bond at the N-terminus of the peptide. The peptide has antibacterial activity and neutralizes macrophage activation by LPS. The selectivity of the peptide against bacteria correlates with preferential binding to acidic phospholipid vesicles. Solution structure of the peptide in SDS and DPC micelles was determined by NMR. The peptide adopts a well-defined structure, comprising a short helical segment. Cationic and hydrophobic clusters are segregated along the molecular axis of the short helix, which is positioned perpendicular to the membrane plane. The position of the helix is shifted in two micellar types and more nonpolar surface is exposed in anionic micelles. Overall structure explains the advantageous role of the N-terminal proline residue, which forms an integral part of the hydrophobic cluster.
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- Mateja Zorko
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, POB 660, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Gim Y, Hwang DS, Lim S, Song YH, Cha HJ. Production of fusion mussel adhesive fp-353 inEscherichia coli. Biotechnol Prog 2008; 24:1272-7. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wang L, Lai CE, Wu Q, Liu J, Zhou M, Ren Z, Sun D, Chen S, Xu A. Production and characterization of a novel antimicrobial peptide HKABF by Pichia pastoris. Process Biochem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kim YS, Cha HJ. Facile evaluation of cell disruption efficiency using pH-controlled fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Biotechnol Prog 2008; 24:1186-90. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ovchinnikova TV, Shenkarev ZO, Balandin SV, Nadezhdin KD, Paramonov AS, Kokryakov VN, Arseniev AS. Molecular insight into mechanism of antimicrobial action of the beta-hairpin peptide arenicin: specific oligomerization in detergent micelles. Biopolymers 2008; 89:455-64. [PMID: 17937399 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Arenicins are 21-residue cationic antimicrobial peptides isolated from marine polychaeta Arenicola marina. The peptides exhibit potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. In water solution arenicin-2 adopts a beta-hairpin conformation, stabilized by one disulfide and nine hydrogen bonds. To determine the propensity for the peptide oligomerization in membrane mimetic systems, the recombinant arenicin-2 was overexpressed as a fused form in Escherichia coli. The arenicin-2 oligomerization and intermolecular packing in membrane mimicking environment were investigated using high-resolution NMR spectroscopy. The present studies show that arenicin-2 preserves a beta-hairpin structure and forms asymmetric dimers upon incorporation into the dodecylphosphocholine micelle. Two monomers of arenicin-2 are aligned parallel to each other by the N-terminal strands of the beta-hairpin (CN upward arrow upward arrowNC type of association). Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis indicated that in environment of anionic SDS micelles the arenicin-2 might undergo further oligomerization and form tetramers. Our results afford further molecular insight into possible mechanism of antimicrobial action of arenicins.
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- Tatiana V Ovchinnikova
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia.
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Dennison SR, Kim YS, Cha HJ, Phoenix DA. Investigations into the ability of the peptide, HAL18, to interact with bacterial membranes. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2008; 38:37-43. [PMID: 18600320 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0352-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Revised: 06/06/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Halocidin was isolated from hemocytes, Halocynthia aurantium as a heterodimeric peptide consisting of two alpha-helical subunits, Hal15 and Hal18. Hal18 was shown to have antibacterial properties against Bacillus subtilis (MLC = 15 microM) and Escherichia coli (MLC = 100 microM). The peptide was shown to produce stable monolayers, which were characteristic of alpha-helical peptides predicted to orientate parallel to the surface of the interface. Constant area assays showed that Hal18 was surface active (4 microM) inducing surface pressure changes >30 mN m(-1) characteristic of membrane interactive peptides. The peptide induced stable surface pressure changes in monolayers that were mimetic of B. subtilis membranes (circa 7 mN m(-1)) and E. coli membrane-mimics (circa 4 mN m(-1)). Hal18 inserted readily into zwitterionic DOPE and anionic DOPG monolayers inducing surface pressure changes circa 8 mN m(-1) in both cases, providing evidence that interaction is not headgroup specific. Thermodynamic analysis of compression isotherms showed that the presence of Hal18 destabilised B. subtilis membranes (DeltaG (Mix) > 0), which is in contrast to its stabilising effect on E. coli lipid extract implying the differential antimicrobial efficacy may be driven by lipid packing.
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- Sarah R Dennison
- Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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Shlyapnikov YM, Andreev YA, Kozlov SA, Vassilevski AA, Grishin EV. Bacterial production of latarcin 2a, a potent antimicrobial peptide from spider venom. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 60:89-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Revised: 03/16/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Escherichia coli expression and purification of four antimicrobial peptides fused to a family 3 carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) from Clostridium thermocellum. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 59:161-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2007] [Revised: 01/24/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ma DY, Liu SW, Han ZX, Li YJ, Shan AS. Expression and characterization of recombinant gallinacin-9 and gallinacin-8 in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 58:284-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2007] [Revised: 11/18/2007] [Accepted: 11/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Schmitt P, Mercado L, Díaz M, Guzmán F, Arenas G, Marshall SH. Characterization and functional recovery of a novel antimicrobial peptide (CECdir-CECret) from inclusion bodies after expression in Escherichia coli. Peptides 2008; 29:512-9. [PMID: 18325631 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2007] [Revised: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 12/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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CECdir-CECret is a novel non-toxic doublet 8.5 kDa peptide representing the natural coding sequence of the antimicrobial peptide Cecropin A from Drosophila melanogaster fused in-frame to its own inverted version. Expression of this cloned doublet peptide in Escherichia coli, yielded peptides that were mostly packaged into inclusion bodies. The new molecule was purified, solubilized and refolded, through a standard guanidine-based procedure. The recovered refolded peptides were then characterized by HPLC chromatography, MALDI-TOF-mass spectrometry and peptide sequencing, and finally evaluated for their antimicrobial potential. The novel doublet peptide CECdir-CECret, displays an enhanced in vitro antimicrobial activity and action spectrum in comparison to the monomer Cecropin A.
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- Paulina Schmitt
- Laboratorio de Genética e Inmunología Molecular, Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Brasil 2950, Valparaíso, Chile
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Xu F, Meng K, Wang YR, Luo HY, Yang PL, Wu NF, Fan YL, Yao B. Eukaryotic expression and antimicrobial spectrum determination of the peptide tachyplesin II. Protein Expr Purif 2007; 58:175-83. [PMID: 18249136 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2007] [Revised: 12/02/2007] [Accepted: 12/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ta0-a, the gene encoding the mature antimicrobial peptide tachyplesin II, was engineered to optimize the coding sequence according to codon usage bias in yeast. Ta0-a was efficiently expressed in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris strain SMD1168. The recombinant peptide Ta0 reached 150mg/L after methanol induction for 6 d. Ta0 was rapidly purified to homogeneity by a single step of size-exclusion chromatography. The minimal lethal concentrations of Ta0 to the Escherichia coli strain K12 was 30 microg/mL. Ta0 exhibited a wide range of antimicrobial activity: the growth of 26 bacterial and fungal strains, including some typical food/feed spoilage microorganisms, was all substantially inhibited. This result indicates the potential practical application of the recombinant peptide in various industrial products.
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- Feng Xu
- Microbial Engineering Department, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 12, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidan District, Beijing 100081, China; College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingsha, Hubei 434100, China
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Kim JM, Jang SA, Yu BJ, Sung BH, Cho JH, Kim SC. High-level expression of an antimicrobial peptide histonin as a natural form by multimerization and furin-mediated cleavage. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 78:123-30. [PMID: 18094965 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1273-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2007] [Revised: 10/30/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Direct expression of an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) in Escherichia coli causes several problems such as the toxicity of AMP to the host cell, its susceptibility to proteolytic degradation, and decreased antimicrobial activity due to the additional residue(s) introduced after cleavage of AMPs from fusion partners. To overcome these problems and produce a large quantity of a potent AMP histonin (RAGLQFPVGKLLKKLLKRLKR) in E. coli, an efficient expression system was developed, in which the toxicity of histonin was neutralized by a fusion partner F4 (a truncated fragment of PurF protein) and the productivity was increased by a multimeric expression of a histonin gene. The expression level of the fusion proteins reached a maximum with a 12-mer of a histonin gene. In addition, because of the RLKR residues present at the C terminus of histonin, furin cleavage of the multimeric histonin expressed produces an intact, natural histonin. The AMP activity of the histonin produced in E. coli was identical to that of a synthetic histonin. With our expression system, 167 mg of histonin was obtained from 1 l of E. coli culture. These results may lead to a cost-effective solution for the mass production of AMPs that are toxic to a host.
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- Jung Min Kim
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 305-701, South Korea
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Pérez-Martínez AS, De León-Rodríguez A, Harris LJ, Herrera-Estrella A, Barba de la Rosa AP. Overexpression, purification and characterization of the Trichoderma atroviride endochitinase, Ech42, in Pichia pastoris. Protein Expr Purif 2007; 55:183-8. [PMID: 17629497 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2007] [Revised: 05/14/2007] [Accepted: 05/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The endochitinase gene ech42 from Trichoderma atroviride was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris using a constitutive expression system. Over 98% of the recombinant protein was secreted into the culture medium as glycoprotein. A high endochitinase concentration, 186 mg/L with a specific enzyme activity of 14,128 Umg(-1) was produced. The optimal enzyme kinetic parameters for the recombinant protein were identical to those reported for the enzyme isolated from T. atroviride. The recombinant endochitinase possesses suitable features for biotechnological applications, such as activity at acidic pH and thermostability.
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- Ana S Pérez-Martínez
- Institute for Scientific and Technological Research in San Luis Potosí, Molecular Biology Division, Camino a la Presa San José 2033, Lomas 4a sección, CP 78216 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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Li L, Kim YS, Hwang DS, Seo JH, Jung HJ, Du J, Cha HJ. High and compact formation of baculoviral polyhedrin-induced inclusion body by co-expression of baculoviral FP25 in Escherichia coli. Biotechnol Bioeng 2007; 96:1183-90. [PMID: 17004271 DOI: 10.1002/bit.21193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Previously, we found that baculoviral polyhedrin (Polh) can successfully be used in Escherichia coli as a fusion partner for the expression of special foreign proteins as inclusion bodies, and the resulting, easily isolatable Polh-induced fusion inclusion bodies had almost the same characteristics as the native Polh. Here, we investigated the effects of co-expression of baculoviral FP25 protein on Polh-induced inclusion-body production in an E. coli expression system, as FP25 is known to be involved specifically in polyhedra formation. Using several analytical tools, including SDS-PAGE, pronase proteolysis, solubilization under alkaline conditions, and electron microscopy, we found that co-expressed FP25 was associated with Polh-induced inclusion bodies and that its co-expression led to formation of compact inclusion bodies as well as high production levels. We confirmed that FP25 co-expression induced higher production levels of other heterologous protein, antimicrobial peptide Hal18, fused with aggregation-prone Polh. Therefore, co-expression of baculoviral FP25 can be promisingly used to increase the levels of baculoviral Polh-fused foreign proteins, especially harmful proteins, expressed as inclusion bodies in an E. coli expression system.
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- Lin Li
- Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, Korea
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Kim YS, Cha HJ. High-throughput and facile assay of antimicrobial peptides using pH-controlled fluorescence resonance energy transfer. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:3330-5. [PMID: 17005813 PMCID: PMC1610063 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00455-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Amphipathic antimicrobial peptides can destroy bacteria cells by inducing membrane permeabilization, forming one strategy for innate defense by various organisms. However, although the antimicrobial peptides are considered a promising alternative for use against multidrug-resistant bacteria, large-scale screening of potential candidate antimicrobial peptides will require a simple, rapid assay for antimicrobial activity. Here, we describe a novel fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based assay system for antimicrobial peptides which takes advantage of pH-related changes in FRET efficiency due to the instability of enhanced yellow fluorescent protein versus the stability of enhanced cyan fluorescent protein in a reduced-pH environment. We successfully showed that quantification of antimicrobial activity is possible through a difference of FRET efficiency between ECFP-EYFP fusion molecules released from disrupted Escherichia coli in an extracellular environment (pH 6) and those retained in an intracellular environment (pH approximately 7). Thus, we herein suggest a new simple, effective, and efficient pH-controlled FRET-based antimicrobial peptide screening method applicable to high-throughput screening of candidate peptide libraries.
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- Young Soo Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea
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Pazgier M, Lubkowski J. Expression and purification of recombinant human alpha-defensins in Escherichia coli. Protein Expr Purif 2006; 49:1-8. [PMID: 16839776 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Revised: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Different strategies have been developed to produce small antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) using recombinant techniques. Up to now, all efforts to obtain larger quantities of active recombinant human alpha-defensins have been only moderately successful. Here we report an effective method of biosynthesis of human alpha-defensins (hNP-1 to hNP-3 and hD-5 and hD-6) in the Escherichia coli. All the peptides, expressed as insoluble fusions with the peptide encoded by a portion of E. coli tryptophan operon (trp DeltaLE 1413 polypeptide), were isolated from the inclusion bodies by immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC) and separated from the fusion leader by chemical cleavage. Fully reduced peptides that were purified according to a straightforward protocol were subsequently folded, oxidized, and subjected to functional and structural analyses. With the exception of hD-6, all recombinant alpha-defensins exhibit expected anti-E. coli activity, as measured by the colony counting method. The method described in this report is a low-cost, efficient way of generating alpha-defensins in quantities ranging from milligrams to grams.
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- Marzena Pazgier
- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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