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Andrés MT, Yount NY, Acosta-Zaldívar M, Yeaman MR, Fierro JF. The Archetypal Gamma-Core Motif of Antimicrobial Cys-Rich Peptides Inhibits H +-ATPases in Target Pathogens. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9672. [PMID: 39273619 PMCID: PMC11395145 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25179672] [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] [Received: 08/13/2024] [Revised: 09/03/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Human lactoferrin (hLf) is an innate host defense protein that inhibits microbial H+-ATPases. This protein includes an ancestral structural motif (i.e., γ-core motif) intimately associated with the antimicrobial activity of many natural Cys-rich peptides. Peptides containing a complete γ-core motif from hLf or other phylogenetically diverse antimicrobial peptides (i.e., afnA, SolyC, PA1b, PvD1, thanatin) showed microbicidal activity with similar features to those previously reported for hLf and defensins. Common mechanistic characteristics included (1) cell death independent of plasma membrane (PM) lysis, (2) loss of intracellular K+ (mediated by Tok1p K+ channels in yeast), (3) inhibition of microbicidal activity by high extracellular K+, (4) influence of cellular respiration on microbicidal activity, (5) involvement of mitochondrial ATP synthase in yeast cell death processes, and (6) increment of intracellular ATP. Similar features were also observed with the BM2 peptide, a fungal PM H+-ATPase inhibitor. Collectively, these findings suggest host defense peptides containing a homologous γ-core motif inhibit PM H+-ATPases. Based on this discovery, we propose that the γ-core motif is an archetypal effector involved in the inhibition of PM H+-ATPases across kingdoms of life and contributes to the in vitro microbicidal activity of Cys-rich antimicrobial peptides.
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- María T Andrés
- Laboratory of Oral Microbiology (LMO), Clinical University of Odontology (CLUO), University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- SamerLabs SL, Asturias Technology Park, 33428 Llanera, Asturias, Spain
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- Divisions of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles County (LAC)-Harbor University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
- Institute for Infection & Immunity, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiology (LMO), Clinical University of Odontology (CLUO), University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Divisions of Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Los Angeles County (LAC)-Harbor University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
- Institute for Infection & Immunity, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
- Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Laboratory of Oral Microbiology (LMO), Clinical University of Odontology (CLUO), University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
- Department of Functional Biology (Microbiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Li Y, Mao M, Yuan X, Zhao J, Ma L, Chen F, Liao X, Hu X, Ji J. Natural Gastrointestinal Stable Pea Albumin Nanomicelles for Capsaicin Delivery and Their Effects for Enhanced Mucus Permeability at Small Intestine. Biomater Res 2024; 28:0065. [PMID: 39157812 PMCID: PMC11327615 DOI: 10.34133/bmr.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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Natural nanodelivery systems are highly desirable owing to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, these delivery systems face challenges from potential degradation in the harsh gastrointestinal environment and limitations imposed by the intestinal mucus barrier, reducing their oral delivery efficacy. Here, gastrointestinal stable and mucus-permeable pea albumin nanomicelles (PANs) with a small particle size (36.42 nm) are successfully fabricated via pre-enzymatic hydrolysis of pea albumin isolate (PAI) using trypsin. Capsaicin (CAP) is used as a hydrophobic drug model and loaded in PAN with a loading capacity of 20.02 μg/mg. PAN exhibits superior intestinal stability, with a 40% higher CAP retention compared to PAI in simulated intestinal digestion. Moreover, PAN displays unrestricted movement in intestinal mucus and can effectively penetrate it, since it increases the mucus permeability of CAP by 2.5 times, indicating an excellent ability to overcome the mucus barrier. Additionally, PAN enhances the cellular uptake and transcellular transport of CAP with endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi and Golgi/plasma membrane pathways involved in the transcytosis and exocytosis. This study suggests that partially enzymatically formed PAN may be a promising oral drug delivery system, effectively overcoming the harsh gastrointestinal environment and mucus barrier to improve intestinal absorption and bioavailability of hydrophobic bioactive substances.
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Fruit and Vegetable Processing, China Agricultural University, Key Lab of Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100083, China
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Gilding EK, Jackson MA, Nguyen LTT, Hamilton BR, Farquharson KA, Ho WL, Yap K, Hogg CJ, Belov K, Craik DJ. Hijacking of N-fixing legume albumin-1 genes enables the cyclization and stabilization of defense peptides. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6565. [PMID: 39095373 PMCID: PMC11297342 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50742-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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The legume albumin-1 gene family, arising after nodulation, encodes linear a- and b-chain peptides for nutrient storage and defense. Intriguingly, in one prominent legume, Clitoria ternatea, the b-chains are replaced by domains producing ultra-stable cyclic peptides called cyclotides. The mechanism of this gene hijacking is until now unknown. Cyclotides require recruitment of ligase-type asparaginyl endopeptidases (AEPs) for maturation (cyclization), necessitating co-evolution of two gene families. Here we compare a chromosome-level C. ternatea genome with grain legumes to reveal an 8 to 40-fold expansion of the albumin-1 gene family, enabling the additional loci to undergo diversification. Iterative rounds of albumin-1 duplication and diversification create four albumin-1 enriched genomic islands encoding cyclotides, where they are physically grouped by similar pI and net charge values. We identify an ancestral hydrolytic AEP that exhibits neofunctionalization and multiple duplication events to yield two ligase-type AEPs. We propose cyclotides arise by convergence in C. ternatea where their presence enhances defense from biotic attack, thus increasing fitness compared to lineages with linear b-chains and ultimately driving the replacement of b-chains with cyclotides.
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- Edward K Gilding
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Diya F, Rahioui I, Vallier A, Benhamou S, Sivignon C, Kfoury L, Rizk F, Da Silva P. Vicia sativa subsp. sativa native to the Middle East comprises Pea Albumin1 b-like homologs: A promising natural biopesticide. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26903. [PMID: 38439846 PMCID: PMC10909718 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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The extensive and indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides in agriculture has led to adverse effects on human health, environmental pollution, and the emergence of pesticide-resistant pests. To mitigate these challenges, the development of environmentally friendly alternatives is crucial, with biopesticides emerging as promising solutions such as peptides. Legume seeds naturally contain diverse insecticidal peptides or proteins to combat pest attacks. One such peptide is PA1b (Pea Albumin 1, subunit b), a 37 amino acid extracted from pea seeds (Pisum sativum). PA1b has shown significant potential in controlling cereal weevils (Sitophilus spp.), a major pest of stored cereals. Here, we screened PA1b-like peptides in five wild seeds of vetches (Vicia sativa subsp. sativa) from the Middle East. Using a comprehensive set of biochemical, biological, and molecular techniques, we characterized different PA1b homologs and assessed their toxicity and expression profiles. Our results reveal that PA1b homolog from Vicia sativa subsp. sativa originating from turkey displays outstanding insecticidal activity against Sitophilus oryzae through binding to the receptor site found in the midgut of the insect. Moreover, it exhibits a strong cytotoxic effect against Sf9 cells. This cysteine-rich peptide shows sequence identity and the same hydrophobic pole as AG41, a tenfold more toxic isoform of PA1b from Medicago truncatula. Such observations pave the way for the development of bioinsecticides, with PA1b-like peptides as lead compounds.
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- F. Diya
- INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
- Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Laboratoire d’Innovation Therapeutique, Fanar, Lebanon
- Lebanese University, Faculty of Agronomy, Plant Protection Department, Dekwaneh, Lebanon
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- INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
- INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
- INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
- INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Lebanese University, Faculty of Agronomy, Plant Protection Department, Dekwaneh, Lebanon
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- Lebanese University, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Laboratoire d’Innovation Therapeutique, Fanar, Lebanon
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- INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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Emkani M, Moundanga S, Oliete B, Saurel R. Protein composition and nutritional aspects of pea protein fractions obtained by a modified isoelectric precipitation method using fermentation. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1284413. [PMID: 38024383 PMCID: PMC10652897 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1284413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Pea albumins are promising for their nutritional, biological, and techno-functional properties. However, this fraction is usually discarded in the industry due to its low protein content compared to globulin fraction and the presence of some anti-nutritional compounds. In the present study, we used an alternative method of pea protein extraction based on alkaline solubilization/isoelectric precipitation in which the reduction of pH was achieved by lactic acid fermentation using specific starters instead of mineral acids. Hence, the main objective of this study was to examine the protein profile and the content of anti-nutritional and nutritional active compounds in pea albumin-rich fractions obtained by the isoelectric extraction method without (control) or with fermentation with different lactic acid bacteria (Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, and their co-culture). Different pea cultivars (Cartouche, Ascension, and Assas) were used here for their differences in protein profile. The results revealed a higher total nitrogen content in albumin-rich fraction for fermented samples and, in particular, for co-culture. The majority of total nitrogen was determined as non-protein (~50%), suggesting the degradation of proteins by LAB to small peptides and amino acids, which were solubilized in the soluble fraction (albumin) as confirmed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC-HPLC) analysis. Moreover, the higher antioxidant activity of fermented albumin samples was attributed to the production of small peptides during extraction. Lactic acid fermentation also resulted in a significant reduction of trypsin inhibitor activity, α-galactoside, and phytic acid content of this fraction compared to control.
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, L'Institut Agro Dijon, PAM UMR A 02.102, F-21000 Dijon, France
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De-Thier JS, Pyati P, Bell J, Readshaw JJ, Brown AP, Fitches EC. Heterologous production of the insecticidal pea seed albumin PA1 protein by Pichia pastoris and protein engineering to potentiate aphicidal activity via fusion to snowdrop lectin Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA). Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:157. [PMID: 37592258 PMCID: PMC10436433 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02176-1] [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: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND New bioinsecticides with novel modes of action are urgently needed to minimise the environmental and safety hazards associated with the use of synthetic chemical pesticides and to combat growing levels of pesticide resistance. The pea seed albumin PA1b knottin peptide is the only known proteinaceous inhibitor of insect vacuolar adenosine triphosphatase (V-ATPase) rotary proton pumps. Oral toxicity towards insect pests and an absence of activity towards mammals makes Pa1b an attractive candidate for development as a bioinsecticide. The purpose of this study was to investigate if Pichia pastoris could be used to express a functional PA1b peptide and if it's insecticidal activity could be enhanced via engineering to produce a fusion protein comprising the pea albumin protein fused to the mannose-specific snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA). RESULTS We report the production of a recombinant full-length pea albumin protein (designated PAF) and a fusion protein (PAF/GNA) comprised of PAF fused to the N-terminus of GNA in the yeast Pichia pastoris. PAF was orally toxic to pea (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and peach potato (Myzus persicae) aphids with respective, Day 5 LC50 values of 54 µM and 105 µM derived from dose-response assays. PAF/GNA was significantly more orally toxic as compared to PAF, with LC50 values tenfold (5 µM) and 3.3-fold (32 µM) lower for pea and peach potato aphids, respectively. By contrast, no phenotypic effects were observed for worker bumble bees (Bombus terristrus) fed PAF, GNA or PAF/GNA in acute toxicity assays. Confocal microscopy of pea aphid guts after pulse-chase feeding fluorescently labelled proteins provides evidence that enhanced efficacy of the fusion protein is attributable to localisation and retention of PAF/GNA to the gut epithelium. In contact assays the fusion protein was also found to be significantly more toxic towards A. pisum as compared to PAF, GNA or a combination of the two proteins. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that GNA mediated binding to V-type ATPase pumps acts to potentiate the oral and contact aphicidal activity of PAF. This work highlights potential for the future commercial development of plant protein-based bioinsecticides that offer enhanced target specificity as compared to chemical pesticides, and compatibility with integrated pest management strategies.
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- Jake S De-Thier
- School of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
- FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Billingham, Billingham, TS23 1LH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
- Plant Biotechnology Research Centre, Ajeet Seeds Pvt. Ltd, Aurangabad, 431133, India
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- School of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK.
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Ongkowijoyo P, Tello E, Peterson DG. Identification of a Bitter Peptide Contributing to the Off-Flavor Attributes of Pea Protein Isolates. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:7477-7484. [PMID: 37141411 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The aversive bitter taste of pea protein ingredients limits product acceptability. Compounds contributing to the bitter perception of pea protein isolates were investigated. Off-line multi-dimensional sensory-guided preparative liquid chromatography fractionation of a 10% aqueous PPI solution revealed one main bitter compound that was identified by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry and de novo tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) sequencing as the 37 amino acid peptide PA1b from pea albumin and further confirmed by synthesis. Quantitative MS/MS analysis reported that the concentration of the bitter peptide was 129.3 mg/L, which was above the determined bitter sensory threshold value of 3.8 mg/L and in agreement with the perceived bitter taste of the sample.
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- Paulina Ongkowijoyo
- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, 110 Parker Food Science and Technology Building, 2015 Fyffe Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, 110 Parker Food Science and Technology Building, 2015 Fyffe Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, 110 Parker Food Science and Technology Building, 2015 Fyffe Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Grossmann L. Structural properties of pea proteins ( Pisum sativum) for sustainable food matrices. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023; 64:8346-8366. [PMID: 37074167 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2199338] [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] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Pea proteins are widely used as a food ingredient, especially in sustainable food formulations. The seed itself consists of many proteins with different structures and properties that determine their structure-forming properties in food matrices, such as emulsions, foams, and gels. This review discusses the current insights into the structuring properties of pea protein mixtures (concentrates, isolates) and the resulting individual fractions (globulins, albumins). The structural molecular features of the proteins found in pea seeds are discussed and based on this information, different structural length scales relevant to foods are reviewed. The main finding of this article is that the different pea proteins are able to form and stabilize structural components found in foods such as air-water and oil-water interfaces, gels, and anisotropic structures. Current research reveals that each individual protein fraction has unique structure-forming properties and that tailored breeding and fractionation processes will be required to optimize these properties. Especially the use of albumins, globulins, and mixed albumin-globulins proved to be useful in specific food structures such as foams, emulsions, and self-coacervation, respectively. These new research findings will transform how pea proteins are processed and being used in novel sustainable food formulations in the future.
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- Lutz Grossmann
- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Attah FA, Lawal BA, Yusuf AB, Adedeji OJ, Folahan JT, Akhigbe KO, Roy T, Lawal AA, Ogah NB, Olorundare OE, Chamcheu JC. Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Applications of Under-Explored Knottin Peptide-Rich Phytomedicines. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3271. [PMID: 36501311 PMCID: PMC9737898 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Phytomedicines reportedly rich in cystine knot peptides (Knottins) are found in several global diets, food/herbal supplements and functional foods. However, their knottin peptide content has largely been unexplored, notably for their emerging dual potentials at both the food and medicine space. The nutritional roles, biological targets and mechanism(s) of activity of these knotted peptides are largely unknown. Meanwhile, knottins have recently been unveiled as emerging peptide therapeutics and nutraceuticals of primary choice due to their broad spectrum of bioactivity, hyper stability, selective toxicity, impressive selectivity for biomolecular targets, and their bioengineering applications. In addition to their potential dietary benefits, some knottins have displayed desirable limited toxicity to human erythrocytes. In an effort to appraise what has been accomplished, unveil knowledge gaps and explore the future prospects of knottins, an elaborate review of the nutritional and pharmaceutical application of phytomedicines rich in knottins was carried out. Herein, we provide comprehensive data on common dietary and therapeutic knottins, the majority of which are poorly investigated in many food-grade phytomedicines used in different cultures and localities. Findings from this review should stimulate scientific interest to unveil novel dietary knottins and knottin-rich nutraceutical peptide drug candidates/leads with potential for future clinical application.
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- Francis Alfred Attah
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240272, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240272, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240272, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240272, Nigeria
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209, USA
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240272, Nigeria
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209, USA
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240272, Nigeria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki 480101, Nigeria
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- School of Basic Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209, USA
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Loth K, Parisot N, Paquet F, Terrasson H, Sivignon C, Rahioui I, Ribeiro Lopes M, Gaget K, Duport G, Delmas AF, Aucagne V, Heddi A, Calevro F, da Silva P. Aphid BCR4 Structure and Activity Uncover a New Defensin Peptide Superfamily. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012480. [PMID: 36293341 PMCID: PMC9604261 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) are among the most detrimental insects for agricultural plants, and their management is a great challenge in agronomical research. A new class of proteins, called Bacteriocyte-specific Cysteine-Rich (BCR) peptides, provides an alternative to chemical insecticides for pest control. BCRs were initially identified in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. They are small disulfide bond-rich proteins expressed exclusively in aphid bacteriocytes, the insect cells that host intracellular symbiotic bacteria. Here, we show that one of the A. pisum BCRs, BCR4, displays prominent insecticidal activity against the pea aphid, impairing insect survival and nymphal growth, providing evidence for its potential use as a new biopesticide. Our comparative genomics and phylogenetic analyses indicate that BCRs are restricted to the aphid lineage. The 3D structure of BCR4 reveals that this peptide belongs to an as-yet-unknown structural class of peptides and defines a new superfamily of defensins.
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- Karine Loth
- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, 45071 Orléans, France
- UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université d’Orléans, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, 45071 Orléans, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621 Villeurbanne, France
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Yang J, Liu G, Tang J, Wang X, Diao Y, Su Y, Sun D, Shang J, Guo Y, Qiu LJ. Fine Mapping and Characterization of an Aphid-Resistance Gene in the Soybean Landrace Fangzheng Moshidou. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:899212. [PMID: 35783980 PMCID: PMC9240472 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.899212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The soybean aphid poses a severe threat to soybean quality and yield by sucking phloem sap and transmitting plant viruses. An early-maturing and highly resistant soybean landrace, Fangzheng Moshidou, with markedly reduced aphid colonization has been identified by screening of aphid-resistant soybean accessions. In a population derived from the cross of Fangzheng Moshidou with the susceptible cultivar Beifeng 9, resistance was conferred by a single dominant gene. Three linked markers, Satt114, Satt334, and Sct_033, on chromosome 13 were identified by bulked-segregant analysis. Additional simple-sequence repeat and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were developed for gene mapping. The resistance of Fangzheng Moshidou was fine-mapped to the interval between the SNP markers YCSNP20 and YCSNP80, corresponding to 152.8 kb in the Williams 82 assembly 2 genome. This region was near the reported loci Rag2 and Rag5 but did not overlap the interval containing them. A unique haplotype is described for Fangzheng Moshidou that distinguishes it from soybean accessions PI 587972, PI 594879, and PI 567301B in the interval containing Rag2 and Rag5. These results indicate that Fangzheng Moshidou harbors a novel gene at a tightly linked resistance locus, designated as RagFMD. Fourteen candidate genes were annotated in the fine-mapping region, including seven NBS-LRR genes, which are usually considered resistance genes in plant defense. Most of these candidate genes showed variations distinguishing the resistant and susceptible parents and some genes also showed differences in expression between the two parental lines and at several times after aphid infestation. Isolation of RagFMD would advance the study of molecular mechanisms of soybean aphid resistance and contribute to precise selection of resistant soybeans.
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- Jing Yang
- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI) and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI) and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Crop Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI) and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Crop Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Crop Resources, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI) and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement (NFCRI) and MOA Key Lab of Soybean Biology, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Saeed A, Rafiq Z, Imran M, Saeed Q, Saeed MQ, Ali Z, Iqbal RK, Hussain S, Khaliq B, Mehmood S, Akrem A. In-silico Studies Calculated a New Chitin Oligomer Binding Site Inside Vicilin: A Potent Antifungal and Insecticidal Agent. Dose Response 2022; 20:15593258221108280. [PMID: 35734395 PMCID: PMC9208065 DOI: 10.1177/15593258221108280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vicilins are major seed storage proteins and show differential binding affinities toward sugar moieties of fungal cell wall and insect gut epithelium. Hence, purpose of study is the thorough in-silico characterization of interactions between vicilin and chitin oligomer followed by fungal and insecticidal bioassays. This work covers the molecular simulation studies explaining the interactions between Pisum sativum vicilin (PsV) and chitin oligomer followed by protein bioassay against different pathogens. LC-MS/MS of purified PsV (∼50 kDa) generated residual data along high pea vicilin homology (UniProtKB ID; P13918). Predicted model (PsV) indicated the characteristic homotrimer joined through head-to-tail association and each monomer is containing a bicupin domain. PsV site map analysis showed a new site (Site 4) into which molecular docking confirmed the strong binding of chitin oligomer (GlcNAc)4. Molecular dynamics simulation data (50 ns) indicated that chitin-binding site was comprised of 8 residues (DKEDRNEN). However, aspartate and glutamate significantly contributed in the stability of ligand binding. Computational findings were further verified via significant growth inhibition of Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, and Fusarium oxysporum against PsV. Additionally, the substantial adult population of Brevicoryne brassicae was reduced and different life stages of Tribolium castaneum also showed significant mortality.
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- Ahsan Saeed
- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Pharming Lab, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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Khaliq B, Falke S, Saeed Q, Bilal M, Munawar A, Ali A, Baermann G, Athar HUR, Mahmood S, Betzel C, Ali Q, Akrem A. Eruca sativa seed napin structural insights and thorough functional characterization. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24066. [PMID: 34911985 PMCID: PMC8674280 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02174-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A potent napin protein has been thoroughly characterized from seeds of rocket salad (Eruca sativa). Eruca sativa napin (EsNap) was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation (70%) and size-exclusion chromatography. Single intact 16 kDa EsNap band was reduced to 11 and 5 kDa bands respectively on SDS-PAGE. Nano LC-MS/MS yielded two fragments comprising of 26 residues which showed 100% sequence identity with napin-3 of Brassica napus. CD spectroscopy indicated a dominant α-helical structure of EsNap. Monodispersity of EsNap was verified by dynamic light scattering, which also confirmed the monomeric status with a corresponding hydrodynamic radius of 2.4 ± 0.2 nm. An elongated ab initio shape of EsNap was calculated based on SAXS data, with an Rg of 1.96 ± 0.1 nm. The ab initio model calculated by DAMMIF with P1 symmetry and a volume of approx. 31,100 nm3, which corresponded to a molecular weight of approximately 15.5 kDa. The comparison of the SAXS and ab initio modeling showed a minimized χ2-value of 1.87, confirming a similar molecular structure. A homology model was predicted using the coordinate information of Brassica napus rproBnIb (PDB ID: 1SM7). EsNap exhibited strong antifungal activity by significantly inhibiting the growth of Fusarium graminearum. EsNap also showed cytotoxicity against the hepatic cell line Huh7 and the obtained IC50 value was 20.49 µM. Further, strong entomotoxic activity was experienced against different life stages of stored grain insect pest T. castaneum. The result of this study shows insights that can be used in developing potential antifungal, anti-cancerous and insect resistance agents in the future using EsNap from E. sativa.
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- Binish Khaliq
- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.,Botany Division Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, University of Hamburg, c/o DESY. Build. 22a, Notkestrasse 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Entomology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Engineering and Technology, G.T. Road, Lahore, 54890, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Molekulare Phytopathologie, Universität Hamburg, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek Ohnhorststr, 1822609, Hamburg, Germany
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, University of Hamburg, c/o DESY. Build. 22a, Notkestrasse 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Botany Division Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Botany Division, Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
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Moyer TB, Brechbill AM, Hicks LM. Mass Spectrometric Identification of Antimicrobial Peptides from Medicinal Seeds. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26237304. [PMID: 34885884 PMCID: PMC8659199 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Traditional medicinal plants contain a variety of bioactive natural products including cysteine-rich (Cys-rich) antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Cys-rich AMPs are often crosslinked by multiple disulfide bonds which increase their resistance to chemical and enzymatic degradation. However, this class of molecules is relatively underexplored. Herein, in silico analysis predicted 80–100 Cys-rich AMPs per species from three edible traditional medicinal plants: Linum usitatissimum (flax), Trifolium pratense (red clover), and Sesamum indicum (sesame). Bottom-up proteomic analysis of seed peptide extracts revealed direct evidence for the translation of 3–10 Cys-rich AMPs per species, including lipid transfer proteins, defensins, α-hairpinins, and snakins. Negative activity revealed by antibacterial screening highlights the importance of employing a multi-pronged approach for AMP discovery. Further, this study demonstrates that flax, red clover, and sesame are promising sources for further AMP discovery and characterization.
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Attah AF, Omobola AI, Moody JO, Sonibare MA, Adebukola OM, Onasanwo SA. Detection of cysteine-rich peptides in Tragia benthamii Baker (Euphorbiaceae) and in vivo antiinflammatory effect in a chick model. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2020-0125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tragia benthamii (TBM) commonly called the climbing nettle is a tropical plant claimed to have numerous anti inflammatory effects in sub Saharan African ethnomedicine which lacks scientific evidence. Aqueous extracts of TBM were further prepurified on a RP-C18 parked solid phase system to obtain 20% aqueous fraction. This fraction was enzymatically and chemically analyzed (by MALDI TOF MS and MS/MS) to contain interesting low molecular weight cysteine-rich stable peptides within the range of 2.5–3.2 KDa. The 20% aqueous fraction was further tested in vivo using carrageenan-induced foot edema (acute inflammation) in seven-day old chicks with diclofenac as reference drug. The cytotoxicity of this active fraction was investigated using the brine shrimp lethality assay. The brine shrimp cytotoxicity assay produced LC50 above 1000 μg/mL. Pretreatment with the TBM extract (30–300 mg/kg, i.p) dose dependently (P<0.01) reduced foot edema with maximal inhibition of 0.253 ± 0.180 (84.3%) at 300 mg/kg body weight, which was comparable to that of diclofenac with inhibition (P<0.05) of 0.410 ± 0.271 (74.5%) at 10 mg/kg body weight. The study has therefore shown for the first time, the detection of cysteine-rich biologically active peptides in T. benthamii and the stable peptide extracts from this ethnomedicinal plant, which is not toxic to Artemia salina, exhibits anti inflammatory activity in a chick in vivo model. This may provide scientific evidence for its use in the treatment of inflammation and pain in traditional medicine. Further in-depth vivo and in vitro studies will be required to investigate its anti inflammatory activity including effect on HUVEC-TERT, the possible inhibition of ICAM-1 surface expression and the mechanism of the anti inflammatory effect.
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- Alfred F. Attah
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , University of Ilorin , Ilorin , Nigeria
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine , University of Ibadan , Ibadan , Nigeria
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Hirano H. Basic 7S globulin in plants. J Proteomics 2021; 240:104209. [PMID: 33794343 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2021.104209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Soybean seed basic 7S globulin (Bg7S)-like proteins are found in many plant species. Bg7S was originally thought to be a major seed storage protein but was later found to be multifunctional, with stress response, antibacterial activity, hormone receptor-like activity. Moreover, functional differences between Bg7S proteins from legumes and other plants have been revealed. In non-leguminous plants, Bg7S molecules inhibit the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. However, although leguminous plants have a peptide called leg-insulin that can bind to Bg7S, non-leguminous plants do not have leginsulin. Bg7S in leguminous plants and other plants may have evolved in functionally different directions. Several homologs of Bg7S in plants are reported, but there is no homolog of this protein in peas, suggesting that the pea evolution might have followed a different route when compared to other leguminous plants. Although the functions of Bg7S are well documented in plants, recent studies suggest that this protein is also important in controlling blood glucose level, blood pressure and plasma cholesterol level, and cancer cell antiproliferative actions.
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- Hisashi Hirano
- Advanced Medical Science Research Center, Gunma Paz University, Shibukawa 1338-4, Shibukawa, Gunma 377-0008, Japan; Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Showa 3-39-15, Maebashi 371-8512, Japan.
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Emkani M, Oliete B, Saurel R. Pea Protein Extraction Assisted by Lactic Fermentation: Impact on Protein Profile and Thermal Properties. Foods 2021; 10:549. [PMID: 33800873 PMCID: PMC8001262 DOI: 10.3390/foods10030549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although pea protein has been widely explored, its consumption is still limited by undesirable sensory characteristics and low solubility. All these properties can be modified during protein extraction process. Besides, previous studies showed that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have a positive effect on legume protein ingredients in terms of flavor and functional properties. Hence, the objective of this work was to explore an alternative extraction method based on alkaline extraction/isoelectric precipitation (AEIEP) resulting in globulin-rich and residual albumin-rich fractions. Here, the decrease in pH was achieved by lactic fermentation instead of mineral acid addition. Different bacteria strains (Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis) have been used alone or in co-culture, and the results were compared with the usual acidification. The extraction assisted by fermentation led to the increase by 20-30% in protein content/yield of the albumin fraction, meaning that the solubility of the extracted pea protein was increased. This result could be explained by the proteolytic activity of bacteria during lactic fermentation. Therefore, the thermal denaturation properties of the isolated protein fractions measured by differential scanning calorimetry could be mainly ascribed to differences in their polypeptide compositions. In particular, higher denaturation enthalpy in globulin fractions after fermentation compared to AEIEP (~15 J/g protein vs. ~13 J/g protein) revealed the relative enrichment of this fraction in pea legumins; a higher part of 7S globulins seemed to be consumed by lactic acid bacteria.
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- Physico-Chimie des Aliments et du Vin, PAM UMR A 02.102, AgroSup Dijon, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France; (M.E.); (B.O.)
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Rubin GM, Ding Y. Recent advances in the biosynthesis of RiPPs from multicore-containing precursor peptides. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 47:659-674. [PMID: 32617877 PMCID: PMC7666021 DOI: 10.1007/s10295-020-02289-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) compose a large structurally and functionally diverse family of natural products. The biosynthesis system of RiPPs typically involves a precursor peptide comprising of a leader and core motif and nearby processing enzymes that recognize the leader and act on the core for producing modified peptides. Interest in RiPPs has increased substantially in recent years as improvements in genome mining techniques have dramatically improved access to these peptides and biochemical and engineering studies have supported their applications. A less understood, intriguing feature in the RiPPs biosynthesis is the precursor peptides of multiple RiPPs families produced by bacteria, fungi and plants carrying multiple core motifs, which we term "multicore". Herein, we present the prevalence of the multicore systems, their biosynthesis and engineering for applications.
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- Garret M Rubin
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, and Center for Natural Products, Drug Discovery and Development, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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Adedeji EO, Ogunlana OO, Fatumo S, Beder T, Ajamma Y, Koenig R, Adebiyi E. Anopheles metabolic proteins in malaria transmission, prevention and control: a review. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:465. [PMID: 32912275 PMCID: PMC7488410 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04342-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The increasing resistance to currently available insecticides in the malaria vector, Anopheles mosquitoes, hampers their use as an effective vector control strategy for the prevention of malaria transmission. Therefore, there is need for new insecticides and/or alternative vector control strategies, the development of which relies on the identification of possible targets in Anopheles. Some known and promising targets for the prevention or control of malaria transmission exist among Anopheles metabolic proteins. This review aims to elucidate the current and potential contribution of Anopheles metabolic proteins to malaria transmission and control. Highlighted are the roles of metabolic proteins as insecticide targets, in blood digestion and immune response as well as their contribution to insecticide resistance and Plasmodium parasite development. Furthermore, strategies by which these metabolic proteins can be utilized for vector control are described. Inhibitors of Anopheles metabolic proteins that are designed based on target specificity can yield insecticides with no significant toxicity to non-target species. These metabolic modulators combined with each other or with synergists, sterilants, and transmission-blocking agents in a single product, can yield potent malaria intervention strategies. These combinations can provide multiple means of controlling the vector. Also, they can help to slow down the development of insecticide resistance. Moreover, some metabolic proteins can be modulated for mosquito population replacement or suppression strategies, which will significantly help to curb malaria transmission.
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- Eunice Oluwatobiloba Adedeji
- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel St, Bloomsbury, London, UK
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Center, Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Center, Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
- Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
- Division of Applied Bioinformatics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), G200, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Gong H, Gao J, Wang Y, Luo Q, Guo K, Ren F, Mao X. Identification of novel peptides from goat milk casein that ameliorate high-glucose-induced insulin resistance in HepG2 cells. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:4907-4918. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lu ZX, He JF, Zhang YC, Bing DJ. Composition, physicochemical properties of pea protein and its application in functional foods. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2019; 60:2593-2605. [PMID: 31429319 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1651248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Field pea is one of the most important leguminous crops over the world. Pea protein is a relatively new type of plant proteins and has been used as a functional ingredient in global food industry. Pea protein includes four major classes (globulin, albumin, prolamin, and glutelin), in which globulin and albumin are major storage proteins in pea seeds. Globulin is soluble in salt solutions and can be further classified into legumin and vicilin. Albumin is soluble in water and regarded as metabolic and enzymatic proteins with cytosolic functions. Pea protein has a well-balanced amino acid profile with high level of lysine. The composition and structure of pea protein, as well as the processing conditions, significantly affect its physical and chemical properties, such as hydration, rheological characteristics, and surface characteristics. With its availability, low cost, nutritional values and health benefits, pea protein can be used as a novel and effective alternative to substitute for soybean or animal proteins in functional food applications.
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- Z X Lu
- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Inner Mongolia Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, P.R. China
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- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Lacombe Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
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Huang J, Wong KH, Tay SV, Serra A, Sze SK, Tam JP. Astratides: Insulin-Modulating, Insecticidal, and Antifungal Cysteine-Rich Peptides from Astragalus membranaceus. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2019; 82:194-204. [PMID: 30758201 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Astragalus membranaceus root, Huang Qi in Chinese, is a popular medicinal herb traditionally used to regulate blood glucose. Herein, the identification and characterization of two families of cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs), designated α- and β-astratides, from A. membranaceus roots are reported. Proteomic analysis showed that α-astratide aM1 and β-astratide bM1 belong to two distinct CRP families. The six-cysteine-containing and proline-rich α-astratide aM1 displayed high sequence identity to Pea Albumin 1 Subunit b (PA1b), while the eight-cysteine-containing β-astratide bM1 showed sequence similarity to plant defensins. An antifungal assay revealed that bM1 possessed potent antifungal activity. In contrast, aM1 showed a cytotoxic effect against insect Sf9 cells. More importantly, aM1 decreased insulin secretion in mouse pancreatic β cells, suggesting it could interfere in glucose homeostasis, which accounts for the adaptogenic property of A. membranaceus. Phylogenetic clustering analysis suggested that the proline-rich aM1 is a putative prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitor and belongs to a novel subfamily of PA1b-like peptides, while bM1 belongs to a new subfamily of plant defensins. Together, the study reveals that astratides are multifunctional CRPs in plants, which expand the existing library of PA1b-like peptides and plant defensins and further our understanding of their roles in host-defense system and leads as peptidyl therapeutics.
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- Jiayi Huang
- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637551
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Hashidume T, Sakano T, Mochizuki A, Ito K, Ito S, Kawarasaki Y, Miyoshi N. Identification of soybean peptide leginsulin variants in different cultivars and their insulin-like activities. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16847. [PMID: 30442953 PMCID: PMC6237985 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35331-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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We have recently reported that green soybean cultivar, echigomidori, and not the yellow cultivar, fukuyutaka, is a rich source of hormone-like peptide leginsulin consisting of 37 amino acids (Leg_1_37, PDB 1JU8A) and its C-terminal glycine deletant, Leg_1_36. Green soybean is mature, but the color of the seedcoat and cotyledon remains green. Therefore, in this study, we examined the leginsulin content in different varieties of 11 colored soybeans (including green, yellow, red, brown and black) and edamame (immature soybean). Profile analysis of soybean constituents by LC-MS showed that Leg_1 (36 + 37) detected as a prominent peak in 3 green and 1 yellow soybean cultivar was the strongest contributor in principal component analysis, indicating Leg_1 is the most characteristic feature for distinguishing soybean cultivars. However, smaller amounts of leginsulin-like peptides, defined as Leg_2 and Leg_3, were detected in other samples. The cDNA sequences and LC-MS/MS analyses revealed that Leg_2 was a homologue of Leg_1 with three amino acid substitutions derived from SNPs, while Leg_3 was a Leg_1/Leg_2 paralog. Expression levels of Leg_1 were markedly higher than Leg_2 and Leg_3. Additionally, in glucose uptake assay, purified TRX-His-tag fused recombinant Leg_1_37 prepared by bacterial expression showed stronger insulin-like activities than other variants including Leg_2, Leg_3, and their Gly deletants in myotube-like differentiated L6 and C2C12 cells. These results suggest that dietary consumption of soybean seed, especially including a higher amount of Leg_1_37, could be useful for lowering of blood glucose.
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- Tsutomu Hashidume
- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan.
- School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8526, Japan.
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Velasques J, Cardoso MH, Abrantes G, Frihling BE, Franco OL, Migliolo L. The rescue of botanical insecticides: A bioinspiration for new niches and needs. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 143:14-25. [PMID: 29183583 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Crop protection is the basis of plant production and food security. Additionally, there are many efforts focused on increasing defensive mechanisms in order to avoid the damaging effects of insects, which still represent significant losses worldwide. Plants have naturally evolved different mechanisms to discourage herbivory, including chemical barriers such as the induction of defensive proteins and secondary metabolites, some of which have a historical link with bio-farming practices and others that are yet to be used. In the context of global concern regarding health and environmental impacts, which has been translated into political action and restrictions on the use of synthetic pesticides, this review deals with a description of some historical commercial phytochemicals and promising proteinaceous compounds that plants may modulate to defeat insect attacks. We present a broader outlook on molecular structure and mechanisms of action while we discuss possible tools to achieve effective methods for the biological control of pests, either by the formulation of products or by the development of new plant varieties with enhanced chemical defenses.
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- Jannaina Velasques
- S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Programa de Pós Graduação em Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil; Programa de Pós Graduação em Patologia Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil; Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas, Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- S-Inova Biotech, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
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Eyraud V, Balmand S, Karaki L, Rahioui I, Sivignon C, Delmas AF, Royer C, Rahbé Y, Da Silva P, Gressent F. The interaction of the bioinsecticide PA1b (Pea Albumin 1 subunit b) with the insect V-ATPase triggers apoptosis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4902. [PMID: 28687751 PMCID: PMC5501856 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05315-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PA1b (Pea Albumin 1, subunit b) peptide is an entomotoxin, extracted from Legume seeds, with a lethal activity towards several insect pests, such as mosquitoes, some aphids and cereal weevils. This toxin acts by binding to the subunits c and e of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) in the insect midgut. In this study, two cereal weevils, the sensitive Sitophilus oryzae strain WAA42, the resistance Sitophilus oryzae strain ISOR3 and the insensitive red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum, were used in biochemical and histological experiments to demonstrate that a PA1b/V-ATPase interaction triggers the apoptosis mechanism, resulting in insect death. Upon intoxication with PA1b, apoptotic bodies are formed in the cells of the insect midgut. In addition, caspase-3 enzyme activity occurs in the midgut of sensitive weevils after intoxication with active PA1b, but not in the midgut of resistant weevils. These biochemical data were confirmed by immuno-histochemical detection of the caspase-3 active form in the midgut of sensitive weevils. Immuno-labelling experiments also revealed that the caspase-3 active form and V-ATPase are close-localized in the insect midgut. The results concerning this unique peptidic V-ATPase inhibitor pave the way for the utilization of PA1b as a promising, more selective and eco-friendly insecticide.
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- Vanessa Eyraud
- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071, Orléans, Cedex 2, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
- Univ Lyon, INRA, INSA-Lyon, CNRS UMR 5240 MAP, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA-Lyon, INRA, BF2I, UMR0203, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes (LSTM), UMR IRD/SupAgro/INRA/UM2/CIRAD, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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Nguyen KNT, Nguyen GKT, Nguyen PQT, Ang KH, Dedon PC, Tam JP. Immunostimulating and Gram-negative-specific antibacterial cyclotides from the butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea). FEBS J 2016; 283:2067-90. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.13720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Kim Ngan T. Nguyen
- School of Biological Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore City Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore City Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore City Singapore
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- Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge MA USA
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- School of Biological Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore City Singapore
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Karaki L, Da Silva P, Rizk F, Chouabe C, Chantret N, Eyraud V, Gressent F, Sivignon C, Rahioui I, Kahn D, Brochier-Armanet C, Rahbé Y, Royer C. Genome-wide analysis identifies gain and loss/change of function within the small multigenic insecticidal Albumin 1 family of Medicago truncatula. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:63. [PMID: 26964738 PMCID: PMC4785745 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0745-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Albumin 1b peptides (A1b) are small disulfide-knotted insecticidal peptides produced by Fabaceae (also called Leguminosae). To date, their diversity among this plant family has been essentially investigated through biochemical and PCR-based approaches. The availability of high-quality genomic resources for several fabaceae species, among which the model species Medicago truncatula (Mtr), allowed for a genomic analysis of this protein family aimed at i) deciphering the evolutionary history of A1b proteins and their links with A1b-nodulins that are short non-insecticidal disulfide-bonded peptides involved in root nodule signaling and ii) exploring the functional diversity of A1b for novel bioactive molecules. RESULTS Investigating the Mtr genome revealed a remarkable expansion, mainly through tandem duplications, of albumin1 (A1) genes, retaining nearly all of the same canonical structure at both gene and protein levels. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the ancestral molecule was most probably insecticidal giving rise to, among others, A1b-nodulins. Expression meta-analysis revealed that many A1b coding genes are silent and a wide tissue distribution of the A1 transcripts/peptides within plant organs. Evolutionary rate analyses highlighted branches and sites with positive selection signatures, including two sites shown to be critical for insecticidal activity. Seven peptides were chemically synthesized and folded in vitro, then assayed for their biological activity. Among these, AG41 (aka MtrA1013 isoform, encoded by the orphan TA24778 contig.), showed an unexpectedly high insecticidal activity. The study highlights the unique burst of diversity of A1 peptides within the Medicago genus compared to the other taxa for which full-genomes are available: no A1 member in Lotus, or in red clover to date, while only a few are present in chick pea, soybean or pigeon pea genomes. CONCLUSION The expansion of the A1 family in the Medicago genus is reminiscent of the situation described for another disulfide-rich peptide family, the "Nodule-specific Cysteine-Rich" (NCR), discovered within the same species. The oldest insecticidal A1b toxin was described from the Sophorae, dating the birth of this seed-defense function to more than 58 million years, and making this model of plant/insect toxin/receptor (A1b/insect v-ATPase) one of the oldest known.
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- L. Karaki
- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />ER030-EDST; Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences II, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />ER030-EDST; Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences II, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
- />UCBL, CarMeN Laboratory, INSERM UMR-1060, Cardioprotection Team, Faculté de Médecine, Univ Lyon-1, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- />INRA, UMR1334 AGAP, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
- />Supagro Montpellier, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
- />Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; CNRS; INRA; UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université de Lyon, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
- />Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; CNRS; INRA; UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université de Lyon, 43 boulevard du 11 novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- />INRA, UMR0203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Insa-Lyon, UMR0203 BF2I, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
- />Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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Rizzello CG, Lavecchia A, Gramaglia V, Gobbetti M. Long-Term Fungal Inhibition by Pisum sativum Flour Hydrolysate during Storage of Wheat Flour Bread. Appl Environ Microbiol 2015; 81:4195-206. [PMID: 25862230 PMCID: PMC4524146 DOI: 10.1128/aem.04088-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In order to identify antifungal compounds from natural sources to be used as ingredients in the bakery industry, water/salt-soluble extracts (WSE) from different legume flour hydrolysates obtained by the use of a fungal protease were assayed against Penicillium roqueforti DPPMAF1. The agar diffusion assays allowed the selection of the pea (Pisum sativum) hydrolysate as the most active. As shown by the hyphal radial growth rate, the WSE had inhibitory activity towards several fungi isolated from bakeries. The MIC of the WSE was 9.0 mg/ml. Fungal inhibition was slightly affected by heating and variations in pH. The antifungal activity was attributed to three native proteins (pea defensins 1 and 2 and a nonspecific lipid transfer protein [nsLTP]) and a mixture of peptides released during hydrolysis. The three proteins have been reported previously as components of the defense system of the plant. Five peptides were purified from WSE and were identified as sequences encrypted in leginsulin A, vicilin, provicilin, and the nsLTP. To confirm antifungal activity, the peptides were chemically synthesized and tested. Freeze-dried WSE were used as ingredients in leavened baked goods. In particular, breads made by the addition of 1.6% (wt/wt) of the extract and fermented by baker's yeast or sourdough were characterized for their main chemical, structural, and sensory features, packed in polyethylene bags, stored at room temperature, and compared to controls prepared without pea hydrolysate. Artificially inoculated slices of a bread containing the WSE did not show contamination by fungi until at least 21 days of storage and behaved like the bread prepared with calcium propionate (0.3%, wt/wt).
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- Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Richards SA, Stutzer C, Bosman AM, Maritz-Olivier C. Transmembrane proteins--Mining the cattle tick transcriptome. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2015; 6:695-710. [PMID: 26096851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Managing the spread and load of pathogen-transmitting ticks is an important task worldwide. The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, not only impacts the economy through losses in dairy and meat production, but also raises concerns for human health in regards to the potential of certain transmitted pathogens becoming zoonotic. However, novel strategies to control R. microplus are hindered by lack of understanding tick biology and the discovery of suitable vaccine or acaricide targets. The importance of transmembrane proteins as vaccine targets are well known, as is the case in tick vaccines with Bm86 as antigen. In this study, we describe the localization and functional annotation of 878 putative transmembrane proteins. Thirty proteins could be confirmed in the R. microplus gut using LC-MS/MS analysis and their roles in tick biology are discussed. To the best of our knowledge, 19 targets have not been reported before in any proteomics study in various tick species and the possibility of using the identified proteins as targets for tick control are discussed. Although tissue expression of identified putative proteins through expansive proteomics is necessary, this study demonstrates the possibility of using bioinformatics for the identification of targets for further evaluation in tick control strategies.
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- Sabine A Richards
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
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Rahioui I, Eyraud V, Karaki L, Sasse F, Carre-Pierrat M, Qin A, Zheng MH, Toepfer S, Sivignon C, Royer C, Da Silva P, Gressent F. Host range of the potential biopesticide Pea Albumin 1b (PA1b) is limited to insects. Toxicon 2014; 89:67-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Muench SP, Rawson S, Eyraud V, Delmas AF, Da Silva P, Phillips C, Trinick J, Harrison MA, Gressent F, Huss M. PA1b inhibitor binding to subunits c and e of the vacuolar ATPase reveals its insecticidal mechanism. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:16399-408. [PMID: 24795045 PMCID: PMC4047407 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.541250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) is a 1MDa transmembrane proton pump that operates via a rotary mechanism fuelled by ATP. Essential for eukaryotic cell homeostasis, it plays central roles in bone remodeling and tumor invasiveness, making it a key therapeutic target. Its importance in arthropod physiology also makes it a promising pesticide target. The major challenge in designing lead compounds against the V-ATPase is its ubiquitous nature, such that any therapeutic must be capable of targeting particular isoforms. Here, we have characterized the binding site on the V-ATPase of pea albumin 1b (PA1b), a small cystine knot protein that shows exquisitely selective inhibition of insect V-ATPases. Electron microscopy shows that PA1b binding occurs across a range of equivalent sites on the c ring of the membrane domain. In the presence of Mg·ATP, PA1b localizes to a single site, distant from subunit a, which is predicted to be the interface for other inhibitors. Photoaffinity labeling studies show radiolabeling of subunits c and e. In addition, weevil resistance to PA1b is correlated with bafilomycin resistance, caused by mutation of subunit c. The data indicate a binding site to which both subunits c and e contribute and inhibition that involves locking the c ring rotor to a static subunit e and not subunit a. This has implications for understanding the V-ATPase mechanism and that of inhibitors with therapeutic or pesticidal potential. It also provides the first evidence for the position of subunit e within the complex.
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- Stephen P Muench
- From the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom,
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- From the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées-Lyon, Université de Lyon, IFR 41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, Batiment Louis-Pasteur 20, avenue Albert Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- the Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Propre de Recherche 4301, Rue Charles Sadron, 45071 Orléans cedex 2, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées-Lyon, Université de Lyon, IFR 41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, Batiment Louis-Pasteur 20, avenue Albert Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- From the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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- the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and
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- From the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées-Lyon, Université de Lyon, IFR 41, UMR203 BF2I, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, Batiment Louis-Pasteur 20, avenue Albert Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France
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- Abteilung Tierphysiologie, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie Universität Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany
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Eyraud V, Karaki L, Rahioui I, Sivignon C, Da Silva P, Rahbé Y, Royer C, Gressent F. Expression and biological activity of the cystine knot bioinsecticide PA1b (Pea Albumin 1 Subunit b). PLoS One 2013; 8:e81619. [PMID: 24349099 PMCID: PMC3859497 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The PA1b (Pea Albumin 1, subunit b) peptide is an entomotoxin extract from Legume seeds with lethal activity on several insect pests, such as mosquitoes, some aphids and cereal weevils. This 37 amino-acid cysteine-rich peptide has been, until now, obtained by biochemical purification or chemical synthesis. In this paper, we present our results for the transient production of the peptide in Nicotiana benthamiana by agro-infiltration, with a yield of about 35 µg/g of fresh leaves and maximum production 8 days after infiltration. PA1b is part of the PA1 gene which, after post-translational modifications, encodes two peptides (PA1b and PA1a). We show that transforming tobacco with the PA1b cDNA alone does not result in production of the toxin and, in fact, the entire cDNA is necessary, raising the question of the role of PA1a. We constructed a PA1-cassette, allowing for the quick "cut/paste" of different PA1b mutants within a conserved PA1 cDNA. This cassette enabled us to produce the six isoforms of PA1b which exist in pea seeds. Biological tests revealed that all the isoforms display similar activity, with the exception of one which is inactive. The lack of activity in this isoform led us to conclude that the amphiphilic nature of the peptide is necessary for activity. The possible applications of this expression system for other cysteine-rich biomolecules are discussed.
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- Vanessa Eyraud
- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- BF2I (Biologie Fonctionnelle, Insectes et Interactions), INRA - INSA-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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Chougule NP, Bonning BC. Toxins for transgenic resistance to hemipteran pests. Toxins (Basel) 2012; 4:405-29. [PMID: 22822455 PMCID: PMC3398418 DOI: 10.3390/toxins4060405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2012] [Revised: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The sap sucking insects (Hemiptera), which include aphids, whiteflies, plant bugs and stink bugs, have emerged as major agricultural pests. The Hemiptera cause direct damage by feeding on crops, and in some cases indirect damage by transmission of plant viruses. Current management relies almost exclusively on application of classical chemical insecticides. While the development of transgenic crops expressing toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has provided effective plant protection against some insect pests, Bt toxins exhibit little toxicity against sap sucking insects. Indeed, the pest status of some Hemiptera on Bt-transgenic plants has increased in the absence of pesticide application. The increased pest status of numerous hemipteran species, combined with increased prevalence of resistance to chemical insecticides, provides impetus for the development of biologically based, alternative management strategies. Here, we provide an overview of approaches toward transgenic resistance to hemipteran pests.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +1-515-294-1989; Fax: +1-515-294-5957
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