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| Schmitt, Paulina; Wilmes, Miriam; Pugniere, Martine; Aumelas, Andre; Bachere, Evelyne; Sahl, Hans-georg; Schneider, Tanja; Destoumieux-garzon, Delphine. |
| Three oyster defensin variants (Cg-Defh1, Cg-Defh2, and Cg-Defm) were produced as recombinant peptides and characterized in terms of activities and mechanism of action. In agreement with their spectrum of activity almost specifically directed against Gram-positive bacteria, oyster defensins were shown here to be specific inhibitors of a bacterial biosynthesis pathway rather than mere membrane-active agents. Indeed, at lethal concentrations, the three defensins did not compromise Staphylococcus aureus membrane integrity but inhibited the cell wall biosynthesis as indicated by the accumulation of the UDP-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide cell wall precursor. In addition, a combination of antagonization assays, thin layer chromatography, and surface plasmon... |
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| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00014/12503/9369.pdf |
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| Yang, Yinshan; Boze, Helene; Chemardin, Patrick; Padilla, Andre; Moulin, Guy; Tassanakajon, Anchalee; Pugniere, Martine; Roquet, Francoise; Destoumieux Garzon, Delphine; Gueguen, Yannick; Bachere, Evelyne; Aumelas, Andre. |
| The anti-lipopolysaccharide factor ALF-Pm3 is a 98-residue protein identified in hemocytes from the black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. It was expressed in Pichia pastoris from the constitutive glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter as a folded and N-15 uniformly labeled rALF-Pm3 protein. Its 3D structure was established by NMR and consists of three alpha-helices packed against a four-stranded beta-sheet. The C-34-C-55 disulfide bond was shown to be essential for the structure stability. By using surface plasmon resonance, we demonstrated that rALF-Pm3 binds to LPS, lipid A and to OM(R)-174, a soluble analogue of lipid A. Biophysical studies of rALF-Pm3/LPS and rALF-Pm3/OM(R)-174 complexes indicated rather high molecular sized aggregates, which... |
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Palavras-chave: Ultracentrifugation; Surface plasmon resonance; Septic shock; Structure; NMR; Lipid A; Lipopolysaccharide; Anti lipopolysaccharide factor. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6320.pdf |
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