期刊
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
卷 63, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02043-18
关键词
CHAP domain; antibiotic resistance; bacteriophage; chimeric lysin; endolysin; lysin
资金
- Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31770192, 31570175]
- National Science Centre in Poland [UMO-2015/18/M/NZ6/00412]
Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading pathogens that cause a variety of mucosal and invasive infections. With the increased emergence of multidrug-resistant S. pneumoniae, new antimicrobials with mechanisms of action different from conventional antibiotics are urgently needed. In this study, we identified a putative lysin (gp20) encoded by the Streptococcus phage SPSL1 using the LytA autolysin as a template. Molecular dissection of gp20 revealed a binding domain (GPB) containing choline-binding repeats (CBRs) that are high specificity for S. pneumoniae. By fusing GPB to the CHAP (cysteine, histidine-dependent amidohydrolase/peptidase) catalytic domain of the PlyC lysin, we constructed a novel chimeric lysin, ClyJ, with improved activity to the pneumococcal Cpl-1 lysin. No resistance was observed in S. pneumoniae strains after exposure to incrementally doubling concentrations of ClyJ for 8 continuous days in vitro. In a mouse bacteremia model using penicillin G as a control, a single intraperitoneal injection of ClyJ improved the survival rate of lethal S. pneumoniae-infected mice in a dose-dependent manner. Given its high lytic activity and safety profile, ClyJ may represent a promising alternative to combat pneumococcal infections.
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