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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
卷 48, 期 4, 页码 809-814出版社
SOC BRASILEIRA MICROBIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2017.01.009
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Abaecin; Antimicrobial peptides; Bacillus subtilis; Expression
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This study aimed to describe a Bacillus subtilis expression system based on genetically modified B. subtilis. Abaecin, an antimicrobial peptide obtained from Apis mellifera, can enhance the effect of pore-forming peptides from other species on the inhibition of bacterial growth. For the exogenous expression, the abaecin gene was fused with a tobacco etch virus protease cleavage site, a promoter Pglv, and a mature beta-glucanase signal peptide. Also, a B. subtilis expression system was constructed. The recombinant abaecin gene was expressed and purified as a recombinant protein in the culture supernatant. The purified abaecin did not inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli strain K88. Cecropin A and hymenoptaecin exhibited potent bactericidal activities at concentrations of 1 and 1.5 mu M Combinatorial assays revealed that cecropin A and hymenoptaecin had sublethal concentrations of 0.3 and 0.5 mu M This potentiating functional interaction represents a promising therapeutic strategy. It provides an opportunity to address the rising threat of multidrug-resistant pathogens that are recalcitrant to conventional antibiotics. (C) 2017 Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.
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