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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS
卷 1488, 期 1-2, 页码 71-82出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-1981(00)00111-6
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group IIa secreted phospholipase A(2); membrane hydrolysis; antimicrobial; gram-negative; gram-positive; bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein
There is a considerable body of evidence to support the antibacterial properties of the group IIa phospholipase A(2) as an important physiological function. This enzyme is able to act as an acute phase protein and may be part of the innate defence system of the body, acting in concert with other antibacterial proteins and peptides. The enzyme is most effective against Gram-positive bacteria whereas penetration of the lipopolysaccharide coat of Gram-negative bacteria requires bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) as an additional permeabilising factor. The global cationic nature of this protein (pI> 10.5) appears to facilitate penetration of the anionic bacterial cell wall. In addition, the considerable preference of the enzyme for anionic phospholipid interfaces provides specificity toward anionic bacterial membranes as opposed to zwitterionic eucaryotic cell membranes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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