期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 36, 期 3, 页码 540-546出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.09.010
关键词
Innate immunity; Antimicrobial peptide; Toll; Imd; Insect
资金
- Next-Generation BioGreen 21 Program [PJ008186022011]
- Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea
The biochemical characterization of novel antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and the determination of ligand molecules that induce AMP production are essential for understanding the host innate immune response in insects. Here, we purified a new 14-kDa AMP, named tenecin 4, from the larval hemolymph of the beetle Tenebrio molitor. Tenecin 4 contains 14% glycine residues and has moderate similarities both to the C-terminal region of Drosophila attacin and to silk-moth gloverin proteins. Purified tenecin 4 showed bactericidal activity against Gram-negative Escherichia coli but not against Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis or the fungus Candida albicans. Tenecin 4 production was induced by Toll cascade-activating ligands, such as beta-1,3-glucan, lysine-type peptidoglycan and active Spatzle, and by the probable Imd pathway-activating ligand monomeric meso-diaminopimelic acid-type peptidoglycan. Taken together, these data show that tenecin 4 is a defense protein against Gram-negative pathogens and is induced by multiple ligands in Tenebrio larvae. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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