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Artilysins are an exciting class of enzyme-based antibacterials. Their name is derived from "artificial endolysin" and they exploit the lytic power of bacteriophage-encoded endolyins. Endolysins are peptidoglycan hydrolases produced at the end of the lytic cycle that pass through the cytoplasmic membrane, degrade the peptidoglycan layer and cause the osmotic lysis of the infected bacterial cell, thus liberating the progeny. Purified endolysins have been used to kill Gram-positive pathogens. Gram-negative bacteria, however, have a protective outer membrane containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that serves as a barrier against the peptidoglycan hydrolytic activity of endolysins from the outside. | Artilysins are an exciting class of enzyme-based antibacterials. Their name is derived from "artificial endolysin" and they exploit the lytic power of bacteriophage-encoded endolyins. Endolysins are peptidoglycan hydrolases produced at the end of the lytic cycle that pass through the cytoplasmic membrane, degrade the peptidoglycan layer and cause the osmotic lysis of the infected bacterial cell, thus liberating the progeny. Purified endolysins have been used to kill Gram-positive pathogens. Gram-negative bacteria, however, have a protective outer membrane containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that serves as a barrier against the peptidoglycan hydrolytic activity of endolysins from the outside. | ||
| − | To overcome this problem, selected polycationic or amphipathic peptides that locally destabilize the LPS layer | + | To overcome this problem, selected polycationic or amphipathic peptides that locally destabilize the LPS layer can be covalently fused to endolysins to transport them past the outer membrane to reach the peptidoglycan layer. Biers et al. fused the sheep myeloid antimicrobial peptide (SMAP-29), which introduces transient cracks in the outer membrane by means of interaction with cationic binding sites combined with hydrophobic disruption of barrier function, to the N-terminus of the endolysin KZ144 to create Artilysin Art-175. Art-175 has been shown to be a highly potent antibacterial that acts in minutes to kill pathogenic ''P. aeruginosa'' strains PAO1 and PA14 [1]. |
| − | BBa_K1659001 is a composite of Art-175 with the 26-47 segment of Salmonella typhimurium flagellin | + | BBa_K1659001 is a composite of Art-175 with the 26-47 peptide segment of Salmonella typhimurium flagellin [2]. A hexahistidine tag is also attached onto the C-terminus of the composite. |
Fla 26-47 is capable of mediating flagellar export of recombinant proteins and, combined with a hexahistidine tag, facilitates their secreted expression and easy purification. | Fla 26-47 is capable of mediating flagellar export of recombinant proteins and, combined with a hexahistidine tag, facilitates their secreted expression and easy purification. | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 27 August 2015
Artilysin Art-175 fused at N-terminal with flagellin 26-47 peptide segment
This part contains the sequence for the Pseudomonas-selective microbial lysis protein Art-175 with a flagellar secretion signal peptide fused to its N-terminus and a Hisx6 tag fused to its C-terminus.
Usage
By transforming this part into our host organisms of choice, E. coli MG1655, E. coli RP437 ∆FliC, and E. coli DH5α, we hope to create a strain of Pseudomonas-killing E. coli that when used in conjunction with our other DNase-secreting strain can effectively eradicate biofilm-protected P. putida and P. aeruginosa.
Biology
Artilysins are an exciting class of enzyme-based antibacterials. Their name is derived from "artificial endolysin" and they exploit the lytic power of bacteriophage-encoded endolyins. Endolysins are peptidoglycan hydrolases produced at the end of the lytic cycle that pass through the cytoplasmic membrane, degrade the peptidoglycan layer and cause the osmotic lysis of the infected bacterial cell, thus liberating the progeny. Purified endolysins have been used to kill Gram-positive pathogens. Gram-negative bacteria, however, have a protective outer membrane containing lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that serves as a barrier against the peptidoglycan hydrolytic activity of endolysins from the outside.
To overcome this problem, selected polycationic or amphipathic peptides that locally destabilize the LPS layer can be covalently fused to endolysins to transport them past the outer membrane to reach the peptidoglycan layer. Biers et al. fused the sheep myeloid antimicrobial peptide (SMAP-29), which introduces transient cracks in the outer membrane by means of interaction with cationic binding sites combined with hydrophobic disruption of barrier function, to the N-terminus of the endolysin KZ144 to create Artilysin Art-175. Art-175 has been shown to be a highly potent antibacterial that acts in minutes to kill pathogenic P. aeruginosa strains PAO1 and PA14 [1].
BBa_K1659001 is a composite of Art-175 with the 26-47 peptide segment of Salmonella typhimurium flagellin [2]. A hexahistidine tag is also attached onto the C-terminus of the composite. Fla 26-47 is capable of mediating flagellar export of recombinant proteins and, combined with a hexahistidine tag, facilitates their secreted expression and easy purification.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]Illegal AgeI site found at 525
Illegal AgeI site found at 724 - 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
References
[1] Briers, Y., Walmagh, M., Grymonprez, B., Biebl, M., Pirnay, J. P., Defraine, V., … Lavigne, R. (2014). Art-175 is a highly efficient antibacterial against multidrug-resistant strains and persisters of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58(7), 3774–3784. http://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02668-14
[2] Balbás, P., & Lorence, A. (2004). Recombinant Gene Expression. Reviews and Protocols, 267, 506. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-433-9