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Lysostaphin is a 27 kDa-zinc metalloproteinase (EC 3.4.24.75) produced by Staphylococcus simulans. This enzyme hydrolyses glycine/glycine bonds in the pentaglycine interpeptide that maintain the stability of peptidoglycans in staphylococcal cell wall (Surovtsev 1). | Lysostaphin is a 27 kDa-zinc metalloproteinase (EC 3.4.24.75) produced by Staphylococcus simulans. This enzyme hydrolyses glycine/glycine bonds in the pentaglycine interpeptide that maintain the stability of peptidoglycans in staphylococcal cell wall (Surovtsev 1). | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 18 October 2016
Lysostaphin
Lysostaphin is a 27 kDa-zinc metalloproteinase (EC 3.4.24.75) produced by Staphylococcus simulans. This enzyme hydrolyses glycine/glycine bonds in the pentaglycine interpeptide that maintain the stability of peptidoglycans in staphylococcal cell wall (Surovtsev 1).
Usage
In spite of recent advances in medical care, data reveals that mortality rate among burned patients remains higher depending on the extent of affected area (Pavoni 2). These death rates could also be driven by prolonged antibiotic courses, which related to immunocompetence decrease. Consequently, leading patient to a vulnerability state of the skin to microorganisms (Baker 3), besides the per se lost of the first line of antimicrobial defense. Given the fact that hospital acquired infections is a growing concern in public health alongside the development of resistant strains, burned individuals are at the risk top risk among patients (Leseva 4).
Biology
Lysostaphin is encoded by a three-modular gene that encompasses a self-cleavage peptide, a propetide and the self-coding sequence of lysostaphin. After protein processing, mature lysostaphin (246 aminoacids) is released and exhibits a triple-enzymatic activity: glycylglycine endopeptidase, endo-β-N-acetyl glucosamidase and N-acetyl-muramyl-L-alanine. Consequently, it rapidly lyses actively growing and non-dividing cells including staphylococci in biofilms and, due to its specificity, it could have high potential in the treatment of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcal infections (Kumar 5).
Perspectives
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Figure 1. PCR from pSB1C3 + Lysostaphin
For comments Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]Illegal NheI site found at 505
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]