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Molecular Cloning of the Antimicrobial Peptide Cecropin from Antheraea yamamai

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한국응용곤충학회 (Korean Society Of Applied Entomology)
초록

The antimicrobial peptide cecropin was isolated from the larval hemolymph of immune-challenged japanese oak silkworm, Antheraea yamamai. The full-length cDNA of A. yamamai cecropin (Ay-cecA) was cloned by a combination of RT-PCR and 3' RACE based on N-terminal sequence obtained by Edman degradation. The cloned cDNA consists of 419 nucleotides encoding a 64 amino acid precursor containing a 37-residue mature peptide. Like many insect cecropins, Ay-cecA also harbored a glycine residue for C-terminal amidation at the C-end. To understand this peptide better, we successfully expressed bioactive recombinant Ay-cecA in E. coli BL21(DE3) by fusing with ketosteroid isomerase (KSI) to avoid the cell death during induction. The fusion CecA-KSI protein was expressed as inclusion body at high level. Recombinant Ay-cecA was easily released by cleavage of the fusion protein with cyanogen bromide (CNBr), and purified by FPLC chromatography. The purified recombinant Ay-cecA showed considerably antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria, E. coli ML 35, Klebsiella pneumonia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The time-kill assay showed that Ay-CecA displayed a time-dependent bactericidal activity, as was also seen after treatment with melittin. our results proved that Ay-cecA can be developed into novel antibacterial agent.

저자
  • Seong-Ryul Kim(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Kwang-Ho Choi(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Jae-Sam Hwang(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Seok-Woo Kang(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Tae-Won Goo(Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)