The high-affinity peptidoglycan binding domain of Pseudomonas phage endolysin KZ144

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作者
Briers, Yves [1 ]
Schmelcher, Mathias [2 ]
Loessner, Martin J. [2 ]
Hendrix, Jelle
Engelborghs, Yves [3 ]
Volckaert, Guido [1 ,3 ]
Lavigne, Rob [1 ]
机构
[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Biosyst, Div Gene Technol, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
[2] ETH, Inst Food Sci & Nutr, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
[3] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Chem, Lab Biomol Dynam, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
关键词
Endolysin; Peptidoglycan binding domain; Affinity; Module shuffling; Chimera; BACTERIOPHAGE-PHI-KZ; WALL LYTIC ENZYME; MUREIN HYDROLASES; LYSOZYME; POLYMERASE; AERUGINOSA; EVOLUTION; GENES;
D O I
10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.161
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The binding affinity of the N-terminal peptidoglycan binding domain of endolysin KZ144 (PBDKZ), originating from Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage KZ, has been examined using a fusion protein of PBDKZ and green fluorescent protein (PBDKZ-GFP). A fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis of bound PBDKZ-GFP molecules showed less than 10% fluorescence recovery in the bleached area within 15 min. Surface plasmon resonance analysis confirmed this apparent high binding affinity revealing an equilibrium affinity constant of 2.95 x 10(7) M-1 for the PBDKZ-peptidoglycan interaction. This unique domain, which binds to the peptidoglycan of all tested Gram-negative species, was harnessed to improve the specific activity of the peptidoglycan hydrolase domain KMV36C. The chimeric peptidoglycan hydrolase (PBDKZ-KMV36C) exhibits a threefold higher specific activity than the native catalytic domain (KMV36C). These results demonstrate that the modular assembly of functional domains is a rational approach to improve the specific activity of endolysins from phages infecting Gram-negatives. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:187 / 191
页数:5
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