We report the isolation and characterization of a novel knottin-type antimicrobial peptide from the yellow-spotted long-horned beetle Psacothea hilaris. A cDNA encoding a 56-mer knottin-type propeptide was identified and its predicted molecular mass and pI were 5.92 kDa and 8.28, respectively. A 34-mer mature peptide was also selected and named herein as psacotheasin. The antimicrobial activity of chemically synthesized psacotheasin against human bacterial pathogens was subsequently investigated. The results showed that psacotheasin exerted potent activities against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. The present study suggests that psacotheasin can be applied to develop novel therapeutic agents.
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
de Melo, Edinara Targino
Estrela, Andreia Bergamo
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Estrela, Andreia Bergamo
Gomes Santos, Elizabeth Cristina
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Gomes Santos, Elizabeth Cristina
Lima Machado, Paula Renata
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Imunol Clin, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Lima Machado, Paula Renata
Silva Farias, Kleber Juvenal
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Imunol Clin, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Silva Farias, Kleber Juvenal
Torres, Taffarel Melo
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Univ Fed Rural Semi Arido, Dept Ciencias Anim, Mossoro, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Torres, Taffarel Melo
Carvalho, Eneas
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Inst Butantan, Ctr Biotecnol, Sao Paulo, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Carvalho, Eneas
Matos Santos Lima, Joao Paulo
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Programa Posgrad Bioquim, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Matos Santos Lima, Joao Paulo
Silva-Junior, Aronbio Antonio
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Silva-Junior, Aronbio Antonio
Barbosa, Euzebio Guimaraes
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Univ Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Quim Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, BrazilUniv Fed Rio Grande do Norte, Lab Tecnol & Biotecnol Farmaceut, BR-59072970 Natal, RN, Brazil
Barbosa, Euzebio Guimaraes
Fernandes-Pedrosa, Matheus de Freitas
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Ahvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Med Lab Sci, Ahvaz, IranAhvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Med Lab Sci, Ahvaz, Iran
Taheri, Behrouz
Mohammadi, Mohsen
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Bushehr Univ Med Sci, Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnol Res Ctr, Persian Gulf Biomed Sci Res Inst, Bushehr, IranAhvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Med Lab Sci, Ahvaz, Iran
Mohammadi, Mohsen
Nabipour, Iraj
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Bushehr Univ Med Sci, Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnol Res Ctr, Persian Gulf Biomed Sci Res Inst, Bushehr, IranAhvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Med Lab Sci, Ahvaz, Iran
Nabipour, Iraj
Momenzadeh, Niloofar
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Bushehr Univ Med Sci, Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnol Res Ctr, Persian Gulf Biomed Sci Res Inst, Bushehr, IranAhvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Med Lab Sci, Ahvaz, Iran
Momenzadeh, Niloofar
Roozbehani, Mona
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Iran Univ Med Sci, Sch Med, Med Parasitol, Tehran, IranAhvaz Jundishapur Univ Med Sci, Sch Paramed, Dept Med Lab Sci, Ahvaz, Iran
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Sathyabama Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Drug Discovery & Dev, Col Dr Jeppiar Res Pk, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSathyabama Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Drug Discovery & Dev, Col Dr Jeppiar Res Pk, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
Sreenivasan, A. Y. S. W. A. R. Y. A.
Manikkam, R.
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Sathyabama Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Drug Discovery & Dev, Col Dr Jeppiar Res Pk, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSathyabama Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Drug Discovery & Dev, Col Dr Jeppiar Res Pk, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
Manikkam, R.
Manigundan, K.
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Sathyabama Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Drug Discovery & Dev, Col Dr Jeppiar Res Pk, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSathyabama Inst Sci & Technol, Ctr Drug Discovery & Dev, Col Dr Jeppiar Res Pk, Chennai 600119, Tamil Nadu, India
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SRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Kumaresan, Venkatesh
Bhatt, Prasanth
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SRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Bhatt, Prasanth
Ganesh, Munuswamy-Ramanujam
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SRM Univ, Interdisciplinary Inst Indian Syst Med, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Ganesh, Munuswamy-Ramanujam
Harikrishnan, Ramasamy
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Pachaiyappas Coll Men, Dept Zool, Kanchipuram 631501, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Harikrishnan, Ramasamy
Arasu, MariadhasValan
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King Saud Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Bot & Microbiol, Addiriyah Chair Environm Studies, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Arasu, MariadhasValan
Al-Dhabi, Naif Abdullah
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King Saud Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Bot & Microbiol, Addiriyah Chair Environm Studies, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Al-Dhabi, Naif Abdullah
Pasupuleti, Mukesh
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Cent Drug Res Inst, CSIR, Div Microbiol, Lab PCN 206, Lucknow 226031, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Pasupuleti, Mukesh
Marimuthu, Kasi
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AIMST Univ, Fac Sci Appl, Dept Biotechnol, Bedong 08100, Kedah, MalaysiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
Marimuthu, Kasi
Arockiaraj, Jesu
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SRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSRM Univ, Fac Sci & Humanities, Dept Biotechnol, Div Fisheries Biotechnol & Mol Biol, Madras 603203, Tamil Nadu, India