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ArticlePloS one2013

The effect of an adding histidine on biological activity and stability of Pc-pis from Pseudosciaena crocea.

Yong Mao, Sufang Niu, Xin Xu, Jun Wang, Yongquan Su, Yang Wu, Shengping Zhong

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Yong MaoCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Sufang NiuCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Xin XuCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Jun WangCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Yongquan SuCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Yang WuCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Shengping ZhongCollege of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.

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Abstract

Pc-pis is a novel piscidin-like antimicrobial polypeptide that was identified in Pseudosciaena crocea. Although active against most bacteria tested, Pc-pis was inactive against Aeromonas hydrophila and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Pc-pis analogue Pc-pis-His was designed by adding a histidine residue at the carboxyl terminal. Pc-pis-His demonstrated a more broad-spectrum and stronger antimicrobial activity against a representative set of microorganisms and more potent antiparasitic activity against Cryptocaryon irritans trophonts than Pc-pis. The stability assay revealed that Pc-pis-His was active against Staphylococcus aureus not only in acidic (pH 5.5-7.3) and relatively low concentration monovalent cation (0-160 mM NaCl) environments but also in alkaline (pH 7.5-9.5), divalent cation (1.25-160 mM MgCl2 and 1.25-40 mM CaCl2) and high concentration monovalent cation (320-2560 mM NaCl) environments, which indicates that the added histidine residue conferred better salt-, acid- and alkali-tolerance to Pc-pis-His. Pc-pis-His also possessed the desired heat-tolerance, which was reflected by the antimicrobial activity of the peptide after being boiled for 10-60 minutes. Hemolytic activity analysis revealed that Pc-pis-His at concentrations up to 6 µM exhibited no hemolysis against human erythrocytes, with 6 µM being a concentration that is highly active against most of the microorganisms tested, although the hemolytic activity of Pc-pis-His was enhanced compared to Pc-pis. These results provide a unique, reasonable basis for designing novel piscidins with potent, broad-spectrum and stable antimicrobial activity and new insight into the future development of piscidins as potential therapeutic agents against microbial and external protozoan parasite infections.

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Anti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesFish ProteinsAeromonas hydrophilaAnimalsErythrocytesFishesHemolysisHistidineHumansProtein StabilityPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesFish ProteinsHistidine

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PMCPMC3862765

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