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ArticleThe Journal of antibiotics2018

A choline binding polypeptide of LytA inhibits the growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae by binding to choline in the cell wall.

Zhikun Zhang, Xinzhuo Zhang, Luhua Zhang, Guangxi Wang, Jing Zeng, Jinping Zhang, Xiaoyan Hu, Yingshun Zhou

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Article in The Journal of antibiotics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhikun ZhangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Xinzhuo ZhangSchool of International Education, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Luhua ZhangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Guangxi WangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Jing ZengDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Jinping ZhangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Xiaoyan HuDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China.
Yingshun ZhouDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China. yingshunzhou@163.com.
Southwest Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen that mainly affects children and elderly individuals. The numerous serotypes and increased resistance to antibiotics make the treatment of pneumococcal infections sometimes difficult. Asymptomatic colonization is the main reservoir for S. pneumoniae, but no vaccine or antibiotic treatment is effective in eliminating this reservoir. Here, we show that a simulated choline binding polypeptide (ChBp) of LytA has antimicrobial activity against S. pneumoniae. ChBp showed specific antimicrobial activity against pneumococcal but not against non-streptococcal strains, and no cytotoxic effect was observed for 293t cell. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) is between 10-25 μg/ml. In addition, we found ChBp functions by binding to the choline in the cell wall with a binding capacity between 3.25 and 7.5 × 10

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCell WallCholineColony Count, MicrobialDrug DesignHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPneumococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeAnti-Bacterial AgentsCholine

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PMID30127421
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