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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2022

Discovery of a novel antibacterial protein CB6-C to target methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Haipeng Zhang, Jingrui Chen, Yuehua Liu, Qijun Xu, Muhammad Inam, Chengguang He, Xiuyun Jiang, Yu Jia, Hongxia Ma, Lingcong Kong

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haipeng Zhang *College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Jingrui Chen *College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Yuehua LiuCollege of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Qijun XuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Muhammad InamCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Chengguang HeCollege of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Xiuyun JiangCollege of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Yu JiaCollege of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China.
Hongxia MaCollege of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China. hongxia0731001@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0165-4412
Lingcong KongCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, Xincheng Street No. 2888, Changchun, 130118, China. congwbs@126.com.
Jilin Agricultural University · CNJilin University · CN

Funding

Jilin Scientific and Technological Development Program 20180101003JCNatural Science Foundation of Jilin Province 31872519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given a serious threat of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens to global healthcare, there is an urgent need to find effective antibacterial compounds to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections. In our previous studies, Bacillus velezensis CB6 with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity was obtained from the soil of Changbaishan, China. In this study, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as an indicator bacterium, an antibacterial protein was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, Sephadex G-75 column, QAE-Sephadex A 25 column and RP-HPLC, which demonstrated a molecular weight of 31.405 kDa by SDS-PAGE. LC-MS/MS analysis indicated that the compound was an antibacterial protein CB6-C, which had 88.5% identity with chitosanase (Csn) produced by Bacillus subtilis 168. An antibacterial protein CB6-C showed an effective antimicrobial activity against gram-positive bacteria (in particular, the MIC for MRSA was 16 μg/mL), low toxicity, thermostability, stability in different organic reagents and pH values, and an additive effect with conventionally used antibiotics. Mechanistic studies showed that an antibacterial protein CB6-C exerted anti-MRSA activity through destruction of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) on the cell wall. In addition, an antibacterial protein CB6-C was efficient in preventing MRSA infections in in vivo models. In conclusion, this protein CB6-C is a newly discovered antibacterial protein and has the potential to become an effective antibacterial agent due to its high therapeutic index, safety, nontoxicity and great stability.

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AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacillusBacterial ProteinsChinaChromatography, LiquidDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialFemaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicrobial Sensitivity TestsStaphylococcal InfectionsTandem Mass SpectrometryAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsAntibacterial proteinBacillus velezensis CB6CharacterizationMechanisticMRSA

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PMID34983528
PMCPMC8725309
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