RRC ID 15708
著者 Kawai Y, Kusnadi J, Kemperman R, Kok J, Ito Y, Endo M, Arakawa K, Uchida H, Nishimura J, Kitazawa H, Saito T.
タイトル DNA sequencing and homologous expression of a small peptide conferring immunity to gassericin A, a circular bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus gasseri LA39.
ジャーナル Appl Environ Microbiol
Abstract Gassericin A, produced by Lactobacillus gasseri LA39, is a hydrophobic circular bacteriocin. The DNA region surrounding the gassericin A structural gene, gaaA, was sequenced, and seven open reading frames (ORFs) of 3.5 kbp (gaaBCADITE) were found with possible functions in gassericin A production, secretion, and immunity. The deduced products of the five consecutive ORFs gaaADITE have homology to those of genes involved in butyrivibriocin AR10 production, although the genetic arrangements are different in the two circular bacteriocin genes. GaaI is a small, positively charged hydrophobic peptide of 53 amino acids containing a putative transmembrane segment. Heterologous expression and homologous expression of GaaI in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris MG1363 and L. gasseri JCM1131(T), respectively, were studied. GaaI-expressing strains exhibited at least sevenfold-higher resistance to gassericin A than corresponding control strains, indicating that gaaI encodes an immunity peptide for gassericin A. Comparison of GaaI to peptides with similar characteristics found in the circular bacteriocin gene loci is discussed.
巻・号 75(5)
ページ 1324-30
公開日 2009-3-1
DOI 10.1128/AEM.02485-08
PII AEM.02485-08
PMID 19114506
PMC PMC2648179
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Anti-Bacterial Agents / antagonists & inhibitors* Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology Bacterial Proteins / genetics* Bacterial Proteins / metabolism Bacteriocins / antagonists & inhibitors* Bacteriocins / pharmacology Cloning, Molecular DNA, Bacterial / chemistry DNA, Bacterial / genetics Drug Resistance, Bacterial* Gene Order Lactobacillus / drug effects* Lactobacillus / genetics Metabolic Networks and Pathways Molecular Sequence Data Open Reading Frames Sequence Analysis, DNA Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
IF 4.016
引用数 23
WOS 分野 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY
リソース情報
一般微生物 JCM 1131 JCM 11657