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  • Title: Modulation of Endolysin LysECD7 Bactericidal Activity by Different Peptide Tag Fusion.
    Author: Antonova NP, Vasina DV, Rubalsky EO, Fursov MV, Savinova AS, Grigoriev IV, Usachev EV, Shevlyagina NV, Zhukhovitsky VG, Balabanyan VU, Potapov VD, Aleshkin AV, Makarov VV, Yudin SM, Gintsburg AL, Tkachuk AP, Gushchin VA.
    Journal: Biomolecules; 2020 Mar 12; 10(3):. PubMed ID: 32178329.
    Abstract:
    The use of recombinant endolysins is a promising approach for antimicrobial therapy capable of counteracting the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains. To obtain the necessary biotechnological product, diverse peptide tags are often fused to the endolysin sequence to simplify enzyme purification, improve its ability to permeabilize the bacterial outer membrane, etc. We compared the effects of two different types of protein modifications on endolysin LysECD7 bactericidal activity in vitro and demonstrated that it is significantly modulated by specific permeabilizing antimicrobial peptides, as well as by widely used histidine tags. Thus, the tags selected for the study of endolysins and during the development of biotechnological preparations should be used with the appropriate precautions to minimize false conclusions about endolysin properties. Further, modifications of LysECD7 allowed us to obtain a lytic enzyme that was largely devoid of the disadvantages of the native protein and was active over the spectra of conditions, with high in vitro bactericidal activity not only against Gram-negative, but also against Gram-positive, bacteria. This opens up the possibility of developing effective antimicrobials based on N-terminus sheep myeloid peptide of 29 amino acids (SMAP)-modified LysECD7 that can be highly active not only during topical treatment but also for systemic applications in the bloodstream and tissues.
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