Visualizing Attack of Escherichia coli by the Antimicrobial Peptide Human Defensin 5
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Chileveru, Haritha Reddy
Lim, Shion A.
Chairatana, Phoom
Wommack, Andrew
Chiang, I-Ling
Nolan, Elizabeth Marie
Date Issued
February 2015
Journal
Biochemistry
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Chileveru, Haritha R., Shion A. Lim, Phoom Chairatana, Andrew J. Wommack, I-Ling Chiang, and Elizabeth M. Nolan. “ Visualizing Attack of Escherichia Coli by the Antimicrobial Peptide Human Defensin 5 .” Biochemistry 54, no. 9 (March 10, 2015): 1767-1777.
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Human α-defensin 5 (HD5) is a 32-residue cysteine-rich host-defense peptide that exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and contributes to innate immunity in the human gut and other organ systems. Despite many years of investigation, its antimicrobial mechanism of action remains unclear. In this work, we report that HD5[subscript ox], the oxidized form of this peptide that exhibits three regiospecific disulfide bonds, causes distinct morphological changes to Escherichia coli and other Gram-negative microbes. These morphologies include bleb formation, cellular elongation, and clumping. The blebs are up to ∼1 μm wide and typically form at the site of cell division or cell poles. Studies with E. coli expressing cytoplasmic GFP reveal that HD5[subscript ox] treatment causes GFP emission to localize in the bleb. To probe the cellular uptake of HD5[subscript ox] and subsequent localization, we describe the design and characterization of a fluorophore–HD5 conjugate family. By employing these peptides, we demonstrate that fluorophore–HD5[subscript ox] conjugates harboring the rhodamine and coumarin fluorophores enter the E. coli cytoplasm. On the basis of the fluorescence profiles, each of these fluorophore–HD5[subscript ox] conjugates localizes to the site of cell division and cell poles. These studies support the notion that HD5[subscript ox'], at least in part, exerts its antibacterial activity against E. coli and other Gram-negative microbes in the cytoplasm.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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