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- Title
Design of a novel antimicrobial peptide 1018M targeted ppGpp to inhibit MRSA biofilm formation.
- Authors
Jiale, Zhou; Jian, Jiao; Xinyi, Tan; Haoji, Xie; Xueqin, Huang; Xiao, Wang
- Abstract
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and its biofilm infection were considered as one of the main international health issues. There are still many challenges for treatment using traditional antibiotics. In this study, a mutant peptide of innate defense regulator (IDR-)1018 named 1018M was designed based on molecular docking and amino acid substitution technology. The antibacterial/biofilm activity and mechanisms against MRSA of 1018M were investigated for the first time. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 1018M was reduced 1 time (MIC = 2 μg/mL) compared to IDR-1018. After treatment with 32 μg/mL 1018M for 24 h, the percentage of biofilm decreased by 78.9%, which was more effective than the parental peptide. The results of mechanisms exploration showed that 1018M was more potent than IDR-1018 at destructing bacterial cell wall, permeating cell membrane (20.4%–50.1% vs 1.45%–10.6%) and binding to stringent response signaling molecule ppGpp (increased 27.9%). Additionally, the peptides could also exert their activity by disrupting genomic DNA, regulating the expression of ppGpp metabolism and biofilm forming related genes (RSH, relP, relQ, rsbU, sigB, spA, codY, agrA and icaD). Moreover, the higher temperature, pH and pepsase stabilities provide 1018M better processing, storage and internal environmental tolerance. These data indicated that 1018M may be a potential candidate peptide for the treatment of MRSA and its biofilm infections.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL cell walls; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; CATHELICIDINS; BIOFILMS; PEPTIDE antibiotics; SUBSTITUTION (Technology); GENES
- Publication
AMB Express, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2191-0855
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13568-021-01208-6