Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 232-238.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.09.031

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Expression and Antibacterial Activity of CHAP Catalytic Domain of Staphylococcus aureus Phage Lysin Ply187

WU Meng, LU Hai-rong, HUANG Qing-shan   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering,Institute of Genetics,Fudan University,Shanghai 200438; 2. Shanghai Hi-Tech United Bio-Technological R&D Co. Ltd,Shanghai 201206
  • Received:2016-01-14 Online:2016-09-25 Published:2016-10-10

Abstract: Bacteriophage lysins are efficiently antibacterial proteins,thus systematically analysing the activity of catalytic domain of it is conducive to the design of efficient heterozygous lysins. The coding sequence of the CHAP catalytic domain of Ply187(CHAPPly187)was synthesized,and a recombinant expression plasmid pET28a-CHAPPly187 was constructed,which then was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The highly pure recombinant CHAPPly187 protein was produced by IPTG induction,further purified by a two-step method,reaching > 95% purity,and finally compared with the catalytic domain of lysostaphin(CATLysn). The results from turbidimetry showed that both CHAPPly187 and CATLysn possessed the solid antibacterial activities to Staphylococcus aureus.CHAPPly187 showed a much broader antibacterial spectrum and optimal activity in a wider range of the pH,tolerated higher ionic strength,and more easily affected by EDTA. Ca2+,Mg2+,and Mn2+ in low concentration significantly promoted the catalytic domains of both proteins,while the Zn2+,Cu2+,and Fe2+ in low concentration strongly inhibited the catalytic domains.

Key words: bacteriophage lysin, lysostaphin, catalytic domain, CHAP, antibacterial activity