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Hydrolytic activity determination of Tail Tubular Protein A of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophages towards saccharide substrates.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, the enzymatic activity, substrate specificity and antibiofilm feature of bacteriophage dual-function tail proteins are presented. So far, tail tubular proteins A-TTPAgp31 and TTPAgp44-have been considered as structural proteins of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophages KP32 and KP34, respectively. Our results show that TTPAgp31 is able to hydrolyze maltose as well as Red-starch. The activity of 1?µM of the protein was calculated as 47.6 milli-Units/assay relating to the ?-amylase activity. It degrades capsular polysaccharides (cPS), slime polysaccharides (sPS) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of K. pneumoniae PCM 2713 and shows antibiofilm reactivity towards S. aureus PCM 519 and E. faecalis PCM 2673. TTPAgp44 hydrolyses trehalose and cPS of E. faecium PCM 1859. TTPAgp44's activity was also observed in the antibiofilm test against P. aeruginosa PCM 2710 and B. subtilis PCM 2021. TTPAgp31 has been identified as ?-1,4-glucosidase whereas, TTPAgp44 exhibits trehalase-like activity. Both proteins contain aspartate and glutamate residues in the ?-stranded region which are essential for catalytic activity of glycoside hydrolases. The significant novelty of our results is that for the first time the bacteriophage tubular proteins are described as the unique enzymes displaying no similarity to any known phage hydrolases. They can be used as antibacterial agents directed against bacterial strains producing exopolysaccharides and forming a biofilm.

SUBMITTER: Brzozowska E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5741709 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Hydrolytic activity determination of Tail Tubular Protein A of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophages towards saccharide substrates.

Brzozowska Ewa E Pyra Anna A Pawlik Krzysztof K Janik Monika M Górska Sabina S Urbańska Natalia N Drulis-Kawa Zuzanna Z Gamian Andrzej A

Scientific reports 20171222 1

In this paper, the enzymatic activity, substrate specificity and antibiofilm feature of bacteriophage dual-function tail proteins are presented. So far, tail tubular proteins A-TTPAgp31 and TTPAgp44-have been considered as structural proteins of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophages KP32 and KP34, respectively. Our results show that TTPAgp31 is able to hydrolyze maltose as well as Red-starch. The activity of 1 µM of the protein was calculated as 47.6 milli-Units/assay relating to the α-amylase ac ...[more]

PMID: 29273737

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Project description:BACKGROUND: Members of the genus Klebsiella are among the leading microbial pathogens associated with nosocomial infection. The increased incidence of antimicrobial resistance in these species has propelled the need for alternate/combination therapeutic regimens to aid clinical treatment. Bacteriophage therapy forms one of these alternate strategies. METHODS: Electron microscopy, burst size, host range, sensitivity of phage particles to temperature, chloroform, pH, and restriction digestion of phage DNA were used to characterize Klebsiella phages. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Of the 32 isolated phages eight belonged to the family Myoviridae, eight to the Siphoviridae whilst the remaining 16 belonged to the Podoviridae. The host range of these phages was characterised against 254 clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains including multidrug resistant Klebsiella isolates producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). Based on their lytic potential, six of the phages were further characterised for burst size, physicochemical properties and sensitivity to restriction endonuclease digestion. In addition, five were fully sequenced. Multiple phage-encoded host resistance mechanisms were identified. The Siphoviridae phage genomes (KP16 and KP36) contained low numbers of host restriction sites similar to the strategy found in T7-like phages (KP32). In addition, phage KP36 encoded its own DNA adenine methyltransferase. The ?KMV-like KP34 phage was sensitive to all endonucleases used in this study. Dam methylation of KP34 DNA was detected although this was in the absence of an identifiable phage encoded methyltransferase. The Myoviridae phages KP15 and KP27 both carried Dam and Dcm methyltransferase genes and other anti-restriction mechanisms elucidated in previous studies. No other anti-restriction mechanisms were found, e.g. atypical nucleotides (hmC or glucosyl hmC), although Myoviridae phage KP27 encodes an unknown anti-restriction mechanism that needs further investigation.

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Hydrolytic activity determination of Tail Tubular Protein A of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophages towards saccharide substrates.

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Hydrolytic activity determination of Tail Tubular Protein A of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriophages towards saccharide substrates.

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