Influence of vitamins and osmolites on growth and bacteriocin production byLactobacillus salivariusCRL 1328 in a chemically defined medium

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esteban Vera Pingitore ◽  
Elvira María Hebert ◽  
Fernando Sesma ◽  
María Elena Nader-Macías
Keyword(s):  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Defined Medium ◽  
Bacteriocin Production ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Chemically Defined Medium ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Protein Gel ◽  
Rate Maximum ◽  
Human Vagina

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of vitamins, glycerol, and salts on the growth and bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus salivarius CRL 1328, a human vagina isolate, by using a chemically defined medium to determine the optimal conditions for salivaricin production. The single omission of d-biotin, thiamine, p-aminobenzoic acid, folic acid, or cyanocobalamin did not affect the bacterial growth, whereas the removal of nicotinic acid, riboflavin, and pyridoxal produced a decrease of about 30% in the growth rate. Maximum salivaricin activity was observed after the addition of 5 or 10 g/L of NaCl. On the basis of the nutritional requirements and the levels of salivaricin production, a new optimized and simplified defined medium (SDM–NaCl) for L. salivarius CRL 1328 bacteriocin production was formulated. The kinetics of salivaricin production in SDM–NaCl and in the complex media LAPTg revealed that bacteriocin production was growth linked. A combination of tricine – sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (Tricine–SDS–PAGE), Lumitein protein gel staining, and a bioassay for antibacterial activity indicated that the molecular mass of salivaricin CRL 1328 is about 4.5 kDa. The partially purified bacteriocin, obtained from SDM–NaCl after concentration, allowed for the design of a relatively simple method for the recovery of a biologically active protein.

scholarly journals Identification of nonessential disulfide bonds and altered conformations in the v-sis protein, a homolog of the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor.

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1011-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M K Sauer ◽  
D J Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Disulfide Bonds ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Platelet Derived Growth Factor ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Type V

The protein encoded by v-sis, the oncogene of simian sarcoma virus, is homologous to the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). There are eight conserved Cys residues between PDGF-B and the v-sis protein. Both native PDGF and the v-sis protein occur as disulfide-bonded dimers, probably containing both intramolecular and intermolecular disulfide bonds. Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis was used to change the Cys codons to Ser codons in the v-sis gene. Four single mutants lacked detectable biological activity, indicating that Cys-127, Cys-160, Cys-171, and Cys-208 are required for formation of a biologically active v-sis protein. The other four single mutants retained biological activity as determined in transformation assays, indicating that Cys-154, Cys-163, Cys-164, and Cys-210 are dispensable for biological activity. Double and triple mutants containing three of these altered sites were constructed, some of which were transforming as well. The v-sis proteins encoded by biologically active mutants displayed significantly reduced levels of dimeric protein compared with the wild-type v-sis protein, which dimerized very efficiently. Furthermore, a mutant with a termination codon at residue 209 exhibited partial transforming activity. This study thus suggests that the minimal region required for transformation consists of residues 127 to 208. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis indicated that the v-sis proteins encoded by some of the biologically active mutants exhibited an altered conformation when compared with the wild-type v-sis protein, and suggested that Cys-154 and Cys-163 participate in a nonessential disulfide bond.

scholarly journals Specificity of Rabbit Antisera against Lipopolysaccharide of Acinetobacter

1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1245-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Pantophlet ◽  
Lore Brade ◽  
Lenie Dijkshoorn ◽  
Helmut Brade
Keyword(s):  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Proteinase K ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Whole Cell ◽  
Cell Lysates ◽  
O Antigen ◽  
Homologous Antigen ◽  
Routine Identification

Acinetobacter has been reported to be involved in hospital-acquired infections with increasing frequency. However, clinical laboratories still lack simple methods that allow the accurate identification of Acinetobacter strains at the species level. For this study, proteinase K-digested whole-cell lysates from 44 clinical and environmental isolates were investigated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting with hyperimmune rabbit sera to examine the possibility of developing a serotyping scheme based on the O antigen of Acinetobacterlipopolysaccharide (LPS). The antisera, obtained by immunization of rabbits with 13 of the heat-killed isolates investigated, were characterized by Western blotting and enzyme immunoassay by using proteinase K-digested whole-cell lysates and phenol-water-extracted LPS as antigens. In both assays, the antisera were shown to be highly specific for the homologous antigen. In addition, assignment ofAcinetobacter LPS to the smooth or the rough phenotype was shown not to be reliable when it was based only on the results obtained with silver-stained gels. O-antigen reactivity, determined by Western blot analysis, was observed with 11 of the 31 isolates, most of which belonged to the species Acinetobacter baumannii (DNA group 2) and the unnamed DNA group 3. Interestingly, some O antigens were found in a DNA group different from that of the strain used for immunization. The results indicate that O serotyping ofAcinetobacter strains is feasible and thus may provide a simple method for the routine identification of these opportunistic pathogens.

scholarly journals Cold Acclimation and Alterations in Dehydrin-like and Bark Storage Proteins in the Leaves of Sibling Deciduous and Evergreen Peach

1996 ◽  
Vol 121 (5) ◽  
pp. 915-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeev Arora ◽  
Michael Wisniewski ◽  
Lisa J. Rowland
Keyword(s):  
Cold Acclimation ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Storage Proteins ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Subzero Temperature ◽  
Protein Gel ◽  
Bark Storage Proteins ◽  
High Level

Seasonal changes in cold tolerance and proteins were studied in the leaves of sibling deciduous and evergreen peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]. Freezing tolerance [defined as the subzero temperature at which 50% injury occurred (LT50)] was assessed using electrolyte leakage. Proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. Electroblots were probed with anti-dehydrin and anti-19-kD peach bark storage protein (BSP) antibodies. Leaf LT50 decreased successively from -5.8 °C on 18 Aug. to -10.3 °C in the evergreen genotype and from -7.0 °C to -15.0 °C in the deciduous genotype by 14 Oct. Protein profiles and immunoblots indicated the accumulation of a 60- and 30-kD protein during cold acclimation in the leaves of deciduous trees; however, levels of these proteins did not change significantly in the evergreen trees. Immunoblots indicate that the 60-kD protein is a dehydrin-like protein. Gel-electrophoresis and immunoblots also indicated that the 19-kD BSP progressively disappeared from summer through fall in leaves of deciduous peach but accumulated to a high level in bark tissues. A similar inverse relationship was not evident in evergreen peach.

scholarly journals The tumor suppressor p53 is bound to RNA by a stable covalent linkage.

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1598-1606 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Samad ◽  
R B Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Tryptic Peptide ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Simian Virus 40 ◽  
T Antigen ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Intact Protein ◽  
Tumor Suppressor P53

We have previously shown that the carboxyl-terminal tryptic peptide of the tumor suppressor p53 coeluted from reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ribonucleotides, suggesting the possible linkage of RNA to p53. In this report, we establish that p53 is covalently linked to RNA, using biochemical criteria at the levels of both tryptic peptide and intact protein: the electrophoretic properties of a tryptic peptide containing phosphorylated Ser-389 and the HPLC chromatographic properties of p53 depend on the linked RNA, p53, purified through urea-sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and HPLC, copurifies with RNA, and Ser-389 liberates ribonucleotides upon RNase or alkali treatment. Wild-type and mutant p53s from both simian virus 40 (SV40)-transformed and SV40-nontransformed cells are RNA linked, indicating that RNA linkage may be a general property of p53. The RNA is labeled in vivo with 3H-uridine and in vitro by RNA ligase, suggesting that the RNA is bound by a 5' linkage. The RNA is a long-lived, integral component of p53 rather than a transient reaction intermediate. RNA linkage occurs at an evolutionarily conserved site on p53. We propose that RNA-linked p53 is a major biologically active form of p53 and that its interaction with RNA-linked SV40 T antigen reflects a role in RNA metabolism.

Identification of nonessential disulfide bonds and altered conformations in the v-sis protein, a homolog of the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor

1988 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1011-1018
Author(s):  
M K Sauer ◽  
D J Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Disulfide Bonds ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Platelet Derived Growth Factor ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Type V

The protein encoded by v-sis, the oncogene of simian sarcoma virus, is homologous to the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). There are eight conserved Cys residues between PDGF-B and the v-sis protein. Both native PDGF and the v-sis protein occur as disulfide-bonded dimers, probably containing both intramolecular and intermolecular disulfide bonds. Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis was used to change the Cys codons to Ser codons in the v-sis gene. Four single mutants lacked detectable biological activity, indicating that Cys-127, Cys-160, Cys-171, and Cys-208 are required for formation of a biologically active v-sis protein. The other four single mutants retained biological activity as determined in transformation assays, indicating that Cys-154, Cys-163, Cys-164, and Cys-210 are dispensable for biological activity. Double and triple mutants containing three of these altered sites were constructed, some of which were transforming as well. The v-sis proteins encoded by biologically active mutants displayed significantly reduced levels of dimeric protein compared with the wild-type v-sis protein, which dimerized very efficiently. Furthermore, a mutant with a termination codon at residue 209 exhibited partial transforming activity. This study thus suggests that the minimal region required for transformation consists of residues 127 to 208. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis indicated that the v-sis proteins encoded by some of the biologically active mutants exhibited an altered conformation when compared with the wild-type v-sis protein, and suggested that Cys-154 and Cys-163 participate in a nonessential disulfide bond.

scholarly journals Simple Method for Repurification of Endotoxins for Biological Use

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 1803-1808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Tirsoaga ◽  
Alexey Novikov ◽  
Minou Adib-Conquy ◽  
Catherine Werts ◽  
Catherine Fitting ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Spectrometry Analysis ◽  
Toll Like Receptor 2 ◽  
Oligomerization Domain

ABSTRACT A method for obtaining highly purified endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]) in a few hours by repurification of commercial or laboratory preparations was devised. It avoids the use of phenol, which is not suitable for phenol-soluble lipopolysaccharides nor for some industrial purposes. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry analysis confirmed the integrity of the purified LPSs. The purified products did not activate Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), nuclear oligomerization domain 1 (NOD1), or NOD2 but did activate TLR4. Applied to different lipopolysaccharides, the method also improved their mass spectra, thus facilitating their structural analysis.

scholarly journals Human plasma kallikrein. A rapid purification method with high yield

1981 ◽  
Vol 193 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Nagase ◽  
A J Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Human Plasma ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Gel Chromatography ◽  
Purification Method ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Bean Trypsin Inhibitor ◽  
Rapid Purification ◽  
Sepharose 4B

A simple method for isolation of kallikrein from human plasma is described. Before activation of the enzyme with acetone, the plasma was treated with 0.2 M-methylamine at pH 8.2 to inactivate alpha 2-macroglobulin and thus prevent the irreversible binding of the active enzyme to the inhibitor. The enzyme was adsorbed on soya-bean trypsin inhibitor-Sepharose 4B and eluted with 5 mM-NaOH, pH 11.3. It was further purified by immunoadsorption of contaminating proteins, and gel chromatography on Ultrogel AcA 44. About 3 mg of kallikrein was obtained from 400 ml of plasma (35% yield). The purified enzyme was shown to be homogeneous by electrophoretic and immunological criteria. The specific activities against benzyloxycarbonylphenylalanylarginine methylcoumarylamide, prolylphenylalanylarginine methylcoumarylamide and tosylarginine methyl ester were higher than any previously reported. The purified enzyme was resolved into two forms of mol.wts. 88 000 and 86 000 in sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis without reduction. Each consisted of three chains linked by disulphide bonds, one containing the reactive serine residue (mol.wt. 36 000 or 34 000), and two additional chains (mol.wt. 28 000 and 22 000).

Effect of Bacillus cereus Exocellular Factors on Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 1535-1541 ◽  
Author(s):  
JESSICA MINNAARD ◽  
MARTÍN HUMEN ◽  
PABLO F. PÉREZ
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Cereus ◽  
Dehydrogenase Activity ◽  
Culture Filtrate ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Calf Serum ◽  
Fluorescein Isothiocyanate ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Dependent Manner

To gain insight on the biological effects of the exocellular factors produced by Bacillus cereus, culture filtrate supernatants of different strains were coincubated with differentiated Caco-2 cells. Exocellular factors were able to detach enterocyte-like cells from the substratum after 1 h of incubation. In addition, microvilli effacing and dramatic changes on the cellular surface of enterocytes were found after incubation periods as short as 20 min. Since cell detachment was not inhibited by fetal calf serum, thiol activated cholesterol-binding cytolysin, cereolysin O, does not seem to be involved. Also, translocation of phosphatidylserine from the inner to the outer leaflets of the plasma membrane was demonstrated by using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-Annexin V. In contrast to the high capability of detaching Caco-2 cells shown by all the strains under study, the mitochondrial dehydrogenase activity was lowered by culture filtrate supernatants in a strain-dependent manner. For strain M2, the decrease in dehydrogenase activity was already evident after 30 min of incubation. Production of biologically active factors depends on the growth phase, and maximal activity was found in late exponential-early stationary phases. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of concentrated exocellular factors showed a very complex scenery supporting the multifactorial character of the biological activity of B. cereus.

scholarly journals Expression and Purification of the Recombinant Lethal Factor of Bacillus anthracis

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 862-865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Gupta ◽  
Smriti Batra ◽  
Arun P. Chopra ◽  
Yogendra Singh ◽  
Rakesh Bhatnagar
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Anthracis ◽  
Protective Antigen ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Lethal Factor ◽  
Sodium Dodecyl ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Nitrilotriacetic Acid ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Liquid Chromatograph ◽  
E Coli

ABSTRACT The structural gene for the 90-kDa lethal factor (LF) isolated fromBacillus anthracis was expressed as a fusion protein with six histidine residues in Escherichia coli. Expression of LF in E. coli under the transcriptional regulation of the T5 promoter yielded a soluble cytosolic protein with an apparent molecular mass of 90 kDa, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Recombinant LF reacted with anti-LF antibodies. The protein was purified to homogeneity by nickel nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography and gel filtration on a Sephacryl S-200 column followed by anion exchange on a fast-performance liquid chromatograph with a Resource-Q column. The yield of purified LF from this procedure was 1.5 mg/liter. In solution, trypsin cleaved protective antigen bound to native and recombinant LF with comparable affinities. In macrophage lysis assays, native and recombinant LF exhibited identical potencies. The results suggest that large amounts of biologically active LF can be purified by this procedure.

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