The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Combating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacteria requires a new class of antimicrobials, which desirably have a narrow spectrum because of their low propensity for the spread of AMR. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which target the bacterial cell membrane, are promising seeds for...
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| author | Katsuhiko Hayashi Takashi Misawa Chihiro Goto Yosuke Demizu Yukiko Hara-Kudo Yutaka Kikuchi |
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| description | Combating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacteria requires a new class of antimicrobials, which desirably have a narrow spectrum because of their low propensity for the spread of AMR. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which target the bacterial cell membrane, are promising seeds for novel antimicrobials because the cell membrane is essential for all cells. Previously, we reported the antimicrobial and haemolytic effects of a natural AMP, magainin 2 (Mag2), isolated from the skin of Xenopus laevis (the African clawed frog), four types of synthesised Mag2 derivatives, and three types of rationally designed AMPs on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. To identify novel antimicrobial seeds, we evaluated the effect of AMPs on Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which also exhibits AMR. We also evaluated the antimicrobial effects of an AMP, NK2A, which has been reported to have antimicrobial effects on Mycoplasma bovis, in addition to Mag2 and previously synthesised seven AMPs, on four strains of M. pneumoniae using colorimetric, biofilm, and killing assays. We found that three synthesised AMPs, namely 17base-Ac6c, 17base-Hybrid, and Block, had anti-M. pneumoniae (anti-Mp) effect at 8-30 μM, whereas others, including NK2A, did not have any such effect. For the further analysis, the membrane disruption activities of AMPs were measured by propidium iodide (PI) uptake assays, which suggested the direct interaction of AMPs to the cell membrane basically following the colorimetric, biofilm, and killing assay results. PI uptake assay, however, also showed the NK2A strong interaction to cell membrane, indicating unknown anti-Mp determinant factors related to the peptide sequences. Finally, we conclude that anti-Mp effect was not simply determined by the membrane disruption activities of AMPs, but also that the sequence of AMPs were important for killing of M. pneumoniae. These findings would be helpful for the development of AMPs for M. pneumoniae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-375e45e90d564ae9a06fc90d4364cea42022-12-21T17:18:06ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01171e026189310.1371/journal.pone.0261893The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae.Katsuhiko HayashiTakashi MisawaChihiro GotoYosuke DemizuYukiko Hara-KudoYutaka KikuchiCombating the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacteria requires a new class of antimicrobials, which desirably have a narrow spectrum because of their low propensity for the spread of AMR. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which target the bacterial cell membrane, are promising seeds for novel antimicrobials because the cell membrane is essential for all cells. Previously, we reported the antimicrobial and haemolytic effects of a natural AMP, magainin 2 (Mag2), isolated from the skin of Xenopus laevis (the African clawed frog), four types of synthesised Mag2 derivatives, and three types of rationally designed AMPs on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. To identify novel antimicrobial seeds, we evaluated the effect of AMPs on Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which also exhibits AMR. We also evaluated the antimicrobial effects of an AMP, NK2A, which has been reported to have antimicrobial effects on Mycoplasma bovis, in addition to Mag2 and previously synthesised seven AMPs, on four strains of M. pneumoniae using colorimetric, biofilm, and killing assays. We found that three synthesised AMPs, namely 17base-Ac6c, 17base-Hybrid, and Block, had anti-M. pneumoniae (anti-Mp) effect at 8-30 μM, whereas others, including NK2A, did not have any such effect. For the further analysis, the membrane disruption activities of AMPs were measured by propidium iodide (PI) uptake assays, which suggested the direct interaction of AMPs to the cell membrane basically following the colorimetric, biofilm, and killing assay results. PI uptake assay, however, also showed the NK2A strong interaction to cell membrane, indicating unknown anti-Mp determinant factors related to the peptide sequences. Finally, we conclude that anti-Mp effect was not simply determined by the membrane disruption activities of AMPs, but also that the sequence of AMPs were important for killing of M. pneumoniae. These findings would be helpful for the development of AMPs for M. pneumoniae.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261893 |
| spellingShingle | Katsuhiko Hayashi Takashi Misawa Chihiro Goto Yosuke Demizu Yukiko Hara-Kudo Yutaka Kikuchi The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae. PLoS ONE |
| title | The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae. |
| title_full | The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae. |
| title_fullStr | The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae. |
| title_short | The effects of magainin 2-derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on Mycoplasma pneumoniae. |
| title_sort | effects of magainin 2 derived and rationally designed antimicrobial peptides on mycoplasma pneumoniae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261893 |
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