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J Nat Prod ; 78(11): 2827-31, 2015 Nov 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26575343

RESUMO

Nonfilamentous actinobacteria have been less studied as secondary metabolite producers than their filamentous counterparts such as Streptomyces. From our collection of nonfilamentous actinobacteria isolated from sandstone, an Arthrobacter strain was found to produce a new cyclic peptide arthroamide (1) together with the known compound turnagainolide A (2). These compounds inhibited the quorum sensing signaling of Staphylococcus aureus in the submicromolar to micromolar range.


Assuntos
Arthrobacter/química , Depsipeptídeos/isolamento & purificação , Depsipeptídeos/química , Depsipeptídeos/farmacologia , Estrutura Molecular , Percepção de Quorum , Staphylococcus aureus
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FEMS Microbiol Lett ; 362(14)2015 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26149266

RESUMO

Cyclic peptides are commonly used as quorum-sensing autoinducers in Gram-positive Firmicutes bacteria. Well-studied examples of such molecules are thiolactone and lactone, used to regulate the expression of a series of virulence genes in the agr system of Staphylococcus aureus and the fsr system of Enterococcus faecalis, respectively. Three cyclodepsipeptides WS9326A, WS9326B and cochinmicin II/III were identified as a result of screening actinomycetes culture extracts for activity against the agr/fsr system. These molecules are already known as receptor antagonists, the first two for tachykinin and the last one for endothelin. WS9326A also inhibited the transcription of pfoA regulated by the VirSR two-component system in Clostridium perfringens. Receptor-binding assays using a fluorescence-labeled autoinducer (FITC-GBAP) showed that WS9326A and WS9326B act as receptor antagonists in this system. In addition, an ex vivo assay showed that WS9326B substantially attenuated the toxicity of S. aureus for human corneal epithelial cells. These results suggest that these three natural cyclodepsipeptides have therapeutic potential for targeting the cyclic peptide-mediated quorum sensing of Gram-positive pathogens.


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Actinobacteria/metabolismo , Depsipeptídeos/farmacologia , Bactérias Gram-Positivas/efeitos dos fármacos , Lactonas/farmacologia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/metabolismo , Percepção de Quorum/efeitos dos fármacos , Actinobacteria/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Toxinas Bacterianas/genética , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Clostridium perfringens/efeitos dos fármacos , Clostridium perfringens/genética , Clostridium perfringens/fisiologia , Córnea/citologia , Córnea/microbiologia , Depsipeptídeos/isolamento & purificação , Depsipeptídeos/metabolismo , Enterococcus faecalis/efeitos dos fármacos , Enterococcus faecalis/fisiologia , Bactérias Gram-Positivas/fisiologia , Proteínas Hemolisinas/genética , Proteínas Hemolisinas/metabolismo , Humanos , Lactonas/isolamento & purificação , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Peptídeos Cíclicos/isolamento & purificação , Peptídeos Cíclicos/farmacologia , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus/patogenicidade , Staphylococcus aureus/fisiologia , Virulência/efeitos dos fármacos
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Methods Mol Biol ; 1147: 33-41, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24664824

RESUMO

A thiolactone/lactone peptide-mediated quorum sensing (QS) system is commonly employed in gram-positive bacteria to control the expression of a variety of phenotypes, including the production of virulence factors and biofilm formation. Here, we describe assay protocols for the well-studied QS systems (agr and fsr) of two representative gram-positive pathogens, Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. These convenient assay systems are useful for the screening of QS inhibitors as well as for basic research to address the mechanism of these QS systems.


Assuntos
Técnicas Bacteriológicas , Bactérias Gram-Positivas/fisiologia , Percepção de Quorum/fisiologia , Staphylococcus/fisiologia
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