Molecular and Genetic Characterization of Propionicin F, a Bacteriocin from Propionibacterium freudenreichii
| Autor: | Helge Holo, Ola Johnsborg, Therese Faye, Dag Anders Brede, Inger Ødegård, Ingolf F. Nes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Sequence analysis
Propionibacterium Molecular Sequence Data Microbial Sensitivity Tests Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Bacteriocin Bacterial Proteins Bacteriocins Amino Acid Sequence Peptide sequence Ecology Edman degradation biology Base Sequence Propionibacterium freudenreichii Structural gene food and beverages Sequence Analysis DNA biology.organism_classification Physiology and Biotechnology Molecular biology Anti-Bacterial Agents Open reading frame Biochemistry Food Science Biotechnology |
| Popis: | This work describes the purification and characterization of propionicin F, the first bacteriocin isolated from Propionibacterium freudenreichii . The bacteriocin has a bactericidal activity and is only active against strains of P. freudenreichii . Propionicin F appears to be formed through a processing pathway new to bacteriocins. The mass of the purified bacteriocin was determined by mass spectrometry, and the N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined by Edman degradation. Sequencing of pcfA , the bacteriocin structural gene, revealed that propionicin F corresponds to a 43-amino-acid peptide in the central part of a 255-amino-acid open reading frame, suggesting that mature propionicin F is excised from the probacteriocin by N- and C-terminal proteolytic modifications. DNA sequencing and Northern blot hybridizations revealed that pcfA is cotranscribed with genes encoding a putative proline peptidase and a protein from the radical S -adenosylmethionine family. A gene encoding an ABC transporter was also identified in close proximity to the bacteriocin structural gene. The potential role of these genes in propionicin F maturation and secretion is discussed. |
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