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KMID : 0613820140240080860
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Journal of Life Science
2014 Volume.24 No. 8 p.860 ~ p.864
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Purification of Two Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Pyloric Caeca of the Starfish Asterina pectinifera
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Go Hye-Jin
Bae Yun-Jung
Park Nam-Gyu
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Abstract
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PAP-1, a novel antimicrobial peptide isolated from pyloric caeca extract of the starfish Asterina pectinifera was purified and characterized. First, the acidified pyloric caeca extract was put through Sep-Pak C18 solid phase extraction cartridge using a stepwise gradient. Among the eluents, RM 60 (retained materials at 60% methanol) showed good antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli D31 and was purified in C18 reversed-phase and ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography columns. The purification steps yielded two novel peptides showing strong antimicrobial activities. These peptides were named pyloric caeca A. pectinifera peptide 1 and 2 (PAP-1 and PAP-2). For the characterization of the purified peptides, the molecular weights and amino acid sequences were determined by MALDI-TOF MS and Edman degradation. The molecular weights of PAP-1 and PAP-2 were about 2951.54 Da and 2980.15 Da respectively. The amino acid sequences of PAP-1 and PAP-2 were partially determined: AIQNAGES and AIQNAAES, respectively. PAP-2 is an isoform of PAP-1, differing merely by a single residue at position 6 (glycine or alanine). The comparison of the N-terminal amino acid sequences and molecular weights of the peptides with those of other known antimicrobial peptides revealed that PAP-1 and PAP-2 have no homology with any known peptides. These findings suggest that PAP-1 and PAP-2 play a significant role in the innate defense system of starfish pyloric caeca.
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KEYWORD
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Antimicrobial peptide, pyloric caeca, purification, starfish
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