title: A novel antimicrobial peptide from the loach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus.
abstract: A novel antimicrobial peptide, named misgurin, was isolated and characterized from the loach (mudfish), Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. The 21-amino-acid peptide with a molecular mass of 2502 Da was purified to homogeneity using a heparin-affinity column and C18 reverse-phase and gel-permeation high-performance liquid chromatography. The complete amino acid sequence of misgurin, which was determined by an automated amino acid sequencer, was Arg-Gln-Arg-Val-Glu-Glu-Leu-Ser-Lys-Phe-Ser-Lys-Lys-Gly-Ala-Ala-Ala-Arg- Arg-Arg-Lys. Misgurin is a strongly basic peptide which has 5 arginine and 4 lysine residues. Comparison of the amino acid sequence with those of other known antimicrobial peptides revealed that misgurin was a novel antimicrobial peptide. Misgurin showed a strong antimicrobial activity in vitro against a broad spectrum of microorganisms without significant hemolytic activity and was about 6 times more potent than magainin 2. Scanning electron microscopy confirmed that the peptide caused damage to the cell membrane by a pore-forming mechanism similar to that of magainin 2. This damage occurred at the minimal inhibition concentration (MIC), but at higher concentration than MIC it lysed the cell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejeon.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: I Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003531:Cypriniformes; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006461:Hemolysis; D054806:Magainins; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D054806:Magainins; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; C107957:misgurin; C053301:magainin 2 peptide, Xenopus