title: [Partially purified antibacterial polypeptides from granules of human large granular lymphocytes].
abstract: This was a study on the antibacterial activity of human large granular lymphocytes (LGL). In our previous work, three antibacterial fractions named HLP-1, HLP-2 and HLP-3 had been identified from the acid-soluble extracts of the granules of LGL by using the gel overlay technique. The present study demonstrated that HLP-1, HLP-2 and HLP-3 separated by preparative acid-urea polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were potently bactericidal against E. coli MI-35P, S. aureus ATCC 25923, P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 when tested for their antibacteiral activities by using both agarose radial diffusion assay and gel overlay technique. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the HLP-3 was almost purified with the molecular weight of 7 kd. The HLP-1 and HLP-2 were more complex, and the ranges of molecular weight were 5.6-13 kd and 5.6-8.8 kd respectively. Our study suggests that the granules of human LGL might contain some low molecular weight antibiotic peptides which play an important role in human innate immunity.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010455:Peptides; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; C406268:HLP-1 polypeptide; C406269:HLP-2 polypeptide; C406270:HLP-3 polypeptide; D010455:Peptides