title: Tandem combination of Trigonella foenum-graecum defensin (Tfgd2) and Raphanus sativus antifungal protein (RsAFP2) generates a more potent antifungal protein.
abstract: Plant defensins are small (45 to 54 amino acids) positively charged antimicrobial peptides produced by the plant species, which can inhibit the growth of a broad range of fungi at micro-molar concentrations. These basic peptides share a common characteristic three-dimensional folding pattern with one α-helix and three β-sheets that are stabilized by eight disulfide-linked cysteine residues. Instead of using two single-gene constructs, it is beneficial when two effective genes are made into a single fusion gene with one promoter and terminator. In this approach, we have linked two plant defensins namely Trigonella foenum-graecum defensin 2 (Tfgd2) and Raphanus sativus antifungal protein 2 (RsAFP2) genes by a linker peptide sequence (occurring in the seeds of Impatiens balsamina) and made into a single-fusion gene construct. We used pET-32a+ vector system to express Tfgd2-RsAFP2 fusion gene with hexahistidine tag in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS cells. Induction of these cells with 1 mM IPTG achieved expression of the fusion protein. The solubilized His6-tagged recombinant fusion protein was purified by immobilized-metal (Ni2+) affinity column chromatography. The final yield of the fusion protein was 500 ng/μL. This method produced biologically active recombinant His6-tagged fusion protein, which exhibited potent antifungal action towards the plant pathogenic fungi (Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium oxysporum, Phaeoisariopsis personata and Rhizoctonia solani along with an oomycete pathogen Phytophthora parasitica var nicotianae) at lower concentrations under in vitro conditions. This strategy of combining activity of two defensin genes into a single-fusion gene will definitely be a promising utility for biotechnological applications.
authors.forename: Vasavirama
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karri
authors.forename: Kirti Pulugurtha
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Bharadwaja
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D023082:Defensins / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000633:toxicity; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010838:Phytophthora / Q000187:drug effects; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D031224:Raphanus / Q000235:genetics*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D029910:Trigonella / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D023082:Defensins; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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