An Inflammatory Polypeptide Complex from Staphylococcus epidermidis: Isolation and Characterization

نویسندگان

  • Christopher Mehlin
  • Catherine M. Headley
  • Seymour J. Klebanoff
چکیده

Staphylococcus epidermidis releases factors that activate the HIV-1 long terminal repeat, induce cytokine release, and activate nuclear factor B in cells of macrophage lineage. The active material had a mass of 34,500 daltons, was inactivated by proteases and partitioned into the phenol layer on hot aqueous phenol extraction, and thus was termed phenol-soluble modulin (PSM). High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) of crude PSM yielded two peaks of activity designated PSM peak 1 and peak 2. MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight) mass spectroscopy indicated the presence of two components in peak 1, which were designated PSM and PSM. Peak 2 contained a single component, designated PSM. Separation of PSM and PSM in peak 1 could be achieved by a second HPLC procedure. The structure of each component was determined by amino acid sequence analysis and identification and sequencing of their genes. PSM, PSM, and PSM were 22-, 44-, and 25-amino acid, respectively, strongly hydrophobic polypeptides. PSM was identified as Staphylococcus epidermidis delta toxin, whereas PSM and PSM exhibited more distant homology to previously described staphylococcal toxins. They appeared to exist as a complex or aggregate with activity greater than the component parts. The properties of the S. epidermidis PSMs suggest that they may contribute to the systemic manifestations of Gram-positive sepsis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine

دوره 189  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999