• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.805-810
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• 2000

An antifungal protein antagonistic to the rice blast fungus, Pyricularia oryzae was purified from Paenibacillus macerans PM-1 by ammonium sulfate fractionation, Q Sepharose Fast Flow column chromatography, Phenyl Sepharose CL-4B column chromatography and Superose 12 gen filtration. An apparent molecular mass of the purified antifungal protein was determined as 8 kDa by SDS-PAGE and 9 kDa by analytical gel filtration, respectively, suggesting that the purified protein is a monomer. The antifungal protein was stable at pH range from 7-12 and up to $100^{\circ}C$. The protein was also stable at 0.1-1% Tween 20 and Triton X-100. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the antifungal protein was Thr-Glu-Leu-Pro-Leu-Gly-Ile-Val-Met-Asp-Lys-Tyr-Thr-Asp-Ala-Phe-Lys-Phe-Asp-Met-Phe. Comparison of the determined sequence with other peptide and DNA sequences did not reveal homology at all. Therefore, the purified antifungal protein was speculated to be a novel protein. The condidial germination in vitro of P. oryzae KJ301:93-39 by the purified protein ($5.9{\mu} g/ml$) was limited to $9{\pm}3.2%$ only, compared with $69{\pm}2.4%$ of the control. Ungerminated conidia were swollen at basa and mid cell by the purified protein. In vivo bioassay for inhibition of conidial germination of P. oryzae KJ 301, one of the most predominating racesin Korea. the purified protein ($5.9{\mu} g/ml$)strongly inhibited the conidial germination. The conidia, even though germinated, could not develop any further to produce appressoria efficiently.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1337-1345
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• 2014

A novel antifungal protein produced by the fungal strain Penicillium citrinum W1, which was isolated from a Southwest Indian Ocean sediment sample, was purified and characterized. The culture supernatant of P. citrinum W1 inhibited the mycelial growth of some plant pathogenic fungi. After saturation of P. citrinum W1 culture supernatants with ammonium sulfate and ion-exchange chromatography, an antifungal protein (PcPAF) was purified. The N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis showed that PcPAF might be an unknown antifungal protein. PcPAF displayed antifungal activity against Trichoderma viride, Fusarium oxysporum, Paecilomyces variotii, and Alternaria longipes at minimum inhibitory concentrations of 1.52, 6.08, 3.04, and $6.08{\mu}g/disc$, respectively. PcPAF possessed high thermostability and had a certain extent of protease and metal ion resistance. The results suggested that PcPAF may represent a novel antifungal protein with potential application in controlling plant pathogenic fungal infection.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.435-441
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• 2009

In the present study, we analyzed the defensin protein deduced from Korean radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds.To express the genes in E. coli, we constructed a recombinant expression vector with a defensin gene, named rKRs-AFP gene isolated from Korean radish seeds. Over expressed rKRs-AFP proteins was separated by SDS-PAGE to determine the purity, and protein concentration was determined by the Bradford method. Antifungal activity was assessed by disk assay method against the tested fungi. As a result, when 500 mL of cell culture were disrupted by sonicator, 32.5 mg total proteins were obtained. The purified protein showed a single band on SDS-PAGE with estimated molecular weight about 6 KDa, consistent with the molecular mass calculated from the deduced amino acid sequence. The purified rKRs-AFP protein showed remarkable antifungal activities against several fungi including Aspergillus niger, Botrytis cinerea causing the gray mold disease, and Candida albicans. In field tests using the purified rKRs-AFP protein, the protein showed the reducing activity of disease spot and the mitigating effect of spreading of disease like agrichemicals. The immuno-assay of rKRs-AFP protein showed that the purified protein entirely accumulated at B. cinerea cytoplasm through the hyphal septa shown by fluorescence imaging. There was no fluorescence inside the cell, when the hypha was incubated without the protein. These all results indicate that the recombinant rKRs-AFP proteins can be utilized as a potential antifungal drug to control harmful plant fungal pathogens.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2012

Bacilli with fibrinolytic activities were isolated from traditionally-prepared Meju and some of these strains showed strong antifungal activities. One isolate, MJ1-4, showed the strongest antifungal activity. MJ1-4 and other isolates were identified as B. amyloliquefaciens strains by recA gene sequencing and RAPD-PCR results. B. amyloliqufaciens MJ1-4 efficiently inhibited an Aspergillus spp.-producing aflatoxin B1 ($AFB_1$) and a Penicillium spp.-producing ochratoxin (OTA) in addition to other fungi. Antifungal activity of B. amyloliquefaciens MJ1-4 culture reached its maximum (40 AU/mg protein) in LB or TSB medium around 48 hr at $37^{\circ}C$. Antifungal activity of the concentrated culture supernatant was not decreased significantly by protease treatments, implying that the antifungal substance might not be a simple peptide or protein. Considering its antifungal and fibrinolytic activities together, B. amyloliquefaciens MJ1-4 can serve as a starter for fermented soyfoods such as Cheonggukjang and Doenjang.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2005

Antimicrobial peptides are evolutionary ancient weapons for animal and plant species to depend themselves against infectious microbes. In the present study, we investigated if an antimicrobial peptide was produced from Coptidis Rhizoma. For the determination, protein substance from the medicinal plant was isolated by various preparations. Among the preparations, the protein portion dissolved in phosphate-buffered saline solution (CRP-DS) that contained the most amount of protein $(90\%)$ resulted in maximal inhibition of Candida albicans which causes local and systemic infections. Analyses by gel-electrophoresis and gel-permeation chromatography showed the CRP-DS formed a single band of approximately 11.8 KDa as molecular size. Antifungal activity of the CRP-DS was almost equivalent to antifungal activity by fluconazole, resulting in MIC (minimal inhibitory concentration) of approximately $50{\mu}g/ml$. The antifungal activity was a dose-dependent. The antifungal activity appeared to be inactivated by heat-treatment and ionic strength, respectively. In a murine model, the CRP-DS enhanced resistance of mice against disseminated candidiasis. The HPLC analysis demonstrated maximum $4\%$ of berberine as residual content in the CRP-DS preparation resulted in no influence on the antifungal activity. In addition, protein portion isolated from Phellodendri Cortex producing the alkaloid component like Coptidis Rhizoma had no such anticandidal effect. These results indicate that the protein substance from Coptidis Rhizoma was responsible for the antifungal activity.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2002

항진균 활성 관련 단백질을 찾기 위해 미역류로부터 Streptomyces sp. SAR01을 분리하고, FAME (fatty acid methyl ester)분석으로 동정하였다. 감마선(sup $({60}^Co)$)조사를 이용하여 항진균 활성 결핍 돌연변이체(SAR535)를 유도한 후, 이차원전기영동으로 단백질을 분석한 결과 SAR01에만 존재하는 6종의 단백질을 확인할 수 있었다. 이중 10 kDa chaperonin cpn10 (GroES)과 96%의 상동성을 가진 10 kDa의 단백질을 클로닝하였으며, E. coli Ml5에서 과대 발현됨을 확인하였다. 또한 SAR535에 형질전환시킨 결과 SAR01과 유사한 항진균 활성이 나타났다. 이것으로 볼 때 groES는 Streptomyces sp. SAR01의 항진균 활성에 관련된 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.620-628
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• 2015

A fungal strain, R9, was isolated from the South Atlantic sediment sample and identified as Aspergillus fumigatus. An antifungal protein, AfAFP_R9, was purified from the culture supernatant of Aspergillus fumigatus R9. AfAFP_R9 was identified to be restrictocin, which is a member of the ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs), by MALDI-TOF-TOF-MS. AfAFP_R9 displayed antifungal activity against plant pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria longipes, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Paecilomyces variotii, and Trichoderma viride at minimum inhibitory concentrations of 0.6, 0.6, 1.2, 1.2, and 2.4 μg/disc, respectively. Moreover, AfAFP_R9 exhibited a certain extent of thermostability, and metal ion and denaturant tolerance. The iodoacetamide assay showed that the disulfide bridge in AfAFP_R9 was indispensable for its antifungal action. The cDNA encoding for AfAFP_R9 was cloned from A. fumigatus R9 by RT-PCR and heterologously expressed in E. coli. The recombinant AfAFP_R9 protein exhibited obvious antifungal activity against C. gloeosporioides, T. viride, and A. longipes. These results reveal the antifungal properties of a RIP member (AfAFP_R9) from marine-derived Aspergillus fumigatus and indicated its potential application in controlling plant pathogenic fungi.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제23권3호통권74호
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• pp.232-237
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• 1995

거저리 유충의 혈림프로부터 항진균성 단백질을 $C_{18}$ open column chromatography로 부분 정제하여 3종류의 효모형 진균류와 4종류의 사상형 진균류에 대한 항진균 활성을 측정하였다. 항균단백질은 대부분의 균류에 대해 생장억제의 활성을 보여주었으며 Saccharomyces cerevisiae와 Candida albicans에 대해서는 미약하나마 치사효과가 관찰되었다. 항진균단백질을 처리하였을 때, 달걀형의 효모형 균체모양이 둥글고 크게 변하였다. 사상형 진균류에 대해서는 생장억제 효과와 함께 균사체의 정단 부위가 심하게 변화한 형태가 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과로부터 거저리 유충의 혈림프에는 비교적 넓은 범위의 진균류에 대해 치사 또는 생장억제 기능을 가진 항진균 단백질들이 존재함을 알 수 있었다.

• 환경생물
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2002

항진균 활성 관련 단백질을 탐색하기 위해 미역류로부터 식물병원성 곰팡이의 생장을 저해하는 SAR01 균주를 분리하였고, FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) 분석 결과, Streptomyces sp.로 동정되었다. 방사선 조사$(^{60}Co)$를 실시한 결과, Botrytis cinerea를 포함한 5종의 식물병원성 곰팡이에 대한 항진균 활성을 소실한 SAR535 균주 외 6종의 돌연변이 균주가 유도되었다. SAR01 야생형 균주와 SAR535 돌연변이 균주의 세포내 단백질의 이차원 전기영동 분석결과, 6종의 단백질이 야생형 균주인 SAR01 균주의 세포내에만 존재하였다. 이들 6종의 단백질 중, 5종은 heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), Fe-containing superoxide dismutase II (Fe - SODII), ribosome recycling factor (RRF), 10 kD chaperonin (GroES) 및 inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPAse)와 각각 75%, 93%, 100%, 96% 및 83%의 유사성을 보였다. 이들 6종의 단백질들은 Streptomyces sp. SAR01 균주의 항진균 활성과 밀접한 관계가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2003

여러 항진균 활성 관련 유전자들의 발현 수준을 동시에 연구하기 위하여 DNA microarray를 이용하여 유전자들의 발현 패턴을 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구에서는 항진균활성을 가지는Bacillus lentimorbus WJ5의 genomic DNA를 무작위 하게 제한효소로 절단하여 2,000개의 DNA단편을 microarray하였으며, 감마선($^{60}Co$)조사로 유도된 7종의 항진균 활성 결핍 돌연변이체와 발현양상을 정량적으로 비교하였다. Gene Cluster (Michael Risen, Stanford Uniy.)를 이용한 DNA microarray의 분석 결과, 총 408개의 DNA 단편이 발현되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이들 중 20개의 DNA단편이 항진균 활성 결핍 돌연변이체에서 발현이 억제되는 것으로 나타났다. 특히,pbuX (xanthine permease, K222), ywbA (phosphotransferase system enzyme II, K393), ptsG (PTS glucose specific enzyme II ABC component, K877), yufO (ABC transporter(ATP-binding protein), K1301), 그리고 ftsY (signal recognition particle (docking protein), K868)는 모든 돌연변이체에서 동시에 발현되는 down-regulation된 유전자들로서 물질 이동과 관련된 것으로 보고되어 있으며, 항진균 활성 관련 신호 및 물질의 이동에 관여할 것으로 사료되어진다.