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Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) by Large Scale Analyses and De Novo Assisted Sequencing using Electron Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry

ABSTRACT: We have employed a custom bioprospecing approach to identify cationic antimicrobial peptides from Komodo dragon plasma. Through these analyses we identified forty eight novel potential cationic antimicrobial peptides, with all but one of the identified peptides being derived from histone proteins. The antimicrobial effectiveness of eight of these peptides was evaluated against Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9027 and Staphylococcus aureus 25983, with seven peptides exhibiting antimicrobial activity against both microbes, and one only showing significant potency against Pseudomonas aeruginosa 9027. This study demonstrates the power and promise of our bioprospecting approach to CAMP discovery and it reveals the presence of a plethora of novel histone-derived antimicrobial peptides in the plasma of the dragon. These findings may have broader implications regarding the role that intact histones and histone-derived peptides play in defending the host from infection.

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Elite

ORGANISM(S): Varanus Komodoensis

TISSUE(S): Blood Plasma

SUBMITTER: Barney Bishop

LAB HEAD: Barney Bishop

PROVIDER: PXD005043 | Pride | 2017-02-08

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Varanus komodoensis (Komodo Dragon) by Large-Scale Analyses and De-Novo-Assisted Sequencing Using Electron-Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry.

Bishop Barney M BM Juba Melanie L ML Russo Paul S PS Devine Megan M Barksdale Stephanie M SM Scott Shaylyn S Settlage Robert R Michalak Pawel P Gupta Kajal K Vliet Kent K Schnur Joel M JM van Hoek Monique L ML

Journal of proteome research 20170224 4

Komodo dragons are the largest living lizards and are the apex predators in their environs. They endure numerous strains of pathogenic bacteria in their saliva and recover from wounds inflicted by other dragons, reflecting the inherent robustness of their innate immune defense. We have employed a custom bioprospecting approach combining partial de novo peptide sequencing with transcriptome assembly to identify cationic antimicrobial peptides from Komodo dragon plasma. Through these analyses, we ...[more]

PMID: 28164707

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Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Varanus komodoensis (Komodo dragon) by Large Scale Analyses and De Novo Assisted Sequencing using Electron Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry

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Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Varanus komodoensis (Komodo Dragon) by Large-Scale Analyses and De-Novo-Assisted Sequencing Using Electron-Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry.

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