Inhibitory Effects of Polymyxin B and Human LL-37 on the Flagellin Expression in Vibrio vulnificus

Vibrio vulnificus, an opportunistic human pathogen responsible for primary septicemia, initiates pathogenesis by attachment to the intestinal epithelial cells for which the motility by the polar flagellum plays an essential role. The proteomic analysis of outer membrane proteins showed that the trea...

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Published in:Biocontrol Science 2022, Vol.27(2), pp.57-64
Main Authors: MIYOSHI, SHIN-ICHI, KUMAGAI, MIKA, TANIDA, RYOUSUKE, SODA, KOHEI, YOSHIMOTO, YURI, MIZUNO, TAMAKI
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antimicrobial peptide
Flagellin
LL-37
Polymyxin B
Vibrio vulnificus
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Summary:Vibrio vulnificus, an opportunistic human pathogen responsible for primary septicemia, initiates pathogenesis by attachment to the intestinal epithelial cells for which the motility by the polar flagellum plays an essential role. The proteomic analysis of outer membrane proteins showed that the treatment with the 1/2 minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of polymyxin B (a bacterial antimicrobial peptide) led to the reduced production of flagellin (a major component of the polar flagellum). Furthermore, the bacterial motility was inhibited in the presence of 1/2 MIC of polymyxin B. V. vulnificus has six flagellin genes organized into the flaFBA and flaCDE loci. The flaA was found to be expressed higher than flaC, and its expression was significantly decreased by polymyxin B. As well as polymyxin B, the 1/2 MIC of LL-37 (a human intestinal antimicrobial peptide) reduced the expression of flaA. In addition, among four fragments of LL-37, KI-18 and FK-13 containing F17KRIVQRIKDELR29 could lead to the decreased expression of flaA. Because the motility closely relates to virulence of V. vulnificus, the findings obtained herein indicate that LL-37 may reduce the bacterial virulence through inhibition of the motility via the polar flagellum.
ISSN:1342-4815
1884-0205
DOI:10.4265/bio.27.57