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Doctoral Thesis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/T.42.2010.tde-25032010-161909
Document
Author
Full name
Carlos Eduardo Silva da Cruz
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2010
Supervisor
Committee
Daffre, Sirlei (President)
Juliano Neto, Luiz
Tanaka, Aparecida Sadae
Tersariol, Ivarne Luis dos Santos
Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva
Title in Portuguese
Caracterização de proteinases envolvidas na geração de peptídeos antimicrobianos no intestino de Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.
Keywords in Portuguese
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
Aspártico- proteinases
Cisteína-proteinases
Hemoglobinólise
Peptídeos antimicrobianos
Abstract in Portuguese
Sabe-se que a hemoglobina é uma rica fonte de peptídeos antimicrobianos (hemocidinas). A primeira hemocidina derivada da hemoglobina bovina caracterizada em carrapatos foi o peptídeo Hb33-61, que é ativo contra bactérias gram-positivas e fungos. Acredita-se que tais hemocidinas sejam geradas proteoliticamente no intestino do carrapato. Neste trabalho nós caracterizamos bioquimicamente uma catepsina D, designada BmAP. A análise da expressão gênica por qPCR mostrou que ela é expressa predominantemente no intestino. Através de LC-MS/MS, determinamos a especificidade de clivagem da BmAP utilizando Hb bovina, e verificamos que resíduos hidrofóbicos foram preferencialmente clivados nos subsítios P1 e P1. Também investigamos a especificidade de clivagem da catepsina L intestinal BmCL1, utilizando uma biblioteca combinatória de tetrapeptídeos e através de hemoglobinólise in vitro. A BmCL1 preferiu resíduos alifáticos no P2 e polares no P1 e P1. Além disso, hidrolisou a cadeia da Hb bovina entre A63/A64, gerando peptídeos com estrutura primária similar ao Hb 33-61. A hemoglobinólise com a BmAP e/ou BmCL1 resultou na formação de algumas hemocidinas, corroborando a hipótese do seu envolvimento na geração endógena de peptídeos antimicrobianos.
Title in English
CE. Characterization of proteinases involved in the generation of antimicrobial peptides in the gut of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.
Keywords in English
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus
Antimicrobial peptides
Aspartic proteinases
Cysteine proteinases
Hemoglobinolysis
Abstract in English
It is known that hemoglobin is a rich source of antimicrobial peptides (hemocidins). The first hemoglobin-derived hemocidin characterized in ticks was the peptide Hb33-61, which is active against Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. It is believed that hemocidins are endogenously generated in the tick gut. In this work we biochemically characterized a cathepsin D, designated BmAP. Expression analysis by qRT-PCR showed that it is expressed predominantly in the gut. Through LC-MS/MS, we determined the cleavage specificity of BmAP using bovine hemoglobin, and we verified that hydrophobic residues were preferentially cleaved at the subsites P1 and P1. We also investigated the cleavage specificity of the intestinal cathepsin L BmCL1, using a positional scanning synthetic combinatorial library and through in vitro hemoglobinolysis. BmCL1 preferred aliphatic residues at P2 and polar residues at P1 and P1. Also, it hydrolysed the subunit of bovine hemoglobin at A63/A64, generating peptides with a primary structure similar to Hb 33-61. Hemoglobinolysis with BmAP and/or BmCL1 resulted in the formation of some hemocidins, corroborating the hypothesis that these proteinases are involved in the endogenous generation of antimicrobial peptides
 
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2010-03-29
 
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