Research Article 
The novel antimicrobial peptides from skin of Chinese broad-folded frog, Hylarana latouchii (Anura:Ranidae)
Hui Wang, Yi Lu, Xiuqing Zhang, Yuhong Hu, Haining Yu, Jingze Liu and Junshe Sun
Peptides, 2009, 30(2), 273-282. DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.10.016
Abstract
Broad-folded frogs (Hylarana latouchii), one member of 12 species of the genus Hylarana in the Chinese frog fauna, are widely distributed in the South of China. In this study, we purified and characterized three antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretion of H. latouchii. Five different cDNA fragments encoding the precursors of these antimicrobial peptides were cloned, and five mature antimicrobial peptides belonging to two different families were deduced from the five cDNAs. Structural characterization of the mature peptides had identified them as members of the brevinin-1 and temporin families. They were named brevinin-1LTa (FFGTALKIAANVLPTAICKILKKC), brevinin-1LTb (FFGTALKIAANILPTAICKILKKC), temporin-LTa (FFPLVLGALGSILPKIF-NH2), temporin-LTb (FIITGLVRGLTKLF-NH2) and temorin-LTc (SLSRFLSFLKIVYPPAF-NH2). Brevinin-1LTa, temporin-LTa, temporin-LTb and temporin-LTc with different antimicrobial activities induced significant morphological alterations of the tested microbial surfaces as shown by scanning electron microscopy, which indicated strong membrane disruption.
ASCI-ID: 744-12
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