Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol.172, No.4, 1790-1806, 2014
Investigations on the Interactions of lambda Phage-Derived Peptides Against the SrtA Mechanism in Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus anthracis is a well-known bioweapon pathogen, which coordinates the expression of its virulence factors in response to a specific environmental signal by its protein architecture. Absences of sortase signal functioning may fail to assemble the surface linked proteins and so B. anthracis cannot sustain an infection with host cells. Targeting the signaling mechanism of B. anthracis can be achieved by inhibition of SrtA enzyme through lambda phage-derived plyG. The lysin enzyme plyG is experimentally proven as bacteriolytic agent, specifically kill's B. anthracis by inhibiting the SrtA. Here, we have screened the peptides from lambda phage lysin, and these peptides are having the ability as LPXTG competitive inhibitors. In comparison to the activator peptide LPXTG binding motif, lambda phage lysin based inhibitor peptides are having much supremacy towards binding of SrtA. Finally, peptide structures extracted from PlyG are free from toxic, allergic abilities and also have the ability to terminate the signal transduction mechanism in B. anthracis.