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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Vasostatin-1, the N-terminal Fragment of Chromogranin A

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Vasostatin-1, the natural N-terminal 1-76 chromogranin A (CGA)-derived fragment in bovine sequence, has been purified from chromaffin secretory granules and identified by sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry. This peptide, which displays antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria at micromolar concentrations, is also able to kill a large variety of filamentous fungi and yeast cells in the 1-10 microM range. We have found that the C-terminal moiety of vasostatin-1 is essential for the antifungal activity, and shorter active peptides have been synthesized. In addition, from the comparison with the activity displayed by related peptides (human recombinant and rat synthetic fragments), we could determine that antibacterial and antifungal activities have different structural requirements. To assess for such activities in vivo, CGA and CGA-derived fragments were identified in secretory material released from human polymorphonuclear neutrophils upon stimulation. Vasostatin-1, which is stored in a large variety of cells (endocrine, neuroendocrine, and neurons) and which is liberated from stimulated chromaffin and immune cells upon stress, may represent a new component active in innate immunity.

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hal-02146721 , version 1 (04-06-2019)

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Karine Lugardon, Roselyne Raffner, Yannick Goumon, Angelo Corti, Agnès F. Delmas, et al.. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Vasostatin-1, the N-terminal Fragment of Chromogranin A. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000, 275 (15), pp.10745-10753. ⟨10.1074/jbc.275.15.10745⟩. ⟨hal-02146721⟩
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