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001-es BibID:	BIBFORM090877
035-os BibID:	(cikkazonosító)1183 (scopus)85099978064 (wos)000615359000001
Első szerző:	Czajlik András (gyógyszerész)
Cím:	Solution Structure, Dynamics, and New Antifungal Aspects of the Cysteine-Rich Miniprotein PAFC / András Czajlik, Jeanett Holzknecht, László Galgóczy, Liliána Tóth, Péter Poór, Attila Ördög, Györgyi Váradi, Alexander Kühbacher, Attila Borics, Gábor K. Tóth, Florentine Marx, Gyula Batta
Dátum:	2021
ISSN:	1661-6596 1422-0067
Megjegyzések:	The genome of Penicillium chrysogenum Q176 contains a gene coding for the 88-amino-acid (aa)-long glycine- and cysteine-rich P. chrysogenum antifungal protein C (PAFC). After maturation, the secreted antifungal miniprotein (MP) comprises 64 aa and shares 80% aa identity with the bubble protein (BP) from Penicillium brevicompactum, which has a published X-ray structure. Our team expressed isotope (15N, 13C)-labeled, recombinant PAFC in high yields, which allowed us to determine the solution structure and molecular dynamics by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments. The primary structure of PAFC is dominated by 14 glycines, and therefore, whether the four disulfide bonds can stabilize the fold is challenging. Indeed, unlike the few published solution structures of other antifungal MPs from filamentous ascomycetes, the NMR data indicate that PAFC has shorter secondary structure elements and lacks the typical ??-barrel structure, though it has a positively charged cavity and a hydrophobic core around the disulfide bonds. Some parts within the two putative ??-core motifs exhibited enhanced dynamics according to a new disorder index presentation of 15N-NMR relaxation data. Furthermore, we also provided a more detailed insight into the antifungal spectrum of PAFC, with specific emphasis on fungal plant pathogens. Our results suggest that PAFC could be an effective candidate for the development of new antifungal strategies in agriculture.
Tárgyszavak:	Természettudományok Kémiai tudományok idegen nyelvű folyóiratközlemény külföldi lapban folyóiratcikk Penicillium chrysogenum antifungal protein PAFC γ-core motif solution structure dynamics nuclear magnetic resonance plant protection
Megjelenés:	International Journal of Molecular Sciences. - 22 : 3 (2021), p. 1-23. -
További szerzők:	Holzknecht, Jeanett Galgóczy László (1950-) Tóth Liliána Poór Péter Ördög Attila Váradi Györgyi Kühbacher, Alexander Borics Attila Tóth Gábor K. Marx, Florentine Batta Gyula (1953-) (molekula-szerkezet kutató)
Pályázati támogatás:	NKFIH FK 134343 Egyéb NKFIH PD 134284 Egyéb GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00008 GINOP GINOP-2.3.3-15-2016-00004 GINOP
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001-es BibID:	BIBFORM066900
Első szerző:	Sonderegger, Christoph
Cím:	A Penicillium chrysogenum-based expression system for the production of small, cysteine-rich antifungal proteins for structural and functional analyses / Christoph Sonderegger, László Galgóczy, Sandra Garrigues, Ádám Fizil, Attila Borics, Paloma Manzanares, Nikoletta Hegedüs, Anna Huber, Jose F. Marcos, Gyula Batta, Florentine Marx
Dátum:	2016
ISSN:	1475-2859
Megjegyzések:	Small, cysteine-rich and cationic antifungal proteins (APs) from filamentous ascomycetes, such as NFAP from Neosartorya fischeri and PAF from Penicillium chrysogenum, are promising candidates for novel drug development. A prerequisite for their application is a detailed knowledge about their structure-function relation and mode of action, which would allow protein modelling to enhance their toxicity and specificity. Technologies for structure analyses, such as electronic circular dichroism (ECD) or NMR spectroscopy, require highly purified samples and in case of NMR milligrams of uniformly 15N-/13C-isotope labelled protein. To meet these requirements, we developed a P. chrysogenum-based expression system that ensures sufficient amount and optimal purity of APs for structural and functional analyses.RESULTS:The APs PAF, PAF mutants and NFAP were expressed in a P. chrysogenum ?paf mutant strain that served as perfect microbial expression factory. This strain lacks the paf-gene coding for the endogenous antifungal PAF and is resistant towards several APs from other ascomycetes. The expression of the recombinant proteins was under the regulation of the strong paf promoter, and the presence of a paf-specific pre-pro sequence warranted the secretion of processed proteins into the supernatant. The use of defined minimal medium allowed a single-step purification of the recombinant proteins. The expression system could be extended to express PAF in the related fungus Penicillium digitatum, which does not produce detectable amounts of APs, demonstrating the versatility of the approach. The molecular masses, folded structures and antifungal activity of the recombinant proteins were analysed by ESI-MS, ECD and NMR spectroscopy and growth inhibition assays.CONCLUSION:This study demonstrates the implementation of a paf promoter driven expression cassettes for the production of cysteine-rich, cationic, APs in different Penicillium species. The system is a perfect tool for the generation of correctly folded proteins with high quality for structure-function analyses.KEYWORDS:Antifungal proteins; Electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy; NFAP; Neosartorya fischeri; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); PAF; Penicillium chrysogenum; Penicillium digitatum; Recombinant protein production
Tárgyszavak:	Természettudományok Biológiai tudományok idegen nyelvű folyóiratközlemény külföldi lapban
Megjelenés:	Microbial Cell Factories 15 : 192 (2016), p. 1-14. -
További szerzők:	Galgóczy László (1950-) Garrigues, Sandra Fizil Ádám (1988-) (biológus) Borics Attila Manzanares, Paloma Hegedűs Nikoletta Huber Anna Marcos, Jose F. Batta Gyula (1953-) (molekula-szerkezet kutató) Marx, Florentine
Pályázati támogatás:	ANN110821 OTKA
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001-es BibID:	BIBFORM072756
035-os BibID:	(cikkazonosító)393 (WOS)000426785800002 (Scopus)85043257197
Első szerző:	Tóth Liliána
Cím:	Anti-Candidal Activity and Functional Mapping of Recombinant and Synthetic Neosartorya fischeri Antifungal Protein 2 (NFAP2) / Tóth Liliána, Váradi Györgyi, Borics Attila, Batta Gyula, Kele Zoltán, Vendrinszky Ákos, Tóth Roberta, Ficze Hargita, Tóth Gábor K., Vágvölgyi Csaba, Marx Florentine, Galgóczy László
Dátum:	2018
ISSN:	1664-302X
Megjegyzések:	The increasing number of life-threatening Candida infections caused by antifungal drug-resistant strains urges the development of new therapeutic strategies. The small, cysteine-rich, and cationic Neosartorya fischeri antifungal protein 2 (NFAP2) effectively inhibits the growth of Candida spp. Limiting factors of its future application, are the low-yield production by the native producer, unavailable information about potential clinical application, and the unsolved relationship between the structure and function. In the present study we adopted a Penicillium chrysogenum-based expression system for bulk production of recombinant NFAP2. Furthermore, solid-phase peptide synthesis and native chemical ligation were applied to produce synthetic NFAP2. The average yield of recombinant and synthetic NFAP2 was 40- and 16-times higher than in the native producer, respectively. Both proteins were correctly processed, folded, and proved to be heat-stable. They showed the same minimal inhibitory concentrations as the native NFAP2 against clinically relevant Candida spp. Minimal inhibitory concentrations were higher in RPMI 1640 mimicking the human inner fluid than in a low ionic strength medium. The recombinant NFAP2 interacted synergistically with fluconazole, the first-line Candida therapeutic agent and significantly decreased its effective in vitro concentrations in RPMI 1640. Functional mapping with synthetic peptide fragments of NFAP2 revealed that not the evolutionary conserved antimicrobial ?-core motif, but the mid-N-terminal part of the protein influences the antifungal activity that does not depend on the primary structure of this region. Preliminary nucleic magnetic resonance measurements signed that the produced recombinant NFAP2 is suitable for further structural investigations.
Tárgyszavak:	Természettudományok Kémiai tudományok idegen nyelvű folyóiratközlemény külföldi lapban folyóiratcikk Neosartorya fischeri antifungal protein 2 recombinant protein protein synthesis anti-candidal activity protein structure functional mapping
Megjelenés:	Frontiers in Microbiology. - 9 : 393 (2018), p. 1-12. -
További szerzők:	Váradi Györgyi Borics Attila Batta Gyula (1953-) (molekula-szerkezet kutató) Kele Zoltán Vendrinszky Ákos Tóth Roberta Ficze Hargita Tóth Gábor K. Vágvölgyi Csaba Marx, Florentine Galgóczy László (1950-)
Pályázati támogatás:	PD 120808, ANN 122833, ANN 110821 OTKA GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00008 GINOP GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00014 GINOP GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00035 GINOP
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001-es BibID:	BIBFORM113291
035-os BibID:	(cikkazonosító)e4692 (Scopus)85162082479 (WoS)001010056600001
Első szerző:	Váradi Györgyi
Cím:	Hard nut to crack: Solving the disulfide linkage pattern oftheNeosartorya(Aspergillus)fischeriantifungal protein 2 / Györgyi Váradi Zoltán Kele András Czajlik, Attila Borics, Gábor Bende, Csaba Papp, Gábor Rákhely,Gábor K. Tóth, Gyula Batta, László Galgóczy
Dátum:	2023
ISSN:	0961-8368
Megjegyzések:	As a consequence of the fast resistance spreading, a limited number of drugs are available to treat fungal infections. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new antifungal treatment strategies. The features of a disulfide bond- stabilized antifungal protein, NFAP2 secreted by the mold Neosartorya (Asper- gillus) fischeri render it to be a promising template for future protein-based antifungal drug design, which requires knowledge about the native disulfide linkage pattern as it is one of the prerequisites for biological activity. However, in the lack of tryptic and chymotryptic proteolytic sites in the ACNCPNNCK sequence, the determination of the disulfide linkage pattern of NFAP2 is not easy with traditional mass spectrometry-based methods. According to in silico predictions working with a preliminary nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) solution structure, two disulfide isomers of NFAP2 (abbacc and abbcac) were possible. Both were chemically synthesized; and comparative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, electronic circular dichroism and NMR spectroscopy analyses, and antifungal susceptibility and efficacy tests indicated that the abbcac is the native pattern. This knowledge allowed rational modification of NAFP2 to improve the antifungal efficacy and spectrum through the modulation of the evolutionarily conserved ?-core region, which is responsible for the activity of several antimicrobial peptides. Disruption of the steric structure of NFAP2 upon ?-core modification led to the conclusions that this motif may affect the formation of the biologically active three-dimensional structure, and that the ?-core modulation is not an efficient tool to improve the antifungal efficacy or to change the antifungal spectrum of NFAP2.
Tárgyszavak:	Természettudományok Kémiai tudományok idegen nyelvű folyóiratközlemény külföldi lapban folyóiratcikk
Megjelenés:	Protein Science. - 32 : 7 (2023), p. 1-13. -
További szerzők:	Kele Zoltán Czajlik András (1975-) (gyógyszerész) Borics Attila Bende Gábor Papp Csaba Rákhely Gábor Tóth Gábor K. Batta Gyula (1953-) (molekula-szerkezet kutató) Galgóczy László (1950-)
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