Antibacterial Peptides Are Present in Chromaffin Cell Secretory Granules

Overview

Journal Cell Mol Neurobiol

Publisher Springer

Specialties Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Neurology

Date 1998 Apr 16

PMID 9535293

Citations 19

Authors

M H Metz-Boutigue

Y Goumon

K Lugardon

J M Strub

D Aunis

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Abstract

1. Antibacterial activity has recently been associated with the soluble matrix of bovine chromaffin granules. Furthermore, this activity was detected in the contents secreted from cultured chromaffin cells following stimulation. 2. The agents responsible for the inhibition of Gram+ and Gram- bacteria growth are granular peptides acting in the micromolar range or below. In secretory granules, these peptides are generated from cleavage of chromogranins and proenkephalin A and are released together with catecholamines into the circulation. 3. Secretolytin and enkelytin are the best characterized; these two peptides share sequence homology and similar antibacterial activity with insect cecropins and intestinal diazepam-binding inhibitor. For some of the peptides derived from chromogranin A, posttranslational modifications were essential since antibacterial activity was expressed only when peptides were phosphorylated and/or glycosylated. 4. The significance of this activity is not yet understood. It may be reminiscent of some primitive defense mechanism or may serve as a first barrier to bacteria infection during stress, as these peptides are secreted along with catecholamines.

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