研究生: |
蔡裴雯 Tsai, Pei-Wen |
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論文名稱: |
人類抗菌胜肽LL-37抑制白色念珠菌貼附之分子機制 Molecular Mechanisms of Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Inhibiting Candida albicans Adhesion |
指導教授: |
藍忠昱
Lan, Chung-Yu |
口試委員: |
藍忠昱
張大慈 張壯榮 楊程堯 羅秀容 |
學位類別: |
博士 Doctor |
系所名稱: |
生命科學暨醫學院 - 分子與細胞生物研究所 Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology |
論文出版年: | 2012 |
畢業學年度: | 100 |
語文別: | 英文 |
論文頁數: | 87 |
中文關鍵詞: | 白色念珠菌 、貼附 |
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白色念珠菌(C. albicans)為重要的人類伺機性致病真菌之一,其主要存在於人體的黏膜表層,並在免疫力低下的人體造成感染。當白色念珠菌感染時,貼附(adhesion)至宿主的表皮細胞為最重要的第一個步驟。LL-37是一種抗菌胜肽(antimicrobial peptide),通常扮演免疫系統第一道防線的角色,其存在於各種組織以及包括實驗所用的口腔與泌尿生殖道表皮細胞。首先,我們利用塑膠表面、口腔表皮細胞(OECM-1)與母鼠(BALB/c)膀胱進行白色念珠菌的貼附實驗,結果証實LL-37 可經由抑制白色念珠菌貼附而降低其感染力。我們也觀察到,LL-37透過與白色念珠菌細胞壁之甘露聚糖(mannan)、葡聚糖(glucan)與幾丁質(chitin)結合,而使白色念珠菌凝集(aggregation),進而抑制白色念珠菌之貼附。此外,我們也發現LL-37能與細胞壁蛋白質Xog1p形成複合物而抑制白色念珠菌貼附至聚苯乙烯(polystyrene)材質表面。
利用噬菌體展示(phage display)與酵素連結免疫吸收(ELISA)實驗,我們找到十個可與LL-37結合的胜肽序列,並從這十個胜肽得到一致序列(consensus sequence),經由BLAST搜尋比對顯示,有四段胜肽與白色念珠菌細胞壁β-1,3-葡聚糖外切酶(exoglucanase) Xog1p蛋白質上的序列相符。我們以Xog1p蛋白質上第90至第115的胺基酸序列合成一個短胜肽(Xog1p90–115),並且表現Xog1p的重組蛋白(rXog1p),結果發現 Xog1p90–115和rXog1p會與LL-37結合,使LL-37失去抑制白色念珠菌貼附的能力。LL-37也會降低白色念珠菌細胞壁Xog1蛋白質活性,因此干擾細胞壁之重組(remodeling)。將白色念珠菌XOG1基因剔除(knock-out)後,細胞葡聚糖外切酶的活性、細胞貼附以及與LL-37結合的能力皆降低,使用白色念珠菌細胞壁Xog1蛋白質的抗體(antibody)也會減少其細胞貼 附。因此,藉由LL-37將細胞壁上的糖類(carbohydrate)當做標靶,或其他將Xog1蛋白質當作標靶的化合物,將可能發展為新的藥物,提供防止念珠菌病症的新方法,此外,LL-37也有助於我們篩選其他與真菌細胞貼附相關的細胞壁成分。
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