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Imaging InlC Secretion to Investigate Cellular Infection by the Bacterial Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes
Published on: September 19, 2013
The cell structure damage and embden-meyerhof-parnas pathway inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes induced by glycinin
Houqi Ning1, Shuangtong Wang1, Yingqiu Li1
1School of Food Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), No. 3501 University Road of Changqing District, 250353, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
Abstract:
Glycinin basic peptide (GBP) is a natural antibacterial peptide. This study aimed to explore the antibacterial characteristics of GBP against Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) by measuring the membrane potential, membrane permeability, cell damage, morphological changes, respiration metabolism inhibition and DNA content. GBP increased the surface zeta potential and decreased the trans-membrane potential of L. monocytogenes in a dose-dependent manner. Compared with the control, the electrical conductivities of GBP-treated bacterial suspensions were significantly increased. The percentages of bacteria with damaged membrane increased from 6.40% to 70.90% with GBP from 0 to 0.8 mg/mL. Obvious rupture and deform of bacterial cells with GBP were observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM), showing the destructive effect of GBP on L. monocytogenes. GBP also inhibited the embden-meyerhof-parnas pathway of the bacterial respiration metabolism and reduced the activities of its key regulator enzymes. Besides, the content of DNA in GBP-treated L. monocytogenes was lower than that in control.
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