Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: GEOVANNA MARIA DE MEDEIROS MOURA

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STUDENT : GEOVANNA MARIA DE MEDEIROS MOURA
DATE: 02/12/2019
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala Carl Peter von Dietrich - Departamento de Bioquímica
TITLE:

A New Lactose-Binding Lectin Isolated from the Fungus Langermannia bicolor (LLB) With Bacterial Agglutination And Antibiofilm Properties

KEY WORDS:

Mushroom; Proteins; Carbohydrate-Recognizing Domain; Agglutination; Biofilm.

PAGES: 76
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Bioquímica
SUMMARY:

The search for new therapeutic strategies capable of eradicating biofilm-associated infections is increasing more and more. Constituted by a complex matrix of biopolymers, the structure of the bacterial biofilm acts as a strategy of resistance to environmental stress conditions, including for example host immunity and antibiotic action. This problem has intensified the search for molecules with antibiofilm action, such as those capable of interfering with the matrix structure of the biofilm and thus allowing the action of antibiotic drugs. In this context, the lectins, proteins of non-immune origin capable of binding specifically to biofilm carbohydrates, stand out. The aims of this work is isolate and characterize the lectin from the basidiomycete Langermannia bicolor (LLB) and evaluate its binding potential to bacteria and antibiofilm in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. LLB was isolated after cation-exchange chromatography and gel filtration, showing specificity calcium-dependent to bind lactose, as well as high stability at different pH and temperatures values. LLB did not affect the human red blood cells and murine fibroblast strains (3T3) viability. Although LLB had no antibacterial activity, it was able to agglutinate (interaction dependent on its recognizing domain) and significantly reduce total biofilm biomass preventing early biofilm formation and eradication in S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. Moreover, these data suggest LLB as a future candidate for the study of antibiofilm mechanisms as well as its possible combination with conventional antibiotics as a potential therapeutic strategy to combat bacterial biofilm.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1549705 - ADRIANA FERREIRA UCHOA
Externa à Instituição - LUCIANA MARIA ARAÚJO RABÊLO - IFRN
Interna - 2832746 - MONIQUE GABRIELA DAS CHAGAS FAUSTINO ALVES