Effect of a novel antifungal peptide P852 on cell morphology and membrane permeability of Fusarium oxysporum.

Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Published: February 2019

P852, a novel cyclic peptide isolated from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens L-H15, showed potent antifungal activity against several major plant fungal pathogens including Fusarium oxysporum. To elucidate the antifungal mechanism, the impact of P852 on the cell morphology and membrane permeabilization of F. oxysporum was studied. By applying electron microscopy and fluorescent techniques, we showed that P852 treatment caused the morphological change of F. oxysporum cells and disrupted its cell structure, including formation of blebs, broken hyphae, deformation of membrane, intracellular organization disruption, pore formation, and cell lysis. Our findings provide insights into the mode of action of P852, which laying a foundation to develop P852 as a novel antifungal agent to control plant fungal pathogens.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.10.018DOI Listing

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