Chimeric antibacterial polypeptides
Provided herein are antibacterial compositions and methods of making and using the compositions.
1. A chimeric polypeptide comprising a muralytic domain (MD) from a virion-associated muralytic enzyme, wherein the MD comprises a sequence at least 90% identical to amino acids 683-898 of SEQ ID NO:2 and is capable of lysing chloroform-treated Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria and a membrane traversing domain (MTD) segment, wherein the segment comprises a sequence at least 80% identical to amino acids 16-39 of SEQ ID NO:4 and is capable of traversing the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.
2. The chimeric polypeptide of claim 1 , which comprises a sequence having at least 90% identity to a sequence selected from: SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, and SEQ ID NO: 13.
3. The chimeric polypeptide of claim 2 , wherein the chimeric polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 9.
4. The chimeric polypeptide of claim 2 , wherein the chimeric polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 11.
5. The chimeric polypeptide of claim 2 , wherein the chimeric polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 13.
6. The chimeric polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the chimeric polypeptide is attached to polyethylene glycol.
7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the chimeric polypeptide of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
8. An antibacterial formulation comprising the chimeric polypeptide of claim 1 and an agent that reduces oxidation.