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Barros ALAN, Silva VC, Ribeiro-Junior AF, Cardoso MG, Costa SR, Moraes CB, Barbosa CG, Coleone AP, Simões RP, Cabral WF, Falcão RM, Vasconcelos AG, Rocha JA, Arcanjo DDR, Batagin-Neto A, Borges TKS, Gonçalves J, Brand GD, Freitas-Junior LHG, Eaton P, Marani M, Kato MJ, Plácido A, Leite JRSA. Antiviral Action against SARS-CoV-2 of a Synthetic Peptide Based on a Novel Defensin Present in the Transcriptome of the Fire Salamander ( Salamandra salamandra). Pharmaceutics 2024; 16:190. [PMID: 38399250 PMCID: PMC10892092 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16020190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The potential emergence of zoonotic diseases has raised significant concerns, particularly in light of the recent pandemic, emphasizing the urgent need for scientific preparedness. The bioprospection and characterization of new molecules are strategically relevant to the research and development of innovative drugs for viral and bacterial treatment and disease management. Amphibian species possess a diverse array of compounds, including antimicrobial peptides. This study identified the first bioactive peptide from Salamandra salamandra in a transcriptome analysis. The synthetic peptide sequence, which belongs to the defensin family, was characterized through MALDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. Molecular docking assays hypothesized the interaction between the identified peptide and the active binding site of the spike WT RBD/hACE2 complex. Although additional studies are required, the preliminary evaluation of the antiviral potential of synthetic SS-I was conducted through an in vitro cell-based SARS-CoV-2 infection assay. Additionally, the cytotoxic and hemolytic effects of the synthesized peptide were assessed. These preliminary findings highlighted the potential of SS-I as a chemical scaffold for drug development against COVID-19, hindering viral infection. The peptide demonstrated hemolytic activity while not exhibiting cytotoxicity at the antiviral concentration.
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- Ana Luisa A N Barros
- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, PGMT, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Vigilância Genômica e Biologia Molecular-Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Piauí, Teresina 64001-350, PI, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
- imed.ULisboa-Research Institute for Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Química, IQ, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema 09913-030, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais (POSMAT), School of Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, SP, Brazil
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- School of Agriculture, Department of Bioprocess and Biotechnology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- Bioinformatics Postgraduate Program, Metrópole Digital Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-900, RN, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
- People&Science Pesquisa Desenvolvimento e Inovação LTDA, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (CDT), Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- Campus São Bernardo, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, UFMA, São Bernardo 65550-000, MA, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais (POSMAT), School of Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, SP, Brazil
- Institute of Sciences and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Itapeva 18409-010, SP, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- imed.ULisboa-Research Institute for Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 1649-003 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Química, IQ, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde/Rede de Química e Tecnologia (LAQV/REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
- School of Chemistry, The Bridge, University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7EL, UK
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- IPEEC-CONICET, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Puerto Madryn 9120, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química (IQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde/Rede de Química e Tecnologia (LAQV/REQUIMTE), Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, NuPMIA, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, UnB, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
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Ghaly G, Tallima H, Dabbish E, Badr ElDin N, Abd El-Rahman MK, Ibrahim MAA, Shoeib T. Anti-Cancer Peptides: Status and Future Prospects. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031148. [PMID: 36770815 PMCID: PMC9920184 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The dramatic rise in cancer incidence, alongside treatment deficiencies, has elevated cancer to the second-leading cause of death globally. The increasing morbidity and mortality of this disease can be traced back to a number of causes, including treatment-related side effects, drug resistance, inadequate curative treatment and tumor relapse. Recently, anti-cancer bioactive peptides (ACPs) have emerged as a potential therapeutic choice within the pharmaceutical arsenal due to their high penetration, specificity and fewer side effects. In this contribution, we present a general overview of the literature concerning the conformational structures, modes of action and membrane interaction mechanisms of ACPs, as well as provide recent examples of their successful employment as targeting ligands in cancer treatment. The use of ACPs as a diagnostic tool is summarized, and their advantages in these applications are highlighted. This review expounds on the main approaches for peptide synthesis along with their reconstruction and modification needed to enhance their therapeutic effect. Computational approaches that could predict therapeutic efficacy and suggest ACP candidates for experimental studies are discussed. Future research prospects in this rapidly expanding area are also offered.
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- Gehane Ghaly
- Department of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr-El Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr-El Aini Street, Cairo 11562, Egypt
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
- School of Health Sciences, University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal, Westville, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
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Tan ZX, Tao R, Li SC, Shen BZ, Meng LX, Zhu ZY. Role of defensins in diabetic wound healing. World J Diabetes 2022; 13:962-971. [PMID: 36437862 PMCID: PMC9693740 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v13.i11.962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The adverse consequences resulting from diabetes are often presented as severe complications. Diabetic wounds are one of the most commonly occurring complications in diabetes, and the control and treatment of this is costly. Due to a series of pathophysiological mechanisms, diabetic wounds remain in the inflammatory phase for a prolonged period of time, and face difficulty in entering the proliferative phase, thus leading to chronic non-healing wounds. The current consensus on the treatment of diabetic wounds is through multidisciplinary comprehensive management, however, standard wound treatment methods are still limited and therefore, more effective methods are required. In recent years, defensins have been found to play diverse roles in a variety of diseases; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying these activities are still largely unknown. Defensins can be constitutively or inductively produced in the skin, therefore, their local distribution is affected by the microenvironment of these diabetic wounds. Current evidence suggests that defensins are involved in the diabetic wound pathogenesis, and can potentially promote the early completion of each stage, thus making research on defensins a promising area for developing novel treatments for diabetic wounds. In this review, we describe the complex function of human defensins in the development of diabetic wounds, and suggest potential thera-peutic benefits.
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- Zhi-Xiang Tan
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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Ting DSJ, Mohammed I, Lakshminarayanan R, Beuerman RW, Dua HS. Host Defense Peptides at the Ocular Surface: Roles in Health and Major Diseases, and Therapeutic Potentials. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:835843. [PMID: 35783647 PMCID: PMC9243558 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.835843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sight is arguably the most important sense in human. Being constantly exposed to the environmental stress, irritants and pathogens, the ocular surface – a specialized functional and anatomical unit composed of tear film, conjunctival and corneal epithelium, lacrimal glands, meibomian glands, and nasolacrimal drainage apparatus – serves as a crucial front-line defense of the eye. Host defense peptides (HDPs), also known as antimicrobial peptides, are evolutionarily conserved molecular components of innate immunity that are found in all classes of life. Since the first discovery of lysozyme in 1922, a wide range of HDPs have been identified at the ocular surface. In addition to their antimicrobial activity, HDPs are increasingly recognized for their wide array of biological functions, including anti-biofilm, immunomodulation, wound healing, and anti-cancer properties. In this review, we provide an updated review on: (1) spectrum and expression of HDPs at the ocular surface; (2) participation of HDPs in ocular surface diseases/conditions such as infectious keratitis, conjunctivitis, dry eye disease, keratoconus, allergic eye disease, rosacea keratitis, and post-ocular surgery; (3) HDPs that are currently in the development pipeline for treatment of ocular diseases and infections; and (4) future potential of HDP-based clinical pharmacotherapy for ocular diseases.
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- Darren Shu Jeng Ting
- Academic Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Anti-Infectives Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
- *Correspondence: Darren Shu Jeng Ting
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- Academic Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Anti-Infectives Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Academic Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Shannon AH, Adelman SA, Hisey EA, Potnis SS, Rozo V, Yung MW, Li JY, Murphy CJ, Thomasy SM, Leonard BC. Antimicrobial Peptide Expression at the Ocular Surface and Their Therapeutic Use in the Treatment of Microbial Keratitis. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:857735. [PMID: 35722307 PMCID: PMC9201425 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.857735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Microbial keratitis is a common cause of ocular pain and visual impairment worldwide. The ocular surface has a relatively paucicellular microbial community, mostly found in the conjunctiva, while the cornea would be considered relatively sterile. However, in patients with microbial keratitis, the cornea can be infected with multiple pathogens including Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Fusarium sp. Treatment with topical antimicrobials serves as the standard of care for microbial keratitis, however, due to high rates of pathogen resistance to current antimicrobial medications, alternative therapeutic strategies must be developed. Multiple studies have characterized the expression and activity of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), endogenous peptides with key antimicrobial and wound healing properties, on the ocular surface. Recent studies and clinical trials provide promise for the use of AMPs as therapeutic agents. This article reviews the repertoire of AMPs expressed at the ocular surface, how expression of these AMPs can be modulated, and the potential for harnessing the AMPs as potential therapeutics for patients with microbial keratitis.
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- Allison H. Shannon
- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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Sato Y, Wang Y, Song Y, Geng W, Yan S, Nakamura K, Kikukawa T, Demura M, Ayabe T, Aizawa T. Potent bactericidal activity of reduced cryptdin-4 derived from its hydrophobicity and mediated by bacterial membrane disruption. Amino Acids 2022; 54:289-297. [PMID: 35037097 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-021-03115-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Defensin is a cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide with three disulphide bonds under normal oxidative conditions. Cryptdin-4 (Crp4) is a defensin secreted by Paneth cells in the small intestine of mice, and only reduced Crp4 (Crp4red) shows activity against enteric commensal bacteria, although both oxidised Crp4 (Crp4ox) and Crp4red can kill non-commensal bacteria. To investigate the molecular factors that affect the potent antimicrobial activity of Crp4red, the bactericidal activities of Crp4ox and Crp4red, Crp4 with all Cys residues substituted with Ser peptide (6C/S-Crp4), and Crp4 with all thiol groups modified by N-ethylmaleimide (NEM-Crp4) were assessed. All peptides showed bactericidal activity against non-commensal bacteria, whereas Crp4red and NEM-Crp4 showed bactericidal activity against commensal bacteria. These potent peptides exhibited high hydrophobicity, which was strongly correlated with membrane insertion. Intriguingly, Crp4ox formed electrostatic interactions with the membrane surface of bacteria, even without exerting bactericidal activity. Moreover, the bactericidal activity of both oxidised and reduced forms of Crp4 was abolished by inhibition of electrostatic interactions; this finding suggests that Crp4red targets bacterial membranes. Finally, a liposome leakage assay against lipids extracted from commensal bacteria demonstrated a correlation with bactericidal activity. These results suggest that the potent bactericidal activity of Crp4red is derived from its hydrophobicity, and the bactericidal mechanism involves disruption of the bacterial membrane. Findings from this study provide a better understanding of the bactericidal mechanism of both Crp4ox and Crp4red.
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- Yuji Sato
- Protein Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Protein Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Protein Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Protein Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Protein Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Innate Immunity Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biological Information Analysis Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biological Information Analysis Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Innate Immunity Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Protein Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Antimicrobial Activity of Snake β-Defensins and Derived Peptides. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 14:toxins14010001. [PMID: 35050978 PMCID: PMC8777785 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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β-defensins are antimicrobial peptides presenting in vertebrate animals. They participate in innate immunity, but little is known about them in reptiles, including snakes. Although several β-defensin genes were described in Brazilian snakes, their function is still unknown. The peptide sequence from these genes was deduced, and synthetic peptides (with approximately 40 amino acids and derived peptides) were tested against pathogenic bacteria and fungi using microbroth dilution assays. The linear peptides, derived from β-defensins, were designed applying the bioisosterism strategy. The linear β-defensins were more active against Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, Citrobacter freundii, and Staphylococcus aureus. The derived peptides (7–14 mer) showed antibacterial activity against those bacteria and on Klebsiella pneumoniae. Nonetheless, they did not present activity against Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Trychophyton rubrum, and Aspergillus fumigatus showing that the cysteine substitution to serine is deleterious to antifungal properties. Tryptophan residue showed to be necessary to improve antibacterial activity. Even though the studied snake β-defensins do not have high antimicrobial activity, they proved to be attractive as template molecules for the development of antibiotics.
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Bakare OO, Gokul A, Wu R, Niekerk LA, Klein A, Keyster M. Biomedical Relevance of Novel Anticancer Peptides in the Sensitive Treatment of Cancer. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1120. [PMID: 34439786 PMCID: PMC8394746 DOI: 10.3390/biom11081120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The global increase in cancer mortality and economic losses necessitates the cautious quest for therapeutic agents with compensatory advantages over conventional therapies. Anticancer peptides (ACPs) are a subset of host defense peptides, also known as antimicrobial peptides, which have emerged as therapeutic and diagnostic candidates due to several compensatory advantages over the non-specificity of the current treatment regimens. This review aimed to highlight the ravaging incidence of cancer, the use of ACPs in cancer treatment with their mechanisms, ACP discovery and delivery methods, and the limitations for their use. This would create awareness for identifying more ACPs with better specificity, accuracy and sensitivity towards the disease. It would also promote their efficacious utilization in biotechnology, medical sciences and molecular biology to ease the severity of the disease and enable the patients living with these conditions to develop an accommodating lifestyle.
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- Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare
- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (R.W.); (L.-A.N.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Qwaqwa Campus, University of the Free State, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa;
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (R.W.); (L.-A.N.)
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (R.W.); (L.-A.N.)
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- Plant Omics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa;
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (R.W.); (L.-A.N.)
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Zhang Y, Liu Y, Tang Y, Zhang D, He H, Wu J, Zheng J. Antimicrobial α-defensins as multi-target inhibitors against amyloid formation and microbial infection. Chem Sci 2021; 12:9124-9139. [PMID: 34276942 PMCID: PMC8261786 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01133b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Amyloid aggregation and microbial infection are considered as pathological risk factors for developing amyloid diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), type II diabetes (T2D), Parkinson's disease (PD), and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Due to the multifactorial nature of amyloid diseases, single-target drugs and treatments have mostly failed to inhibit amyloid aggregation and microbial infection simultaneously, thus leading to marginal benefits for amyloid inhibition and medical treatments. Herein, we proposed and demonstrated a new "anti-amyloid and antimicrobial hypothesis" to discover two host-defense antimicrobial peptides of α-defensins containing β-rich structures (human neutrophil peptide of HNP-1 and rabbit neutrophil peptide of NP-3A), which have demonstrated multi-target, sequence-independent functions to (i) prevent the aggregation and misfolding of different amyloid proteins of amyloid-β (Aβ, associated with AD), human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP, associated with T2D), and human calcitonin (hCT, associated with MTC) at sub-stoichiometric concentrations, (ii) reduce amyloid-induced cell toxicity, and (iii) retain their original antimicrobial activity upon the formation of complexes with amyloid peptides. Further structural analysis showed that the sequence-independent amyloid inhibition function of α-defensins mainly stems from their cross-interactions with amyloid proteins via β-structure interactions. The discovery of antimicrobial peptides containing β-structures to inhibit both microbial infection and amyloid aggregation greatly expands the new therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides as multi-target amyloid inhibitors for better understanding pathological causes and treatments of amyloid diseases.
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- Yanxian Zhang
- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron Ohio USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron Ohio USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron Ohio USA
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron Ohio USA
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University Zhejiang China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University Zhejiang China
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron Ohio USA
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Yeasmin R, Brewer A, Fine LR, Zhang L. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Human Beta-Defensin Type 3 Crossing Different Lipid Bilayers. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:13926-13939. [PMID: 34095684 PMCID: PMC8173616 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Human β defensin type 3 (hBD-3) is a small cationic cysteine-rich peptide. It has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities. However, at high concentrations, it also shows hemolytic activity by interrupting red blood cells. To understand the selectivity of hBD-3 disrupting cell membranes, investigating the capability of hBD-3 translocating through different membranes is important. Since hBD-3 in the analogue form in which all three pairs of disulfide bonds are broken has similar antibacterial activities to the wild-type, this project investigates the structure and dynamics of an hBD-3 analogue in monomer, dimer, and tetramer forms through both zwitterionic and negatively charged lipid bilayers using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. One tetramer structure of hBD-3 was predicted by running all-atom MD simulations on hBD-3 in water at a high concentration, which was found to be stable in water during 400 ns all-atom simulations based on root-mean-squared deviation, root-mean-squared fluctuation, buried surface area, and binding interaction energy calculations. After that, hBD-3 in different forms was placed inside different membranes, and then steered MD simulation was conducted to pull the hBD-3 out of the membrane along the z-direction to generate different configurational windows to set up umbrella-sampling (US) simulations. Because extensive sampling is important to obtain accurate free energy barriers, coarse-grained US MD simulations were performed in each window. Based on the long-term simulation result, membrane thinning was found near hBD-3 in different lipid bilayers and in different hBD-3 oligomer systems. By calculating the root-mean-squared deviation of the z-coordinate of hBD-3 molecules, rotation of the oligomer inside the bilayer and stretching of the oligomer structure along the z-direction were observed. Although reorientation of lipid heads toward the hBD-3 tetramer was observed based on the density profile calculation, the order parameter calculation shows that hBD-3 disrupts 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-l-serine (POPS) lipids more significantly and makes it less ordered than on 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) lipids. Calculating the free energy of hBD-3 through different lipid bilayers, it was found that generally hBD-3 encounters a lower energy barrier through negatively charged lipid membranes than the zwitterionic membrane. hBD-3 in different forms needs to overcome a lower energy barrier crossing the combined POPC+POPS bilayer through the POPS leaflet than through the POPC leaflet. Besides that, the potential of mean force result suggests that hBD-3 forms an oligomer translocating negatively charged lipid membranes at a low concentration. This study supplied new insight into the antibacterial mechanism of hBD-3 through different membranes.
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Zhou J, Zhang L, He Y, Liu K, Zhang F, Zhang H, Lu Y, Yang C, Wang Z, Fareed MS, Liang X, Yan W, Wang K. An optimized analog of antimicrobial peptide Jelleine-1 shows enhanced antimicrobial activity against multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa and negligible toxicity in vitro and in vivo. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 219:113433. [PMID: 33878564 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Due to the threat of escalating multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria to human health and life, novel antimicrobial agents against gram-negative pathogens are urgently needed. As antimicrobial peptides are not prone to induce bacteria resistance, they are believed to be one kind of promising class of potential antimicrobial agent candidates to combat multi-drug resistant bacteria for long-term use. Jelleine-1, first isolated from the royal jelly of honeybees, is a typical amphiphilic antimicrobial peptide and shows broad antimicrobial spectrum and negligible toxicity. To promote its antimicrobial activity and extend its potential of clinical use against multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria, novel analogs of jelleine-1 were designed, synthesized and their antimicrobial functions and toxicity were examined in this study. Our results showed that fine tuning of the cationic charge, polarity, and basicity of the sequence through amino acids substitution at position 3, 5, 7 and maintaining position 1, 4, 6, 8 unchanged could improve the bioactivity of jelleine-1 significantly. Meanwhile, we also found that the substitution of phenylalanine by tryptophan also could improve the antimicrobial activity of jelleine-1. Among all the analogs, analog 15, which is enriched in arginine and leucine, showed the most potent antimicrobial activity against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, especially to multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vivo and in vitro. In addition, analog 15 also showed potent inhibition of the formation of multi-drug resistant P. aeruginosa biofilm and negligible toxicity, which was certified by MTT, hemolysis, blood assay, and biochemical analysis.
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- Jingjing Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Stomatology, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory for Gynecologic Oncology of Gansu Province, Department of Gynecology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 1, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child Care Hospital, North Road 143, Qilihe District, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory for Gynecologic Oncology of Gansu Province, Department of Gynecology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 1, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road 199, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Shen B, Cao Z, Wu Y, Yi W, Zhu Z, Lv Z, Zhu C, Yu Y. Purlisin, a toxin‐like defensin derived from clinical pathogenic fungus
Purpureocillium lilacinum
with both antimicrobial and potassium channel inhibitory activities. FASEB J 2020; 34:15093-15107. [PMID: 32918769 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000029rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Bingzheng Shen
- Department of Pharmacy Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan China
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- Department of Neurosurgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan China
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- Department of Gastroenterology Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China
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Zhao H, To KKW, Sze KH, Yung TTM, Bian M, Lam H, Yeung ML, Li C, Chu H, Yuen KY. A broad-spectrum virus- and host-targeting peptide against respiratory viruses including influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4252. [PMID: 32843628 PMCID: PMC7447754 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17986-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The 2019 novel respiratory virus (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19 with rapid global socioeconomic disruptions and disease burden to healthcare. The COVID-19 and previous emerging virus outbreaks highlight the urgent need for broad-spectrum antivirals. Here, we show that a defensin-like peptide P9R exhibited potent antiviral activity against pH-dependent viruses that require endosomal acidification for virus infection, including the enveloped pandemic A(H1N1)pdm09 virus, avian influenza A(H7N9) virus, coronaviruses (SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV), and the non-enveloped rhinovirus. P9R can significantly protect mice from lethal challenge by A(H1N1)pdm09 virus and shows low possibility to cause drug-resistant virus. Mechanistic studies indicate that the antiviral activity of P9R depends on the direct binding to viruses and the inhibition of virus-host endosomal acidification, which provides a proof of concept that virus-binding alkaline peptides can broadly inhibit pH-dependent viruses. These results suggest that the dual-functional virus- and host-targeting P9R can be a promising candidate for combating pH-dependent respiratory viruses.
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- Hanjun Zhao
- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
- Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Health@InnoHK, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
- The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
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Nehls C, Böhling A, Podschun R, Schubert S, Grötzinger J, Schromm A, Fedders H, Leippe M, Harder J, Kaconis Y, Gronow S, Gutsmann T. Influence of disulfide bonds in human beta defensin-3 on its strain specific activity against Gram-negative bacteria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183273. [PMID: 32171739 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play an important role in the host defense against various microbes. One of the most efficient human AMPs is the human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3) which is produced by, e.g. keratinocytes and lung epithelial cells. However, the structure-function relationship for AMPs and in particular for defensins with their typical three disulfide bonds is still poorly understood. In this study the importance of the three disulfide bonds for the activity of the AMPs is investigated with biological assays and with biophysical experiments utilizing different membrane reconstitution systems. The activities of natural hBD-3, hBD-3-c (cyclic variant with one disulfide bond), and hBD-3-l (linear variant without disulfide bonds) and fragments thereof were tested against specific Gram-negative bacteria. Furthermore, hemolytic and cytotoxic activities were analyzed as well as the potency to neutralize immune cell stimulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Experiments using reconstituted lipid matrices composed of phospholipids or LPS purified from the respective Gram-negative bacteria, showed that the membrane activity of all three hBD-3 peptides is decisive for their capability to kill bacteria and to neutralize LPS. In most of the test systems the linear hBD-3-l showed the highest activity. It was also the only peptide significantly active against polymyxin B-resistant Proteus mirabilis R45. However, the stability of hBD-3 against protease activity decreases with decreasing number of disulfide bonds. This study demonstrates that the refining of AMP structures can generate more active compounds against certain strains.
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- Christian Nehls
- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Parkallee 10, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Parkallee 10, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Institute for Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrechts University, Brunswiker Straße 4, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Infection Medicine, Christian-Albrechts University, Brunswiker Straße 4, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts University, Ohlshausenstr. 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Parkallee 10, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Department of Zoophysiology, Christian-Albrechts University, Olshausenstraße 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Zoophysiology, Christian-Albrechts University, Olshausenstraße 40, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Clinical Research Unit at the Department of Dermatology, Schittenhelmstr. 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Parkallee 10, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Inhoffenstr. 7b, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Parkallee 10, 23845 Borstel, Germany.
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Zhang L. Disulfide Bonds Affect the Binding Sites of Human β Defensin Type 3 on Negatively Charged Lipid Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:2088-2100. [PMID: 32091905 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b10529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Human β defensin type 3 (hBD-3) is a small natural antimicrobiotic. It is strongly cationic and has six cysteine residues which can form three pairs of intramolecular disulfide bonds under oxidized condition. Those disulfide bonds can break under reducing condition. However, the antibacterial activities of hBD-3 in its wild-type and analog forms are similar. In this project, the structure and dynamics of hBD-3 were investigated by running simulations on hBD-3 in its wild-type and analog forms in solvent, binding to negatively charged lipid bilayers, and self-assembly with POPG lipids. It was found that the RMSFs of hBD-3 in both its wild-type and analog forms are similar in solvent, while they are very diverse depending on the binding sites of hBD-3 with negatively charged bilayers. Calculating both the distance map and insertion depths for 18 hBD-3 molecules binding on the POPG bilayer, hBD-3 in its analog form binds stably with the POPG bilayer through the head and loop regions, while hBD-3 wild-type binds with the POPG bilayer on the two loop regions stably. hBD-3 analog caused membrane thinning and disrupted the POPG lipids more significantly than the wildtype. Based on the self-assembly simulations, hBD-3 monomer can bind with and embed inside the negatively charged POPG lipid membrane and have more contacts with the POPG lipid heads than with tails. The current work emphasized the structural diversity of hBD-3 interacting with negatively charged lipid membrane affected by the disulfide bonding states.
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- Liqun Zhang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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Gomez Hernandez MP, Bates AM, Starman EE, Lanzel EA, Comnick C, Xie XJ, Brogden KA. HBD3 Induces PD-L1 Expression on Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:antibiotics8040161. [PMID: 31554151 PMCID: PMC6963492 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8040161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Human β-defensin 3 (HBD3) is an antimicrobial peptide up-regulated in the oral tissues of individuals with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) and oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and present in high concentrations in their saliva. In this study, we determined if HBD3 contributes to HNSCC pathogenesis by inducing programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on HNSCC cell lines. For this, SCC cell lines SCC4, SCC15, SCC19, SCC25, and SCC99 (5.0 × 104 viable cells) were used. Cells were incubated with IFNγ (0.6 µM) and HBD3 (0.2, 2.0, or 20.0 µM) for 24 h. Cells alone served as controls. Cells were then treated with anti-human APC-CD274 (PD-L1) and Live/Dead Fixable Green Dead Cell Stain. Cells treated with an isotype antibody and cells alone served as controls. All cell suspensions were analyzed in a LSR II Violet Flow Cytometer. Cytometric data was analyzed using FlowJo software. Treatment with IFNγ (0.6 µM) increased the number of cells expressing PD-L1 (p < 0.05) with respect to controls. Treatment with HBD3 (20.0 µM) also increased the number of cells expressing PD-L1 (p < 0.05) with respect to controls. However, treatment with IFNγ (0.6 µM) was not significantly different from treatment with HBD3 (20.0 µM) and the numbers of cells expressing PD-L1 were similar (p = 1). Thus, HBD3 increases the number of cells expressing PD-L1. This is a novel concept, but the role HBD3 contributes to HNSCC pathogenesis by inducing PD-L1 expression in tumors will have to be determined.
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- Maria Paula Gomez Hernandez
- Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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- Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Division of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
- Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Zhong C, Liu T, Gou S, He Y, Zhu N, Zhu Y, Wang L, Liu H, Zhang Y, Yao J, Ni J. Design and synthesis of new N-terminal fatty acid modified-antimicrobial peptide analogues with potent in vitro biological activity. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 182:111636. [PMID: 31466017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Developing novel antimicrobial agents is a top priority in fighting against bacterial resistance. Thus, a series of new monomer and dimer peptides were designed and synthesized by conjugating fatty acids at the N-terminus of partial d-amino acid substitution analogues of anoplin and dimerization. The new peptides exhibited more efficient killing of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus compared with the parent peptide anoplin, and the dimer peptides were superior to the monomer peptides. It was important that the new peptides displayed low impact on bacterial resistance development. In addition, the antimicrobial activities were not significantly influenced by a physiological salt environment. They also presented high stability in the presence of protease or serum. Almost all of the new peptides had better selectivity towards anionic bacterial membranes over zwitterionic mammalian cell membranes. Moreover, the new peptides displayed synergistic or additive effects when used together with the antibiotics rifampicin and polymyxin B. These results showed that the new peptides could also prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms. Furthermore, outer/inner membrane permeabilization and cytoplasmic membrane depolarization experiments revealed that the new peptides had strong membrane permeabilization and depolarization. Confocal laser scanning microscopy, flow cytometry analysis and scanning electron microscopy further demonstrated that the new peptides could damage the integrity of the bacterial membrane. Finally, a DNA-binding affinity assay showed that the new peptides could bind to bacterial DNA. In summary, the conjugation of fatty acids at the N-terminus of peptides and dimerization are promising strategies for obtaining potent antimicrobial agents.
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- Chao Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China; School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China; School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China; School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Chen F, Tang Y, Zheng H, Xu Y, Wang J, Wang C. Roles of the Conserved Amino Acid Residues in Reduced Human Defensin 5: Cysteine and Arginine Are Indispensable for Its Antibacterial Action and LPS Neutralization. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1457-1465. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Fang Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive MedicineThird Military Medical University Chongqing 400038 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive MedicineThird Military Medical University Chongqing 400038 China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xinqiao HospitalThird Military Medical University Chongqing 400037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive MedicineThird Military Medical University Chongqing 400038 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive MedicineThird Military Medical University Chongqing 400038 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Institute of Combined Injury of PLA, Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, College of Preventive MedicineThird Military Medical University Chongqing 400038 China
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Isolation and characterisation of the antifungal activity of the cowpea defensin Cp-thionin II. Food Microbiol 2019; 82:504-514. [PMID: 31027812 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2019.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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As a result of the rapidly growing human population, reducing post-harvest crop losses of cereals due to microbial pests has major importance. Plant defensins have the potential to fulfil these demands, being highly specific and efficient antimicrobial agents. Hence, this study aimed to extract and characterise a peptide from cowpea seeds and investigate its antifungal performance. After extraction and partial purification, N-terminal sequencing was used to identify the primary peptide in the extract as cowpea-thionin II. Antifungal activity in vitro was found against Fusarium culmorum (MIC = 50 μg/mL), but Aspergillus niger and Penecillium expansum showed an MIC > 500 μg/mL. The extract was resistant against heat treatment (100 °C, 15 min) but lost its antifungal activity in presence of cations (Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+, respectively). Membrane permeabilization of fungal hyphae was evident at 25 μg/mL, while induction of oxidative stress only had minor contribution to the antifungal performance. The extract did not induce haemolysis at all concentrations tested (up to 200 μg/mL). Finally, it was successfully used to protect stored wheat grains from fungal spoilage (determined via ergosterol content) when applied at 100 μg/mL. In conclusion, the defensin Cp-thionin II showed the potential for future application as food bio-preservative.
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Thery T, Shwaiki LN, O'Callaghan YC, O'Brien NM, Arendt EK. Antifungal activity of a de novo synthetic peptide and derivatives against fungal food contaminants. J Pept Sci 2018; 25:e3137. [PMID: 30488526 DOI: 10.1002/psc.3137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The development of novel solutions to fight microbial food contaminants rests upon two pillars, which are the development of resistant strains and consumers' desire for a reduced consumption of synthetic drugs. Natural antimicrobial peptides possess the qualities to overcome these issues. De novo synthesis of novel antifungal compounds is a major progress that has been facilitated by the identification of parameters involved in the antimicrobial activity. A 14-residue peptide named KK14, with the sequence KKFFRAWWAPRFLK-NH2 , was designed and inhibited conidial germination and fungal growth of food contaminants within the range 6.25 to 50 μg/ml and 6.25 to 100 μg/ml, respectively. The study of three analogues of the peptide highlighted the role of some residues in the structural conformation of the peptide and its antifungal activity. The substitution of a Pro residue with Arg increased the helical content of the peptide not only its antifungal activity but also its cytotoxicity. The insertion of an unnatural bulky residue β-diphenylalanine or a full d-enantiomerization overall increased the antifungal potency. The four peptides showed similar behaviour towards salt increase, heat treatment, and pH decrease. Interestingly, the denantiomer remained the most active at high pH and after proteolytic digestion. The four peptides did not present haemolytic activity up to 200 μg/ml but had different behaviours of cytotoxicity. These differences could be crucial for potential application as pharmaceutical or food preservatives.
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- Thibaut Thery
- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Yeasmin R, Buck M, Weinberg A, Zhang L. Translocation of Human β Defensin Type 3 through a Neutrally Charged Lipid Membrane: A Free Energy Study. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:11883-11894. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b08285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Rabeta Yeasmin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee 38505, United States
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Antifungal activity of synthetic cowpea defensin Cp-thionin II and its application in dough. Food Microbiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Raina M, Bates AM, Fischer CL, Progulske-Fox A, Abbasi T, Vali S, Brogden KA. Human beta defensin 3 alters matrix metalloproteinase production in human dendritic cells exposed to Porphyromonas gingivalis hemagglutinin B. J Periodontol 2018; 89:361-369. [PMID: 29543996 DOI: 10.1002/jper.17-0366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc- or calcium-dependent proteinases involved in normal maintenance of extracellular matrix. When elevated, they contribute to the tissue destruction seen in periodontal disease. Recently, we found that human beta defensin 3 (HBD3), a cationic antimicrobial peptide, alters chemokine and proinflammatory cytokine responses in human myeloid dendritic cells exposed to Porphyromonas gingivalis hemagglutinin B (HagB). In this study, the hypotheses that HagB induces MMP production in dendritic cells and that HBD3 mixed with HagB prior to treatment alters HagB-induced MMP profiles were tested. METHODS Dendritic cells were exposed to 0.2 μM HagB alone and HagB + HBD3 (0.2 or 2.0 μM) mixtures. After 16 hours, concentrations of MMPs in cell culture media were determined with commercial multiplex fluorescent bead-based immunoassays. An integrated cell network was used to identify potential HagB-induced signaling pathways in dendritic cells leading to the production of MMPs. RESULTS 0.2 μM HagB induced MMP1, -2, -7, -9, and -12 responses in dendritic cells. 0.2 μM HBD3 enhanced the HagB-induced MMP7 response (P < 0.05) and 2.0 μM HBD3 attenuated HagB-induced MMP1, -7, and -9 responses (P < 0.05). The MMP12 response was not affected. In the predicted network, MMPs are produced via activation of multiple pathways. Signals converge to activate numerous transcription factors, which transcribe different MMPs. CONCLUSION HagB was an MMP stimulus and HBD3 was found to decrease HagB-induced MMP1, -7, and -9 responses in dendritic cells at 16 hours, an observation that suggests HBD3 can alter microbial antigen-induced production of MMPs.
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- Monica Raina
- Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Center for Molecular Microbiology and Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Optimisation of the antifungal potency of the amidated peptide H-Orn-Orn-Trp-Trp-NH2 against food contaminants. Int J Food Microbiol 2018; 265:40-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dawgul MA, Greber KE, Bartoszewska S, Baranska-Rybak W, Sawicki W, Kamysz W. In Vitro Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Permeation Study on Lysine- and Arginine-Based Lipopeptides with Proven Antimicrobial Activity. Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22122173. [PMID: 29292739 PMCID: PMC6150024 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Owing to their excellent antimicrobial activities with a relatively low cost of production, lipopeptides are being intensively investigated as potential alternatives to popular antimicrobials. However, a critical obstacle for their application is a relatively high toxicity, hence a lot of attention has been paid to designing new molecules with optimal properties. In this study we synthesized the following lipopeptides: C16-KK-NH2, C16-KεK-NH2, C16-KKK-NH2, C16-KRK-NH2, C16-RR-NH2, C16-RRR-NH2, (C10)2-KKKK-NH2 and (C12)2-KKKK-NH2. Their antimicrobial activity against representative strains of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi has been confirmed. The compounds have been evaluated with regard to the safety of their application in dermatology. The cytotoxicity was determined in HaCaT keratinocytes using MTT assay, whereas Strat M membranes placed in Franz diffusion cells were used to assess their ability to skin permeation. The compounds containing one hexadecanoic acid chain turned out to be very toxic towards human keratinocytes, while lipopeptides containing two fatty acid chains (decanoic and dodecanoic) demonstrated much lower cytotoxicity. For the most promising lipopeptide, (C10)2-KKKK-NH2, the measured IC50 on HaCaT keratinocytes was few times higher as compared to MICs obtained for the tested bacteria. Both groups of lipopeptides did not permeate the model membranes and therefore lack of permeation through human skin could be expected. The results of this work encourage further research on the potential application of lipopeptides with two fatty acids as novel antimicrobials.
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- Malgorzata Anna Dawgul
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Hallera 107, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland.
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Antimicrobial Effects of Peptides from Human Beta-Defensin-3 on Planktonic and Biofilm States of Streptococci. Int J Pept Res Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-017-9634-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Koh JJ, Lin S, Beuerman RW, Liu S. Recent advances in synthetic lipopeptides as anti-microbial agents: designs and synthetic approaches. Amino Acids 2017; 49:1653-1677. [PMID: 28823054 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-017-2476-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Infectious diseases impose serious public health burdens and continue to be a global public health crisis. The treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens is challenging because only a few viable therapeutic options are clinically available. The emergence and risk of drug-resistant superbugs and the dearth of new classes of antibiotics have drawn increasing awareness that we may return to the pre-antibiotic era. To date, lipopeptides have been received considerable attention because of the following properties: They exhibit potent antimicrobial activities against a broad spectrum of pathogens, rapid bactericidal activity and have a different antimicrobial action compared with most of the conventional antibiotics used today and very slow development of drug resistance tendency. In general, lipopeptides can be structurally classified into two parts: a hydrophilic peptide moiety and a hydrophobic fatty acyl chain. To date, a significant amount of design and synthesis of lipopeptides have been done to improve the therapeutic potential of lipopeptides. This review will present the current knowledge and the recent research in design and synthesis of new lipopeptides and their derivatives in the last 5 years.
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- Jun-Jie Koh
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.
- SRP Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.
- SRP Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, 169857, Singapore.
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Zhang L. Different dynamics and pathway of disulfide bonds reduction of two human defensins, a molecular dynamics simulation study. Proteins 2017; 85:665-681. [PMID: 28106297 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Human defensins are a class of antimicrobial peptides that are crucial components of the innate immune system. Both human α defensin type 5 (HD5) and human β defensin type 3 (hBD-3) have 6 cysteine residues which form 3 pairs of disulfide bonds in oxidizing condition. Disulfide bond linking is important to the protein structure stabilization, and the disulfide bond linking and breaking order have been shown to influence protein function. In this project, microsecond long molecular dynamics simulations were performed to study the structure and dynamics of HD5 and hBD-3 wildtype and analogs which have all 3 disulfide bonds released in reducing condition. The structure of hBD-3 was found to be more dynamic and flexible than HD5, based on RMSD, RMSF, and radius of gyration calculations. The disulfide bridge breaking order of HD5 and hBD-3 in reducing condition was predicted by two kinds of methods, which gave consistent results. It was found that the disulfide bonds breaking pathways for HD5 and hBD-3 are very different. The breaking of disulfide bonds can influence the dimer interface by making the dimer structure less stable for both kinds of defensin. In order to understand the difference in dynamics and disulfide bond breaking pathway, hydrophilic and hydrophobic accessible surface areas (ASA), buried surface area between cysteine pairs, entropy of cysteine pairs, and internal energy were calculated. Comparing to the wildtype, hBD-3 analog is more hydrophobic, while HD5 is more hydrophilic. For hBD-3, the disulfide breaking is mainly entropy driven, while other factors such as the solvation effects may take the major role in controlling HD5 disulfide breaking pathway. Proteins 2017; 85:665-681. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Liqun Zhang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN, 38505
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Antifungal activity of a synthetic human β-defensin 3 and potential applications in cereal-based products. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2016.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kreling PF, Aida KL, Massunari L, Caiaffa KS, Percinoto C, Bedran TBL, Spolidorio DMP, Abuna GF, Cilli EM, Duque C. Cytotoxicity and the effect of cationic peptide fragments against cariogenic bacteria under planktonic and biofilm conditions. BIOFOULING 2016; 32:995-1006. [PMID: 27538256 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2016.1218850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study evaluated the cytotoxicity and effect of fragments derived from three oral cationic peptides (CP): LL-37, D6-17 and D1-23 against cariogenic bacteria under planktonic and biofilm conditions. For cytotoxicity analysis, two epithelial cell lines were used. The minimum inhibitory concentration and the minimal bactericidal concentration were determined for the CP fragments and the control (chlorhexidine-CHX) against cariogenic bacteria. The fractional inhibitory concentration was obtained for the combinations of CP fragments on Streptococcus mutans. Biofilm assays were conducted with the best antimicrobial CP fragment against S. mutans. The results indicated that D6-17 was not cytotoxic. D1-23, LL-37 and CHX were not cytotoxic in low concentrations. D1-23 presented the best bactericidal activity against S. mutans, S. mitis and S. salivarius. Combinations of CP fragments did not show a synergic effect. D1-23 presented a higher activity against S. mutans biofilm than CHX. It was concluded that D1-23 showed a substantial effect against cariogenic bacteria and low cytotoxicity.
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- Paula Fernanda Kreling
- a Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Araçatuba Dental School , UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araçatuba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Araçatuba Dental School , UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araçatuba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- b Department of Restorative Dentistry (Endodontics) , Araçatuba Dental School, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araçatuba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- b Department of Restorative Dentistry (Endodontics) , Araçatuba Dental School, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araçatuba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Araçatuba Dental School , UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araçatuba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- c Department of Physiology and Pathology , Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araraquara , São Paulo , Brazil
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- c Department of Physiology and Pathology , Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araraquara , São Paulo , Brazil
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- d Department of Dental Materials , Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP - Universidade de Campinas , Piracicaba , São Paulo , Brazil
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- e Department of Biochemistry and Chemical Technology , Institute of Chemistry, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araraquara , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Araçatuba Dental School , UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista , Araçatuba , São Paulo , Brazil
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Ennaas N, Hammami R, Gomaa A, Bédard F, Biron É, Subirade M, Beaulieu L, Fliss I. Collagencin, an antibacterial peptide from fish collagen: Activity, structure and interaction dynamics with membrane. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 473:642-7. [PMID: 27038545 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.03.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, we first report characterization of collagencin, an antimicrobial peptide identified from fish collagen hydrolysate. The peptide completely inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus at 1.88 mM. Although non-toxic up to 470 μM, collagencin was hemolytic at higher concentrations. The secondary structure of collagencin was mainly composed by β-sheet and β-turn as determined by CD measurements and molecular dynamics. The peptide is likely to form β-sheet structure under hydrophobic environments and interacts with both anionic (phosphatidylglycerol) and zwitterionic (phosphoethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine) lipids as shown with CD spectroscopy and molecular dynamics. The peptide formed several hydrogen bonds with both POPG and POPE lipids and remained at membrane-water interface, suggesting that collagencin antibacterial action follows a carpet mechanism. Collagenous fish wastes could be processed by enzymatic hydrolysis and transformed into products of high value having functional or biological properties. Marine collagens are a promising source of antimicrobial peptides with new implications in food safety and human health.
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- Nadia Ennaas
- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada
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- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada.
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- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval and Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, CHU de Québec Research Centre, G1V 4G2 Québec, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval and Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, CHU de Québec Research Centre, G1V 4G2 Québec, QC, Canada
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- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada
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- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Geography, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada.
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- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, G1V 0A6 Québec, QC, Canada.
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Reduction Impairs the Antibacterial Activity but Benefits the LPS Neutralization Ability of Human Enteric Defensin 5. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22875. [PMID: 26960718 PMCID: PMC4785407 DOI: 10.1038/srep22875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Oxidized human defensin 5 (HD5OX), a Paneth cell-secreted antibacterial peptide with three characteristic disulfide bonds, protects the host from invasion by morbigenous microbes in the small intestine. HD5OX can be reduced by thioredoxin (Trx) in vitro, while the biochemical properties of the reduced linear peptide, HD5RED, remain unclear. Here, we first confirm that HD5RED does exist in vivo. Furthermore, we reveal that the recruitment of HD5RED to the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and to the anionic lipid A is lower than that of HD5OX, and HD5RED is less efficient in penetrating bacterial outer and inner membranes and inducing membrane depolarization, which confers an attenuated antibacterial activity to HD5RED. However, due to its higher structural flexibility, the binding of HD5RED to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is markedly stronger than that of HD5OX. Consequently, HD5RED is more effective in suppressing the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α in LPS-stimulated macrophages by blocking the interaction between LPS and LPS-binding protein, thus suggesting that HD5RED might act as a scavenger to neutralize LPS in the gut. This study provides insights into the antibacterial and immunoregulatory effects of HD5RED and expands the known repertoire of the enteric defensins.
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Datta A, Kundu P, Bhunia A. Designing potent antimicrobial peptides by disulphide linked dimerization and N-terminal lipidation to increase antimicrobial activity and membrane perturbation: Structural insights into lipopolysaccharide binding. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 461:335-345. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mathew B, Nagaraj R. Antimicrobial activity of human α-defensin 6 analogs: insights into the physico-chemical reasons behind weak bactericidal activity of HD6 in vitro. J Pept Sci 2015; 21:811-8. [PMID: 26400692 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Human α-defensin 6 (HD6), unlike other mammalian defensins, does not exhibit bactericidal activity, particularly against aerobic bacteria. Monomeric HD6 has a tertiary structure similar to other α-defensins in the crystalline state. However, the physico-chemical reasons behind the lack of antibacterial activity of HD6 are yet to be established unequivocally. In this study, we have investigated the antimicrobial activity of HD6 analogs. A linear analog of HD6, in which the distribution of arginine residues was similar to active α-defensins, shows broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, indicating that atypical distribution of arginine residues contributes to the inactivity of HD6. Peptides spanning the N-terminal cationic segment were active against a wide range of organisms. Antimicrobial potency of these shorter analogs was further enhanced when myristic acid was conjugated at the N-terminus. Cytoplasmic localization of the analogs without fatty acylation was observed to be necessary for bacterial killing, while they exhibited fungicidal activity by permeabilizing Candida albicans membranes. Myristoylated analogs and the linear full-length arginine analog exhibited activity by permeabilizing bacterial and fungal membranes. Our study provides insights into the lack of bactericidal activity of HD6 against aerobic bacteria.
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- Basil Mathew
- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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Leelakanok N, Fischer CL, Bates AM, Guthmiller JM, Johnson GK, Salem AK, Brogden KA, Brogden NK. Cytotoxicity of HBD3 for dendritic cells, normal human epidermal keratinocytes, hTERT keratinocytes, and primary oral gingival epithelial keratinocytes in cell culture conditions. Toxicol Lett 2015; 239:90-6. [PMID: 26367466 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Human β-defensin 3 (HBD3) is a prominent host defense peptide. In our recent work, we observed that HBD3 modulates pro-inflammatory agonist-induced chemokine and cytokine responses in human myeloid dendritic cells (DCs), often at 20.0 μM concentrations. Since HBD3 can be cytotoxic in some circumstances, it is necessary to assess its cytotoxicity for DCs, normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs), human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) keratinocytes, and primary oral gingival epithelial (GE) keratinocytes in different cell culture conditions. Cells, in serum free media with resazurin and in complete media with 10% fetal bovine serum and resazurin, were incubated with 5, 10, 20, and 40 μM HBD3. Cytotoxicity was determined by measuring metabolic conversion of resazurin to resorufin. The lethal dose 50 (LD50, mean μM±Std Err) values were determined from the median fluorescent intensities of test concentrations compared to live and killed cell controls. The LD50 value range of HBD3 was 18.2-35.9 μM in serum-free media for DCs, NHEKs, hTERT keratinocytes, and GE keratinocytes, and >40.0 μM in complete media. Thus, HBD3 was cytotoxic at higher concentrations, which must be considered in future studies of HBD3-modulated chemokine and cytokine responses in vitro.
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- Nattawut Leelakanok
- Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Dows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Dows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- College of Dentistry, The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA.
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- Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Dows Institute for Dental Research, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Koh JJ, Lin H, Caroline V, Chew YS, Pang LM, Aung TT, Li J, Lakshminarayanan R, Tan DTH, Verma C, Tan AL, Beuerman RW, Liu S. N-Lipidated Peptide Dimers: Effective Antibacterial Agents against Gram-Negative Pathogens through Lipopolysaccharide Permeabilization. J Med Chem 2015. [PMID: 26214729 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Treating infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens is challenging, and there is concern regarding the toxicity of the most effective antimicrobials for Gram-negative pathogens. We hypothesized that conjugating a fatty acid moiety onto a peptide dimer could maximize the interaction with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and facilitate the permeabilization of the LPS barrier, thereby improving potency against Gram-negative pathogens. We systematically designed a series of N-lipidated peptide dimers that are active against Gram-negative bacteria, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). The optimized lipid length was 6-10 carbons. At these lipid lengths, the N-lipidated peptide dimers exhibited strong LPS permeabilization. Compound 23 exhibited synergy with select antibiotics in most of the combinations tested. 23 and 32 also displayed rapid bactericidal activity. Importantly, 23 and 32 were nonhemolytic at 10 mg/mL, with no cellular or in vivo toxicity. These characteristics suggest that these compounds can overcome the limitations of current Gram-negative-targeted antimicrobials such as polymyxin B.
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- Jun-Jie Koh
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , 119074, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore.,Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR) , 30 Biopolis Street, 07-01 matrix, 138671, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore.,SRP Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School , 169857, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore , 119074, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Centre , 11 Third Hospital Avenue, 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore.,Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR) , 30 Biopolis Street, 07-01 matrix, 138671, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, 637551, Singapore.,Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore , 14 Science Drive 4, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital , 169608, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore.,SRP Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School , 169857, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia , 20 College Road, Discovery Tower Level 6, 169856, Singapore.,SRP Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School , 169857, Singapore
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Sharma H, Nagaraj R. Human β-defensin 4 with non-native disulfide bridges exhibit antimicrobial activity. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119525. [PMID: 25785690 PMCID: PMC4364940 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Human defensins play multiple roles in innate immunity including direct antimicrobial killing and immunomodulatory activity. They have three disulfide bridges which contribute to the stability of three anti-parallel β-strands. The exact role of disulfide bridges and canonical β-structure in the antimicrobial action is not yet fully understood. In this study, we have explored the antimicrobial activity of human β-defensin 4 (HBD4) analogs that differ in the number and connectivity of disulfide bridges. The cysteine framework was similar to the disulfide bridges present in μ-conotoxins, an unrelated class of peptide toxins. All the analogs possessed enhanced antimicrobial potency as compared to native HBD4. Among the analogs, the single disulfide bridged peptide showed maximum potency. However, there were no marked differences in the secondary structure of the analogs. Subtle variations were observed in the localization and membrane interaction of the analogs with bacteria and Candida albicans, suggesting a role for disulfide bridges in modulating their antimicrobial action. All analogs accumulated in the cytosol where they can bind to anionic molecules such as nucleic acids which would affect several cellular processes leading to cell death. Our study strongly suggests that native disulfide bridges or the canonical β-strands in defensins have not evolved for maximal activity but they play important roles in determining their antimicrobial potency.
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- Himanshu Sharma
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Li T, Guo F, Wang Q, Fang H, Li Z, Wang D, Wang H. N-terminus three residues deletion mutant of human beta-defensin 3 with remarkably enhanced salt-resistance. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117913. [PMID: 25706284 PMCID: PMC4338079 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 01/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this study, we designed and synthesized three N-terminal deletion analogs of human beta-defensin 3 (hBD-3), namely, hBD-3Δ4, hBD-3Δ7, and hBD-3Δ10, to determine the effect of N-terminal residues on the antibacterial activity and salt resistance of these peptides. The antibacterial activities and salt resistance of hBD-3 and its analogs were tested against a broad range of standard and clinically isolated strains. The deletion of nine N-terminal residues significantly reduced the antibacterial activity of hBD-3 against most of tested strains, particularly Klebsiella pneumonia. Compared with hBD-3 and other analogs, the analog with a deletion of three residues, hBD-3Δ4, exhibited significantly higher antimicrobial activity against almost all the tested strains, especially Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium, at high NaCl concentrations. Given its broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and high salt resistance, hBD-3Δ4 could serve as a promising template for new therapeutic antimicrobial agents.
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- Tao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogens and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Fengtai District, Beijing, PR China
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Krishnakumari V, Nagaraj R. N-Terminal fatty acylation of peptides spanning the cationic C-terminal segment of bovine β-defensin-2 results in salt-resistant antibacterial activity. Biophys Chem 2015; 199:25-33. [PMID: 25791057 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Peptides spanning the C-terminal segment of bovine-β-defensin-2 (BNBD-2) rich in cationic amino acids, show antimicrobial activity. However, they exhibit considerably reduced activity at physiological concentration of NaCl. In the present study, we have investigated whether N-terminal acylation (acetylation and palmitoylation) of these peptides would result in improved antimicrobial activity. N-terminal palmitoylation though increased hydrophobicity of the peptides, did not enhance antimicrobial potency. However, antibacterial activity of these peptides was not attenuated by NaCl. Biophysical studies on the palmitoylated peptides have indicated that antibacterial activity in the presence of NaCl arises due to the ability of the peptides to interact with membranes more effectively. These peptides showed hemolytic activity which was attenuated considerably in the presence of serum and lipid vesicles. In defensin related peptides, fatty acylation would be a convenient way to generate analogs that are active in the presence of salt.
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- CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Koh JJ, Lin S, Aung TT, Lim F, Zou H, Bai Y, Li J, Lin H, Pang LM, Koh WL, Salleh SM, Lakshminarayanan R, Zhou L, Qiu S, Pervushin K, Verma C, Tan DTH, Cao D, Liu S, Beuerman RW. Amino acid modified xanthone derivatives: novel, highly promising membrane-active antimicrobials for multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. J Med Chem 2014; 58:739-52. [PMID: 25474410 DOI: 10.1021/jm501285x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Antibiotic resistance is a critical global health care crisis requiring urgent action to develop more effective antibiotics. Utilizing the hydrophobic scaffold of xanthone, we identified three components that mimicked the action of an antimicrobial cationic peptide to produce membrane-targeting antimicrobials. Compounds 5c and 6, which contain a hydrophobic xanthone core, lipophilic chains, and cationic amino acids, displayed very promising antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria, including MRSA and VRE, rapid time-kill, avoidance of antibiotic resistance, and low toxicity. The bacterial membrane selectivity of these molecules was comparable to that of several membrane-targeting antibiotics in clinical trials. 5c and 6 were effective in a mouse model of corneal infection by S. aureus and MRSA. Evidence is presented indicating that 5c and 6 target the negatively charged bacterial membrane via a combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. These results suggest that 5c and 6 have significant promise for combating life-threatening infections.
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- Jun-Jie Koh
- Singapore Eye Research Institute , 11 Third Hospital Avenue, 168751, Singapore
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Li Q, Yu H, Zhao X, Huang X. Insight into the impact of environments on structure of chimera C3 of human β-defensins 2 and 3 from molecular dynamics simulations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2014; 33:1989-2002. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2014.985255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hammami R, Bédard F, Gomaa A, Subirade M, Biron E, Fliss I. Lasso-inspired peptides with distinct antibacterial mechanisms. Amino Acids 2014; 47:417-28. [PMID: 25466905 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1877-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Microcin J25 (MccJ25) is an antibacterial peptide with a peculiar molecular structure consisting of 21 amino acids and a unique lasso topology that makes it highly stable. We synthesized various MccJ25-derived peptides that retained some of the inhibitory activity of the native molecule against Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli. Of the tested peptides, C1, 7-21C and WK_7-21 were the most inhibitory peptides (MIC = 1-250 µM), but all three were less potent than MccJ25. While MccJ25 was not active against Gram-positive bacteria, the three derived peptides were slightly inhibitory to Gram-positive bacteria (MIC ≥ 250 µM). At 5 µM, C1, 7-21C and WK_7-21 reduced E. coli RNA polymerase activity by respectively, 23.4, 37.4 and 65.0 %. The MccJ25 and its derived peptides all appeared to affect the respiratory apparatus of S. enterica. Based on circular dichroism and FTIR spectroscopy, the peptides also interact with bacterial membrane phospholipids. These results suggest the possibility of producing potent MccJ25-derived peptides lacking the lasso structure.
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- Riadh Hammami
- STELA Dairy Research Centre, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada,
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Zou H, Koh JJ, Li J, Qiu S, Aung TT, Lin H, Lakshminarayanan R, Dai X, Tang C, Lim FH, Zhou L, Tan AL, Verma C, Tan DTH, Chan HSO, Saraswathi P, Cao D, Liu S, Beuerman RW. Design and Synthesis of Amphiphilic Xanthone-Based, Membrane-Targeting Antimicrobials with Improved Membrane Selectivity. J Med Chem 2013; 56:2359-73. [DOI: 10.1021/jm301683j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hanxun Zou
- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, State Key Lab of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South
China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong
Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
119074, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Bioinformatics
Institute, Singapore
138671, Singapore
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- Program
for Natural Products
Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and
Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, SRP
Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Program
for Natural Products
Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and
Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Singapore
General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, National
University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, Singapore
General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Bioinformatics
Institute, Singapore
138671, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong
Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
119074, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National
University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, State Key Lab of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South
China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, SRP
Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Singapore
Eye Research Institute,
11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, SRP
Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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Rishi P, Singh AP, Arora S, Garg N, Kaur IP. Revisiting eukaryotic anti-infective biotherapeutics. Crit Rev Microbiol 2013; 40:281-92. [PMID: 23317462 DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2012.749210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Emerging drug resistance has forced the scientific community to revisit the observational data documented in the folklore and come up with novel and effective alternatives. Candidates from eukaryotic origin including herbal products and antimicrobial peptides are finding a strategic place in the therapeutic armamentarium against infectious diseases. These agents have recently gained interest owing to their versatile applications. Present review encompasses the use of these alternative strategies in their native or designer form, alone or in conjunction with antibiotics, as possible remedial measures. Further to this, the limitations or the possible concerns associated with these options are also discussed at length.
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- Praveen Rishi
- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University , Chandigarh, Chandigarh , India and
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Bai Y, Liu S, Li J, Lakshminarayanan R, Sarawathi P, Tang C, Ho D, Verma C, Beuerman RW, Pervushin K. Progressive structuring of a branched antimicrobial peptide on the path to the inner membrane target. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:26606-17. [PMID: 22700968 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.363259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In recent years, interest has grown in the antimicrobial properties of certain natural and non-natural peptides. The strategy of inserting a covalent branch point in a peptide can improve its antimicrobial properties while retaining host biocompatibility. However, little is known regarding possible structural transitions as the peptide moves on the access path to the presumed target, the inner membrane. Establishing the nature of the interactions with the complex bacterial outer and inner membranes is important for effective peptide design. Structure-activity relationships of an amphiphilic, branched antimicrobial peptide (B2088) are examined using environment-sensitive fluorescent probes, electron microscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and high resolution NMR in solution and in condensed states. The peptide is reconstituted in bacterial outer membrane lipopolysaccharide extract as well as in a variety of lipid media mimicking the inner membrane of Gram-negative pathogens. Progressive structure accretion is observed for the peptide in water, LPS, and lipid environments. Despite inducing rapid aggregation of bacteria-derived lipopolysaccharides, the peptide remains highly mobile in the aggregated lattice. At the inner membranes, the peptide undergoes further structural compaction mediated by interactions with negatively charged lipids, probably causing redistribution of membrane lipids, which in turn results in increased membrane permeability and bacterial lysis. These findings suggest that peptides possessing both enhanced mobility in the bacterial outer membrane and spatial structure facilitating its interactions with the membrane-water interface may provide excellent structural motifs to develop new antimicrobials that can overcome antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative pathogens.
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- Yang Bai
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 168751
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Saito A, Ariki S, Sohma H, Nishitani C, Inoue K, Ebata N, Takahashi M, Hasegawa Y, Kuronuma K, Takahashi H, Kuroki Y. Pulmonary surfactant protein A protects lung epithelium from cytotoxicity of human β-defensin 3. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:15034-43. [PMID: 22418431 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.308056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Defensins are important molecules in the innate immune system that eliminate infectious microbes. They also exhibit cytotoxicity against host cells in higher concentrations. The mechanisms by which hosts protect their own cells from cytotoxicity of defensins have been poorly understood. We found that the cytotoxicity of human β-defensin 3 (hBD3) against lung epithelial cells was dose-dependently attenuated by pulmonary surfactant protein A (SP-A), a collectin implicated in host defense and regulation of inflammatory responses in the lung. The direct interaction between SP-A and hBD3 may be an important factor in decreasing this cytotoxicity because preincubation of epithelial cells with SP-A did not affect the cytotoxicity. Consistent with in vitro analysis, intratracheal administration of hBD3 to SP-A(-/-) mice resulted in more severe tissue damage compared with that in WT mice. These data indicate that SP-A protects lung epithelium from tissue injury caused by hBD3. Furthermore, we found that the functional region of SP-A lies within Tyr(161)-Lys(201). Synthetic peptide corresponding to this region, tentatively called SP-A Y161-G200, also inhibited cytotoxicity of hBD3 in a dose-dependent manner. The SP-A Y161-G200 is a candidate as a therapeutic reagent that prevents tissue injury during inflammation.
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- Atsushi Saito
- Department of Biochemistry, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan
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Chen WW, Sing Tay DK, Leong SSJ, Kwak SK. Three-dimensional structure of human β-defensin 28 via homology modelling and molecular dynamics. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.604854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Soudy R, Wang L, Kaur K. Synthetic peptides derived from the sequence of a lasso peptide microcin J25 show antibacterial activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:1794-800. [PMID: 22304849 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microcin J25 (MccJ25) is a plasmid-encoded, ribosomally synthesized antibacterial peptide with a unique lasso structure. The lasso structure, produced with the aid of two processing enzymes, provides exceptional stability to MccJ25. We report the synthesis of six peptides (1-6), derived from the MccJ25 sequence, that are designed to form folded conformation by disulfide bond formation and electrostatic or hydrophobic interactions. Two peptides (1 and 6) display good activity against Salmonella newport, and are the first synthetic derivatives of MccJ25 that are bactericidal. Peptide 1 displays potent activity against several Salmonella strains including two MccJ25 resistant strains. The solution conformation and the stability studies of the active peptides suggest that they do not fold into a lasso conformation and peptide 1 displays antimicrobial activity by inhibition of target cell respiration. Like MccJ25, the synthetic MccJ25 derivatives display minimal toxicity to mammalian cells suggesting that these peptides act specifically on bacterial cells.
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- Rania Soudy
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Li P, Li X, Saravanan R, Li CM, Leong SSJ. Antimicrobial macromolecules: synthesis methods and future applications. RSC Adv 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ra01297a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lasiocepsin, a novel cyclic antimicrobial peptide from the venom of eusocial bee Lasioglossum laticeps (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Amino Acids 2011; 43:751-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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