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Membrane interactions of latarcins: Antimicrobial peptides from spider venom

Wadhwani, Parvesh 1; Sekaran, Saiguru; Strandberg, Erik 1; Bürck, Jochen 1; Chugh, Archana; Ulrich, Anne S. 1,2
1 Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
2 Institut für Organische Chemie (IOC), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

A group of seven peptides from spider venom with diverse sequences constitute the latarcin family. They have been described as membrane-active antibiotics, but their lipid interactions have not yet been addressed. Using circular dichroism and solid-state 15N-NMR, we systematically characterized and compared the conformation and helix alignment of all seven peptides in their membrane-bound state. These structural results could be correlated with activity assays (antimicrobial, hemolysis, fluorescence vesicle leakage). Functional synergy was not observed amongst any of the latarcins. In the presence of lipids, all peptides fold into amphiphilic α-helices as expected, the helices being either surface-bound or tilted in the bilayer. The most tilted peptide, Ltc2a, possesses a novel kind of amphiphilic profile with a coiled-coil-like hydrophobic strip and is the most aggressive of all. It indiscriminately permeabilizes natural membranes (antimicrobial, hemolysis) as well as artificial lipid bilayers through the segregation of anionic lipids and possibly enhanced motional averaging. Ltc1, Ltc3a, Ltc4a, and Ltc5a are efficient and selective in killing bacteria but without causing significant bilayer disturbance. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000138036
Veröffentlicht am 01.10.2021
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810156
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen (IBG)
Institut für Organische Chemie (IOC)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1661-6596, 1422-0067
KITopen-ID: 1000138036
HGF-Programm 47.14.01 (POF IV, LK 01) Molekular Information Processing in Cellular Systems
Erschienen in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Verlag MDPI
Band 22
Heft 18
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 10156
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