Structural highlights
Function[PG1_PIG] Microbicidal activity. Active against E.coli, Listeria monocytogenes and C.albicans, in vitro. Publication Abstract from PubMedBACKGROUND: The protegrins are a family of arginine- and cysteine-rich cationic peptides found in porcine leukocytes that exhibit a broad range of antimicrobial and antiviral activities. They are composed of 16-18 amino-acid residues including four cysteines, which form two disulfide linkages. To begin to understand the mechanism of action of these peptides, we set out to determine the structure of protegrin-1 (PG-1). RESULTS: We used two-dimensional homonuclear nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study the conformation of both natural and synthetic PG-1 under several conditions. A refined three-dimensional structure of synthetic PG-1 is presented. CONCLUSIONS: Both synthetic and natural protegrin-1 form a well-defined structure in solution composed primarily of a two-stranded antiparallel beta sheet, with strands connected by a beta turn. The structure of PG-1 suggests ways in which the peptide may interact with itself or other molecules to form the membrane pores and the large membrane-associated assemblages observed in protegrin-treated, gram-negative bacteria. Solution structure of protegrin-1, a broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide from porcine leukocytes.,Fahrner RL, Dieckmann T, Harwig SS, Lehrer RI, Eisenberg D, Feigon J Chem Biol. 1996 Jul;3(7):543-50. PMID:8807886[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences | ||||||||||||||||||
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