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ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
Volume 693, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108549
Keywords
Antimicrobial peptides; Lipid membrane; Permeabilization; Bacterial envelope; Zeta potential
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- CONICET [PIP 11220130100383CO]
- ANPCyT-FONCyT [PICT2016-0478,PICT20172349]
- Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero [PI-UNSE 23A/250]
- Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Programa Microbiologia basica y aplicada a Agronomia, Alimentos y Salud)
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In the last years, the decreasing effectiveness of conventional antimicrobial-drugs has caused serious problems due to the rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens. This situation has brought attention to other antimicrobial agents like antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), for being considered an alternative to conventional drugs. These compounds target bacterial membranes for their activity, which gives them a broad spectrum of action and less probable resistance development. That is why the peptide-membrane interaction is a crucial aspect to consider in the study of AMPs. The aim of this work was the characterization of the de novo designed peptide P1, studying its interactions with model membranes (i.e. liposomes of DMPC:DMPG 5:1) in order to evaluate the final position of the peptide upon interacting with the membrane. Also, we tested the effects of the peptide in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Later, by spectroscopic methods, the ability of the peptide to permeabilize the inner and outer membrane of E. coli and plasmatic membrane of S. aureus was assessed. The results obtained confirmed that P1 can disrupt both membranes, showing some difference in its activity as a function of the nature of each bacterial cell wall, confirming higher effects on gram-positive S. aureus. Finally, we also showed the ability of P1 to inhibit biofilms of that gram-positive bacterium. All data obtained in this work allowed us to propose a model, where the first interactions of the peptide with the bacterial envelope, seem to depend on the gram-negative and gram-positive cell wall structure. After that first interaction, the peptide is stabilized by Trp residues depth inserted into the hydrocarbon region, promoting several changes in the organization of the lipid bilayer, following a carpet-like mechanism, which results in permeabilization of the membrane, triggering the antimicrobial activity.
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