Journal
JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH
Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 1-9Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2002.01968.x
Keywords
CRAMP; antimicrobial peptide; NMR structure
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CRAMP was identified from a cDNA clone derived from mouse femoral marrow cells as a member of cathelicidin-derived antimicrobial peptides. This peptide shows potent antimicrobial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria but no hemolytic activity against human erythrocytes. CRAMP was known to cause rapid permeabilization of the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. In this study, the structure of CRAMP in TFE/H2O (1 : 1, v/v) solution was determined by CD and NMR spectroscopy. CD spectra showed that CRAMP adopts a mainly a-helical conformation in TFE/H2O solution, DPC micelles, SDS micelles and liposomes, whereas it has a random structure in aqueous solution. The tertiary structure of CRAMP in TFE/H2O (1 : 1, v/v), as determined by NMR spectroscopy, consists of two amphipathic a-helices from Leu(4) to Lys(10) and from Gly(16) to Leu(33). These two helices are connected by a flexible region from Gly(11) to Gly(16). Previous analysis of series of fragments composed of various portion of CRAMP revealed that an 18-residue fragment with the sequence from Gly(16) to Leu33 was found to retain antibacterial activity. Therefore, the amphipathic a-helical region from Glyl 6 to Leu(33) of CRAMP plays important roles in spanning the lipid bilayers as well as its antibiotic activity. Based on this structure, novel antibiotic peptides having strong antibiotic activity, with no hemolytic effect will be developed.
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