High-Field NMR Studies of Molecular Recognition and Structure-Function Relationships in Antimicrobial Piscidins at the Water-Lipid Bilayer Interface
Piscidins are the first amphipathic, cationic, antimicrobial peptides (ACAPs) to be found in the mast cells of fish, and they are believed to play a crucial role in the fight against many aquatic infections.1 Many ACAPs have been characterized functionally, and some models for their mechanism of action exist, including the barrel-stave model, the wormhole model, the carpet mechanism, and the intracellular activation of fatal pathways.2-9 Much information remains to be learned about the details of their structure, initial interactions with membranes, and the ultimate mechanism for disrupting cellular function. To this end, we employed solid-state NMR (ssNMR) to probe the structure and topology of isotopically labeled piscidins in the membrane-bound state.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 889058
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 128, Issue 16; ISSN 0002-7863
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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