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ArticleEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2009

Interaction of short modified peptides deriving from glycoprotein gp36 of feline immunodeficiency virus with phospholipid membranes.

Gerardino D'Errico, Giuseppe Vitiello, Anna Maria D'Ursi, Derek Marsh

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Article in European biophysics journal : EBJ, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Gerardino D'ErricoDipartimento di Chimica Paolo Corradini, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cinthia, 80126, Naples, Italy. gerardino.derrico@unina.it
Giuseppe Vitiello
Anna Maria D'Ursi
Derek Marsh
Max Planck Society · DEUniversity of Naples Federico II · ITUniversity of Salerno · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A tryptophan-rich octapeptide, C8 (Ac-Trp-Glu-Asp-Trp-Val-Gly-Trp-Ile-NH(2)), modelled on the membrane-proximal external region of the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) gp36 glycoprotein ectodomain, exhibits potent antiviral activity against FIV. A mechanism has been proposed by which the peptide, being positioned on the surface of the cell membrane, inhibits its fusion with the virus. In the present work, peptide-lipid interactions of C8 with dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine liposomes are investigated using electron spin resonance spectroscopy of spin-labelled lipids. Three other peptides, obtained from modifications of C8, have also been investigated, in an attempt to clarify the essential molecular features of the interactions involving the tryptophan residues. The results show that C8 adsorbs strongly on the bilayer surface. Membrane binding requires not only the presence of the Trp residues in the sequence, but also their common orientation on one side of the peptide that is engendered by the WX(2) WX(2) W motif. Membrane interaction correlates closely with peptide antiviral activity, indicating that the membrane is essential in stabilizing the peptide conformation that will be able to inhibit viral infection.

Indexed as

Immunodeficiency Virus, FelineAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAntiviral AgentsCell MembraneCircular DichroismElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyGlycoproteinsLipid BilayersOligopeptidesPhospholipidsProtein BindingSpectrometry, FluorescenceTitrimetryTryptophanViral ProteinsAntiviral AgentsGlycoproteinsLipid BilayersOligopeptidesPhospholipidsTryptophanViral Proteins

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PMID19415263
PMCPMC2728064
OpenAlexW2099567566

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