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ArticleScientific reports2017

Lybatides from Lycium barbarum Contain An Unusual Cystine-stapled Helical Peptide Scaffold.

Wei Liang Tan, Ka H Wong, Jian Lei, Naoki Sakai, Hong Wei Tan, Rolf Hilgenfeld, James P Tam

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Wei Liang TanSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Ka H WongSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Jian LeiInstitute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Naoki SakaiInstitute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
Hong Wei TanSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Rolf HilgenfeldInstitute of Biochemistry, Center for Structural and Cell Biology in Medicine, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany.
James P TamSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. jptam@ntu.edu.sg.

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Abstract

Cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs) of 2-6 kDa are generally thermally and proteolytically stable because of their multiple cross-bracing disulfide bonds. Here, we report the discovery and characterization of two novel cystine-stapled CRPs, designated lybatide 1 and 2 (lyba1 and lyba2), from the cortex of Lycium barbarum root. Lybatides, 32 to 33 amino acids in length, are hyperstable and display a novel disulfide connectivity with a cysteine motif of C-C-C-C-CC-CC which contains two pairs of adjacent cysteines (-CC-CC). X-ray structure analysis revealed the presence of a single cystine-stabilized (α + π)-helix in lyba2, a rare feature of CRPs. Together, our results suggest that lybatides, one of the smallest four-disulfide-constrained plant CRPs, is a new family of CRPs. Additionally, this study provides new insights into the molecular diversity of plant cysteine-rich peptides and the unusual lybatide scaffold could be developed as a useful template for peptide engineering and therapeutic development.

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AlkylationAmino AcidsAmino Acid SequenceCysteineDisulfidesLyciumModels, MolecularPeptidesProtein ConformationProtein StabilityTemperatureAmino AcidsCysteineDisulfidesPeptides

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