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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications2018

Structural characterization of a novel monotreme-specific protein with antimicrobial activity from the milk of the platypus.

Janet Newman, Julie A Sharp, Ashwantha Kumar Enjapoori, John Bentley, Kevin R Nicholas, Timothy E Adams, Thomas S Peat

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Janet NewmanBiomedical Manufacturing, CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2666-3219
Julie A SharpInstitute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia.
Ashwantha Kumar EnjapooriSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia.
John BentleyBiomedical Manufacturing, CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
Kevin R NicholasInstitute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia.
Timothy E AdamsBiomedical Manufacturing, CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
Thomas S PeatBiomedical Manufacturing, CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6488-0831
CSIRO Manufacturing · AUDeakin University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monotreme lactation protein (MLP) is a recently identified protein with antimicrobial activity. It is present in the milk of monotremes and is unique to this lineage. To characterize MLP and to gain insight into the potential role of this protein in the evolution of lactation, the crystal structure of duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) MLP was determined at 1.82 Å resolution. This is the first structure to be reported for this novel, mammalian antibacterial protein. MLP was expressed as a FLAG epitope-tagged protein in mammalian cells and crystallized readily, with at least three space groups being observed (P1, C2 and P2

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayEnterococcus faecalisEvolution, MolecularFemaleMilkMilk ProteinsModels, MolecularPhylogenyPlatypusProtein ConformationProtein Structure, SecondaryAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesMilk ProteinsRecombinant Proteinsantibacterialmonotreme lactation proteinmonotremesnovel foldsplatypusSAD phasing

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PMID29372906
PMCPMC5947691
OpenAlexW2780816776

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