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ArticleRSC advances2020

Photo-initiated rupture of azobenzene micelles to enable the spectroscopic analysis of antimicrobial peptide dynamics.

Matthew G Roberson, Julia M Duncan, Keveen J Flieth, Laina M Geary, Matthew J Tucker

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Article in RSC advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew G RobersonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89501, USA. Email: lgeary@unr.edu; Email: mtucker@unr.edu.
Julia M DuncanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89501, USA. Email: lgeary@unr.edu; Email: mtucker@unr.edu.
Keveen J FliethDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89501, USA. Email: lgeary@unr.edu; Email: mtucker@unr.edu.
Laina M GearyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89501, USA. Email: lgeary@unr.edu; Email: mtucker@unr.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7511-4983
Matthew J TuckerDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89501, USA. Email: lgeary@unr.edu; Email: mtucker@unr.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9724-4455
University of Nevada, Reno · US

Funding

Redefining the scope of the Pauson-Khand reaction vis-a-vis the origins of reactivityR15GM120738 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI GEARY, LAINA M · 2016 to 2016
$406k
Developing Infrared 'FRET' Analogs to Capture Molecular Snapshots through Non-equilibrium 2D IR Spectroscopy of Recognition and Self-Assembly in Biologically Relevant SystemsR15GM124597 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI TUCKER, MATTHEW J · 2017 to 2018
$396k
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM120738NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM124597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) show promise for the treatment of bacterial infections, but many have undesired hemolytic activities. The AMP MP1 not only has broad spectrum bactericidal activity, but has been shown to have antitumor activity. The interaction between AMPs and cellular membranes gives rise to a peptide's cell-specificity and activity. However, direct analysis of the biophysical interactions between peptides and membrane is complex, in part due to the nature of membrane environments as well as structural changes in the peptide that occurs upon binding to the membrane. In order to investigate the interplay between cell selectivity, activity, and secondary structural changes involved in antimicrobial peptide activity, we sought to implement photolizable membrane mimics to assess the types of information available from infrared spectroscopic measurements that follow from photoinitiated peptide dynamics. Azo-surfactants (APEG) form micelles containing a photolizable azobenzene core, which upon irradiation can induce membrane deformation resulting in breakdown of micelles. Spectroscopic analysis of membrane deformation may provide insights into the physical behavior associated with unfolding and dissociation of antimicrobial peptides within a membrane environment. Herein, we synthesized and characterized two new azo-surfactants, APEG

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PMID32879729
PMCPMC7449587
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