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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2020

(Re)Defining the Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptide Family and the Identification of Putative New Members.

Nicholas G Welch, Wenyi Li, Mohammed Akhter Hossain, Frances Separovic, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, John D Wade

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Article in Frontiers in chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas G WelchThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Wenyi LiCentre for Oral Health Research, Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Mohammed Akhter HossainThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Frances SeparovicSchool of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Neil M O'Brien-SimpsonCentre for Oral Health Research, Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
John D WadeThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As we rapidly approach a post-antibiotic era in which multi-drug resistant bacteria are ever-pervasive, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a promising class of compounds to help address this global issue. AMPs are best-known for their membrane-disruptive mode of action leading to bacteria cell lysis and death. However, many AMPs are also known to be non-lytic and have intracellular modes of action. Proline-rich AMPs (PrAMPs) are one such class, that are generally membrane permeable and inhibit protein synthesis leading to a bactericidal outcome. PrAMPs are highly effective against Gram-negative bacteria and yet show very low toxicity against eukaryotic cells. Here, we review both the PrAMP family and the past and current definitions for this class of peptides. Computational analysis of known AMPs within the DRAMP database (http://dramp.cpu-bioinfor.org/) and assessment of their PrAMP-like properties have led us to develop a revised definition of the PrAMP class. As a result, we subsequently identified a number of unknown and unclassified peptides containing motifs of striking similarity to known PrAMP-based DnaK inhibitors and propose a series of new sequences for experimental evaluation and subsequent addition to the PrAMP family.

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70S ribosomeAMPsantimicrobial peptidesDnaKhost defense peptidesPrAMPproline-rich antimicrobial peptide

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