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ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2021

Characterising four Sarconesiopsis magellanica (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larval fat body-derived antimicrobial peptides.

Cindy Pérez, Andrea Díaz-Roa, Yuly Bernal, Nelson E Arenas, Dario Eluan Kalume, Luzia Monteiro de Castro Côrtes, Pedro I da Silva Junior, Yahson Varela, Manuel A Patarroyo, Orlando Torres and 1 more

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Article in Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Cindy PérezUniversidad Antonio Nariño, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Bogotá, Colombia.
Andrea Díaz-RoaInstituto Butantan, Laboratório de Toxinología Aplicada, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Yuly BernalUniversidad Antonio Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias, Bogotá, Colombia.
Nelson E ArenasUniversidad Antonio Nariño, Facultad de Ciencias, Bogotá, Colombia.
Dario Eluan KalumeFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas Médicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Luzia Monteiro de Castro CôrtesFundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Doenças Endêmicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Pedro I da Silva JuniorInstituto Butantan, Laboratório de Toxinología Aplicada, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Yahson VarelaFundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Bogotá, Colombia.
Manuel A PatarroyoFundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Molecular Biology and Immunology Department, Bogotá, Colombia.
Orlando TorresUniversidad Antonio Nariño, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Bogotá, Colombia.
Felio J BelloUniversidad de La Salle, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Programa de Medicina Veterinaria, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9913-9365
Universidad Antonio Nariño · COFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRFundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia · COInstituto Butantan · BRUniversidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia · COUniversidad Santo Tomás · COUniversity of La Salle · CO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe inappropriate use of antibiotics has led to the accelerated growth of resistance to antibiotics. The search for new therapeutic strategies (i.e., antimicrobial peptides-AMPs) has thus become a pressing need.

objectiveCharacterising and evaluating Sarconesiopsis magellanica larval fat body-derived AMPs.

methodsFat body extracts were analysed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC); mass spectrometry was used for characterising the primary structure of the AMPs so found. ProtParam (Expasy) was used for analysing the AMPs' physico-chemical properties. Synthetic AMPs' antibacterial activity was evaluated.

findingsFour new AMPs were obtained and called sarconesin III, IV, V and VI. Sarconesin III had an α-helix structure and sarconesins IV, V and VI had linear formations. Oligomer prediction highlighted peptide-peptide interactions, suggesting that sarconesins III, V and VI could form self-aggregations when in contact with the microbial membrane. AMPs synthesised from their native molecules' sequences had potent activity against Gram-positive bacteria and, to a lesser extent, against Gram-negative and drug-resistant bacteria. Sarconesin VI was the most efficient AMP. None of the four synthetic AMPs had a cytotoxic effect. MAIN

conclusionsS. magellanica larval fat body-derived antimicrobial peptides are an important source of AMPs and could be used in different antimicrobial therapies and overcoming bacterial resistance.

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DipteraAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCalliphoridaeFat BodyLarvaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPore Forming Cytotoxic ProteinsAnti-Bacterial AgentsPore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins

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