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ArticleNature communications2024

A Foundation Model Identifies Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Peptides against Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infection.

Tingting Li, Xuanbai Ren, Xiaoli Luo, Zhuole Wang, Zhenlu Li, Xiaoyan Luo, Jun Shen, Yun Li, Dan Yuan, Ruth Nussinov and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Tingting Li *Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Xuanbai Ren *College of Information Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Xiaoli LuoCollege of Information Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0009-0001-7301-4775
Zhuole WangAffiliated Hospital of Hunan University, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Zhenlu LiSchool of Life Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Xiaoyan LuoCollege of Information Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Jun ShenAffiliated Hospital of Hunan University, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Yun LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, The 2nd Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Dan YuanAffiliated Hospital of Hunan University, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2831-0388
Ruth NussinovComputational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research in the Laboratory of Cancer Immunometabolism, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, 21702, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8115-6415
Xiangxiang ZengCollege of Information Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China. xzeng@hnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1081-7658
Junfeng ShiAffiliated Hospital of Hunan University, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hunan University, Changsha, China. Jeff-Shi@hnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7705-8866
Feixiong ChengCleveland Clinic Genome Center, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. chengf@ccf.org.ORCID 0000-0002-1736-2847

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of potent and broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) could help overcome the antimicrobial resistance crisis. We develop a peptide language-based deep generative framework (deepAMP) for identifying potent, broad-spectrum AMPs. Using deepAMP to reduce antimicrobial resistance and enhance the membrane-disrupting abilities of AMPs, we identify, synthesize, and experimentally test 18 T1-AMP (Tier 1) and 11 T2-AMP (Tier 2) candidates in a two-round design and by employing cross-optimization-validation. More than 90% of the designed AMPs show a better inhibition than penetratin in both Gram-positive (i.e., S. aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (i.e., K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa). T2-9 shows the strongest antibacterial activity, comparable to FDA-approved antibiotics. We show that three AMPs (T1-2, T1-5 and T2-10) significantly reduce resistance to S. aureus compared to ciprofloxacin and are effective against skin wound infection in a female wound mouse model infected with P. aeruginosa. In summary, deepAMP expedites discovery of effective, broad-spectrum AMPs against drug-resistant bacteria.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial PeptidesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacterial InfectionsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleGram-Negative BacteriaHumansMicePseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureusWound InfectionAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial Peptides

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PMCPMC11364768

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