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ArticleBiomolecules2025

Designing New Chimeric Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptides to Enhance Efficacy Toward the ESKAPE+E: Beyond Sequence Extension.

Adriana Di Stasi, Luigi de Pascale, Martino Morici, Daniel N Wilson, Marco Scocchi, Mario Mardirossian

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Article in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Adriana Di StasiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Luigi de PascaleDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
Martino MoriciInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7304-5264
Daniel N WilsonInstitute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3816-3828
Marco ScocchiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1247-3641
Mario MardirossianDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5735-2363

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft WI3285/12-1Italian Ministry of University and Research PRIN 2022 Project 2022EKWRHBItalian Ministry of University and Research PRIN2022 Project - 2022XFFTH5Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia Programma Regionale (PR) FSE+ 2021/2027, PPO 2023 - Specific Program 22/23 - n.17895/GRFVG dd.19.04.2023.
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Abstract

Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PrAMPs) primarily exert their antimicrobial effects intracellularly, inhibiting protein synthesis. B7-005, a synthetic 16-amino acid PrAMP, has a broader antimicrobial spectrum compared to native counterparts, despite shorter PrAMPs typically exhibiting reduced activity. This study aimed to enhance B7-005's potency by extending it with 6 or 11 amino acids derived from the C-terminal sequences of cetacean Tur1A and Lip1 PrAMPs, as well as bovine Bac7(1-35). Six chimeric derivatives were evaluated for antimicrobial and bactericidal potency, cytotoxicity, bacterial membrane permeabilization, and in vitro inhibition of protein synthesis. Extending B7-005 with sequences from other PrAMPs increased its activity against most ESKAPE+E pathogens, reducing minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values by 2- to 8-fold, with notable differences among bacterial species, without increasing cytotoxicity toward the A549 cell line. All chimeras retained the ability to inhibit protein synthesis in

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial PeptidesProlineA549 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsEscherichia coliHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial PeptidesProlineantibiotic resistanceantimicrobial peptidedrug designESKAPE+Eproline-rich peptideprotein synthesis

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PMID40563417
PMCPMC12190468

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