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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Structural and Functional Versatility of the Amyloidogenic Non-Amidated Variant of the Antimicrobial Peptide Citropin 1.3.

Fabio Strati, Mariana Pigozzi Cali, Yehudi Bloch, Siavash Mostafavi, Jim Monistrol, Aleksandr Golubev, Bader Rayan, Emil Gustavsson, Meytal Landau

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors.

Fabio StratiCSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-5453
Mariana Pigozzi CaliCSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5980-2778
Yehudi BlochEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 22607, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7924-3539
Siavash MostafaviEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 22607, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4330-3285
Jim MonistrolCSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4634-818X
Aleksandr GolubevCSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603, Hamburg, Germany.
Bader RayanDepartment of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa, 3200003, Israel.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1408-2214
Emil GustavssonCSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603, Hamburg, Germany.
Meytal LandauCSSB Centre for Structural Systems Biology, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22603, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1743-3430

Funding

Cure Alzheimer's FundForschungskooperation Niedersachsen - Israel, Volkswagenstiftung 76251-4659/2022HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council 101087140HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 945405Israel Science Foundation 2111/20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Citropin 1.3 is an antimicrobial peptide secreted by the amphibian Litoria citropa (Southern bell frog). In this study, the structural and functional properties of its non-amidated form, which self-assembles into distinct fibrillar architectures, are investigated. Using cryogenic electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography, and fluorescence microscopy with model membranes and cells, diverse supramolecular structures, including canonical amyloid fibrils, multilayered nanotubes, and a novel mixed fibril type, are identified. In giant unilamellar vesicles, citropin 1.3 promoted membrane fusion and underwent lipid-induced phase separation. In mammalian cells, it permeabilized membranes, induced cell death, and colocalized with nucleic acids. These findings link antimicrobial activity to amyloid assembly and highlight the peptide's structural plasticity and potential biological functions, offering new insights into amyloid-based antimicrobial mechanisms.

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AmyloidAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial PeptidesAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyCrystallography, X-RayHumansAmyloidAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAntimicrobial Peptidesamyloid fibrilsantimicrobial peptidesself‐aggregationstructure activity relationship

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PMID41016026
PMCPMC12697819

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