Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1938002 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We have applied NMR spectroscopy to determine the high-resolution structure of gaegurin 4, a 37-residue antimicrobial peptide from Rana rugosa, under varying hydrophobic conditions. Even in 100% H2O, gaegurin 4 contains a nascent turn near its C-terminal Rana box. Under a more hydrophobic condition it forms two amphipathic helices, one long encompassing residues 2–23 and the other consisting of residues 25–34, similar to what has been observed in cecropin A. Functional implication of the helix-breaking kink at Gly24 in gaegurin 4 was investigated by preparing several analogs. Based upon the current and previous results, we propose a novel seaanemone-like ion pore-forming model for gaegurin 4.
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Authors
Seung-Wook Chi, Jae-Sung Kim, Do-Hyoung Kim, Si-Hyung Lee, Yong-Ha Park, Kyou-Hoon Han,