Combinatorial synthesis and directed evolution applied to the production of alpha-helix forming antimicrobial peptides analogues.

Abstract:

:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of innate immune systems found in different groups of organisms, including microorganisms, plants, insects, amphibians and humans. These peptides exhibit several structural motifs but the most abundant AMPs assume an amphipathic alpha-helical structure. The alpha-helix forming antimicrobial peptides are excellent candidates for protein engineering leading to an optimization of their biological activity and target specificity. Nowadays several approaches are available and this review deals with the use of combinatorial synthesis and directed evolution in order to provide a high-throughput source of antimicrobial peptides analogues with enhanced lytic activity and specificity.

journal_name

Curr Protein Pept Sci

authors

Castro MS,Cilli EM,Fontes W

doi

10.2174/138920306779025648

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-12-01 00:00:00

pages

473-8

issue

6

eissn

1389-2037

issn

1875-5550

journal_volume

7

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