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Liu, Yichang (Liu, Yichang.) [1] | Song, Meiru (Song, Meiru.) [2] | Wu, Juhong (Wu, Juhong.) [3] | Xie, Song (Xie, Song.) [4] | Zhou, Yang (Zhou, Yang.) [5] | Liu, Lin (Liu, Lin.) [6] | Huang, Mingdong (Huang, Mingdong.) [7] (Scholars:黄明东) | Jiang, Lizhi (Jiang, Lizhi.) [8] | Xu, Peng (Xu, Peng.) [9] (Scholars:徐芃) | Li, Jinyu (Li, Jinyu.) [10] (Scholars:李金宇)

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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) exert their biological functions by perturbation with cellular membrane. Conjugation of AMPs with photosensitizer (PS) is a promising strategy for enhancing the efficacy and reducing systemic toxicity of AMPs. However, it is still elusive how the conjugated PS impacts the perturbation of AMPs on cell membrane from molecular level. Here, we addressed this issue by a multiscale computational strategy on pyropheophorbide-a (PPA) conjugated K6L9 (PPA-K6L9), a PS-AMP conjugate developed by us previously. Our atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations revealed that the porphyrin moiety of PPA enhanced the stability of the conjugate in a lipid bilayer membrane model. Moreover, such moiety also maintained the amphipathic structure of K6L9, which is crucial for membrane pore formation. Coarse-grained MD simulations further showed that the conjugates aggregated in membrane environment and formed more stable toroidal pores with respect to K6L9 alone, suggesting the conjugation of PPA may enhance the membrane-disruption activity of K6L9. Consistent with this, our cellular experiments confirmed that PPA-K6L9 was more toxic to 4 T1 tumor cells than K6L9. This study provides insights into the mechanism by which PS-AMP conjugates disrupt cellular membranes and could aid in the design of more potent AMP conjugates.

Keyword:

Antimicrobial peptides Lipid bilayer Multiscale molecular simulation Photosensitizer-peptide conjugate

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  • [ 1 ] [Liu, Yichang]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 2 ] [Song, Meiru]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 3 ] [Wu, Juhong]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 4 ] [Xie, Song]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 5 ] [Zhou, Yang]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 6 ] [Huang, Mingdong]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 7 ] [Li, Jinyu]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Chem, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 8 ] [Liu, Yichang]Nantong Univ, Sch Pharm, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
  • [ 9 ] [Song, Meiru]Henan Acad Sci, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan, Peoples R China
  • [ 10 ] [Liu, Lin]Fujian Agr & Forestry Univ, Coll Life Sci, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 11 ] [Jiang, Lizhi]Fujian Normal Univ, Strait Inst Flexible Elect SIFE, Future Technol, Fuzhou 350117, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 12 ] [Jiang, Lizhi]Strait Lab Flexible Elect SLoFE, Fuzhou 350117, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 13 ] [Xu, Peng]Fuzhou Univ, Coll Biol Sci & Engn, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, Peoples R China
  • [ 14 ] [Li, Jinyu]Fujian Prov Key Lab Theoret & Computat Chem, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

ISSN: 0141-8130

Year: 2023

Volume: 247

7 . 7

JCR@2023

7 . 7 0 0

JCR@2023

ESI Discipline: BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY;

ESI HC Threshold:30

JCR Journal Grade:1

CAS Journal Grade:1

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WoS CC Cited Count: 3

SCOPUS Cited Count: 3

ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All

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30 Days PV: 2

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