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dc.contributor.authorSinha, Sheetalen
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Liangzhenen
dc.contributor.authorMu, Yuguangen
dc.contributor.authorNg, Wun Jernen
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjya, Surajiten
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-06T03:09:50Zen
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T16:53:40Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-06T03:09:50Zen
dc.date.available2019-12-06T16:53:40Z-
dc.date.issued2017en
dc.identifier.citationSinha, S., Zheng, L., Mu, Y., Ng, W. J., & Bhattacharjya, S. (2017). Structure and Interactions of A Host Defense Antimicrobial Peptide Thanatin in Lipopolysaccharide Micelles Reveal Mechanism of Bacterial Cell Agglutination. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 17795-.en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/87993-
dc.description.abstractHost defense cationic Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) can kill microorganisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi using various modes of action. The negatively charged bacterial membranes serve as a key target for many AMPs. Bacterial cell death by membrane permeabilization has been well perceived. A number of cationic AMPs kill bacteria by cell agglutination which is a distinctly different mode of action compared to membrane pore formation. However, mechanism of cell agglutinating AMPs is poorly understood. The outer membrane lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the cell-wall peptidoglycans are targeted by AMPs as a key step in agglutination process. Here, we report the first atomic-resolution structure of thanatin, a cell agglutinating AMP, in complex with LPS micelle by solution NMR. The structure of thanatin in complex with LPS, revealed four stranded antiparallel β-sheet in a ‘head-tail’ dimeric topology. By contrast, thanatin in free solution assumed an antiparallel β-hairpin conformation. Dimeric structure of thanatin displayed higher hydrophobicity and cationicity with sites of LPS interactions. MD simulations and biophysical interactions analyses provided mode of LPS recognition and perturbation of LPS micelle structures. Mechanistic insights of bacterial cell agglutination obtained in this study can be utilized to develop antibiotics of alternative mode of action.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMOE (Min. of Education, S’pore)en
dc.description.sponsorshipNMRC (Natl Medical Research Council, S’pore)en
dc.format.extent13 p.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesScientific Reportsen
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dc.subjectThanatinen
dc.subjectBacterial Cell Agglutinationen
dc.titleStructure and Interactions of A Host Defense Antimicrobial Peptide Thanatin in Lipopolysaccharide Micelles Reveal Mechanism of Bacterial Cell Agglutinationen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Biological Sciencesen
dc.contributor.schoolInterdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)en
dc.contributor.researchNanyang Environment and Water Research Instituteen
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-18102-6en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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