[HTML][HTML] Host defence peptide plectasin targets bacterial cell wall precursor lipid II by a calcium-sensitive supramolecular mechanism
… fungal antibiotic plectasin is a eukaryotic host defence peptide that blocks bacterial cell wall
… to show oligomerization for different lipid II binders including the αβ-defensin copsin 31 and …
… to show oligomerization for different lipid II binders including the αβ-defensin copsin 31 and …
[HTML][HTML] A fungal defensin inhibiting bacterial cell-wall biosynthesis with non-hemolysis and serum stability
S Qi, B Gao, S Zhu - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
… membrane bacterial targets such as Lipid II, outer membrane … Py4 and Lipid II based on that
of plectasin and Lipid II (Figure 1C,… of plectasin with Lipid II [24] also exists in the Py4-Lipid II …
of plectasin and Lipid II (Figure 1C,… of plectasin with Lipid II [24] also exists in the Py4-Lipid II …
Defensin–lipid interactions in membrane targeting: mechanisms of action and opportunities for the development of antimicrobial and anticancer therapeutics
MJA Hein, M Kvansakul, FT Lay… - Biochemical Society …, 2022 - portlandpress.com
… The bacterial cell wall precursor lipid II is another target of … (B) NaD1 kills fungi by a three-step
mechanism involving cell wall … Once such example is a defensin variant Plectasin, also …
mechanism involving cell wall … Once such example is a defensin variant Plectasin, also …
[HTML][HTML] In Vitro Pharmacodynamics and Bactericidal Mechanism of Fungal Defensin-Derived Peptides NZX and P2 against Streptococcus agalactiae
Y Wu, N Yang, R Mao, Y Hao, D Teng, J Wang - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
… Lipid II is the site of action of many drugs targeting the cell … Plectasin and its derivative
NZ2114 are non-lytic membrane AMP, which could bind to lipid II to block bacterial cell wall …
NZ2114 are non-lytic membrane AMP, which could bind to lipid II to block bacterial cell wall …
Targeting membrane-bound bacterial cell wall precursors: a tried and true antibiotic strategy in nature and the clinic
NP Buijs, EJ Matheson, SA Cochrane… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
… to lipid II, suggesting this cell wall precursor as the target of … determined that plectasin binds
to lipid I and lipid II with a 1 [thin … defensins, lucifensin and gallicin, also bind to lipid II. Shortly …
to lipid I and lipid II with a 1 [thin … defensins, lucifensin and gallicin, also bind to lipid II. Shortly …
A recombinant fungal defensin-like peptide-P2 combats Streptococcus dysgalactiae and biofilms
Q Zhang, N Yang, R Mao, Y Hao, X Ma, D Teng… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
… dysgalactiae cell membrane was first identified in this study. The PI-stained percentages of
S… important targets of P2. Plectasin with a similar sequence to P2 interacts with lipid II at the …
S… important targets of P2. Plectasin with a similar sequence to P2 interacts with lipid II at the …
The second N-terminal aromatic residue of the fungal defensin, blapersin, of Blastomyces percursus is essential for its antibacterial activity
J Wu, C Qu, S Zhang, W Chen, S Wang - Peptides, 2020 - Elsevier
… binding of defensins to lipid II, a bacterial cell wall precursor, and … For plectasin, the
pyrophosphate moiety of lipid II is primarily … Target-induced conformational changes have also …
pyrophosphate moiety of lipid II is primarily … Target-induced conformational changes have also …
[PDF][PDF] Cell wall homeostasis in lactic acid bacteria: threats and defences
B Martínez, A Rodríguez, S Kulakauskas… - FEMS microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… (LAB), its role as the target for bacteriocins, bacteriophages … The CW precursor lipid II plays
key roles in the physiology of … , vancomycin and the fungal defensin plectasin (M ünch and …
key roles in the physiology of … , vancomycin and the fungal defensin plectasin (M ünch and …
A mutagenesis study of the antibiotic plectasin and the implications on its mode of action against MRSA
M Weijde - 2022 - studenttheses.uu.nl
… Plectasin is a cysteine-stabilized αβ defensin and a derivative of … One such target is lipid
II (LII), as it is the major building block for the bacterial cell wall and often referred to as its ‘…
II (LII), as it is the major building block for the bacterial cell wall and often referred to as its ‘…
[HTML][HTML] Plectasin: from evolution to truncation, expression, and better druggability
X Li, Y Hao, N Yang, R Mao, D Teng… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… cell membrane-targeting daptomycin and cell wall-targeting … the druggability of the fungal
defensin plectasin; moreover, Ple… the plectasin-Lipid II interaction, signifying a conserved lipid II-…
defensin plectasin; moreover, Ple… the plectasin-Lipid II interaction, signifying a conserved lipid II-…