Using display technologies to identify macrocyclic peptide antibiotics

JR Randall, X Wang, KE Groover, AC O'Donnell… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections are now a leading cause of global mortality. While
drug resistance continues to spread, the clinical antibiotic pipeline has become bare. This …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic antibacterial discovery of symbah-1, a macrocyclic β-hairpin peptide antibiotic

JR Randall, G Davidson, RM Fleeman, SA Acosta… - IScience, 2022 - cell.com
The rapid development and spread of antibiotic resistance necessitate the development of
novel strategies for antibiotic discovery. Symbah-1, a synthetic peptide antibiotic, was …

Adapting antibacterial display to identify serum-active macrocyclic peptide antibiotics

JR Randall, KE Groover, AC O'Donnell, JM Garza… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The lack of available treatments for many antimicrobial-resistant infections highlights the
critical need for antibiotic discovery innovation. Peptides are an underappreciated antibiotic …

Designing and identifying β-hairpin peptide macrocycles with antibiotic potential

JR Randall, CD DuPai, TJ Cole, G Davidson… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Peptide macrocycles are a rapidly emerging class of therapeutic, yet the design of their
structure and activity remains challenging. This is especially true for those with β-hairpin …

Dimer-monomer transition defines a novel hyper-thermostable peptidoglycan hydrolase mined from bacterial proteome

L Zhang, F Hu, Z Zhao, X Li, M Zhong, J He, F Yao… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Phage-derived peptidoglycan hydrolases (ie, lysins) are considered a promising alternative
to traditional antibiotics due to their low risks of resistance and unique mechanisms of action …

Designing β-hairpin peptide macrocycles for antibiotic potential

JR Randall, CD DuPai, TJ Cole, G Davidson… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Peptide macrocycles are a rapidly emerging new class of therapeutic, yet the design of their
structure and activity remains challenging. This is especially true for those with β-hairpin …