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Zn(II) binding to pramlintide results in a structural kink, fibril formation and antifungal activity.
In: Scientific Reports, Jg. 12 (2022-11-29), Heft 1, S. 1-8
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The antimicrobial properties of amylin, a 37-amino acid peptide hormone, co-secreted with insulin from the pancreas, are far less known than its antidiabetic function. We provide insight into the bioinorganic chemistry of amylin analogues, showing that the coordination of zinc(II) enhances the antifungal properties of pramlintide, a non-fibrillating therapeutic analogue of amylin. Zinc binds to the N-terminal amino group and His18 imidazole, inducing a kink in the peptide structure, which, in turn, triggers a fibrillization process of the complex, resulting in an amyloid structure most likely responsible for the disruption of the fungal cell. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Zn(II) binding to pramlintide results in a structural kink, fibril formation and antifungal activity.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Dudek, Dorota ; Dzień, Emilia ; Wątły, Joanna ; Matera-Witkiewicz, Agnieszka ; Mikołajczyk, Aleksandra ; Hajda, Agata ; Olesiak-Bańska, Joanna ; Rowińska-Żyrek, Magdalena |
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Zeitschrift: | Scientific Reports, Jg. 12 (2022-11-29), Heft 1, S. 1-8 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-24968-y |
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