1YTR

NMR structure of plantaricin a in dpc micelles, 20 structures


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: lowest energy 

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Literature

Structure and mode of action of the membrane-permeabilizing antimicrobial peptide pheromone plantaricin A

Kristiansen, P.E.Fimland, G.Mantzilas, D.Nissen-Meyer, J.

(2005) J Biol Chem 280: 22945-22950

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M501620200
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1YTR

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The three-dimensional structure in dodecyl phosphocholine micelles of the 26-mer membrane-permeabilizing bacteriocin-like pheromone plantaricin A (PlnA) has been determined by use of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The peptide was unstructured in water but became partly structured upon exposure to micelles. An amphiphilic alpha-helix stretching from residue 12 to 21 (possibly also including residues 22 and 23) was then formed in the C-terminal part of the peptide, whereas the N-terminal part remained largely unstructured. PlnA exerted its membrane-permeabilizing antimicrobial activity through a nonchiral interaction with the target cell membrane because the d-enantiomeric form had the same activity as the natural l-form. This nonchiral interaction involved the amphiphilic alpha-helical region in the C-terminal half of PlnA because a 17-mer fragment that contains the amphiphilic alpha-helical part of the peptide had antimicrobial potency that was similar to that of the l- and d-enantiomeric forms of PlnA. Also the pheromone activity of PlnA depended on this nonchiral interaction because both the l- and d-enantiomeric forms of the 17-mer fragment inhibited the pheromone activity. The pheromone activity also involved, however, a chiral interaction between the N-terminal part of PlnA and its receptor because high concentrations of the l-form (but not the d-form) of a 5-mer fragment derived from the N-terminal part of PlnA had pheromone activity. The results thus reveal a novel mechanism whereby peptide pheromones such as PlnA may function. An initial nonchiral interaction with membrane lipids induces alpha-helical structuring in a segment of the peptide pheromone. The peptide becomes thereby sufficiently structured and properly positioned in the membrane interface, thus enabling it to engage in a chiral interaction with its receptor in or near the membrane water interface. This membrane-interacting mode of action explains why some peptide pheromones/hormones such as PlnA sometimes display antimicrobial activity in addition to their pheromone activity.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway. eugen@kjemi.uio.no


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Bacteriocin plantaricin A26N/AMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P80214 (Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (strain ATCC BAA-793 / NCIMB 8826 / WCFS1))
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: lowest energy 

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2005-05-17
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-30
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2022-03-02
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations
  • Version 1.4: 2024-05-29
    Changes: Data collection