1KV4

Solution structure of antibacterial peptide (Moricin)


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Literature

Solution structure of moricin, an antibacterial peptide, isolated from the silkworm Bombyx mori.

Hemmi, H.Ishibashi, J.Hara, S.Yamakawa, M.

(2002) FEBS Lett 518: 33-38

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02637-6
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1KV4

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    A novel antibacterial peptide, moricin, isolated from the silkworm Bombyx mori, consists of 42 amino acids. It is highly basic and the amino acid sequence has no significant similarity to those of other antibacterial peptides. The 20 structures of moricin in methanol have been determined from two-dimensional 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic data. The solution structure reveals an unique structure comprising of a long alpha-helix containing eight turns along nearly the full length of the peptide except for four N-terminal residues and six C-terminal residues. The electrostatic surface map shows that the N-terminal segment of the alpha-helix, residues 5-22, is an amphipathic alpha-helix with a clear separation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic faces, and that the C-terminal segment of the alpha-helix, residues 23-36, is a hydrophobic alpha-helix except for the negatively charged surface at the position of Asp30. The results suggest that the amphipathic N-terminal segment of the alpha-helix is mainly responsible for the increase in permeability of the membrane to kill the bacteria.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    National Food Research Institute, 2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8642, Japan. hemmi@nfri.affrc.go.jp


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
moricin42Bombyx moriMutation(s): 1 
Membrane Entity: Yes 
UniProt
Find proteins for P82818 (Bombyx mori)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P82818
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UniProt GroupP82818
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 200 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: structures with the lowest energy 

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2002-05-22
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-27
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2021-11-10
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations