Charge delocalisation and the design of novel mastoparan analogues: enhanced cytotoxicity and secretory efficacy of [Lys5, Lys8, Aib10]MP.
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The formation of an amphipathic helix is a major determinant of the biological activity of the tetradecapeptide mastoparan (MP). To address the functional significance of lysyl residues at positions 4, 11 and 12 of MP, we synthesised five novel analogues using sequence permutation and arginine-substitution to delocalise cationic charge. Comparative bioassays determined cytotoxicity, beta-hexoseaminidase secretory efficacy and peptide-activated extracellular receptor-stimulated kinase (ERK)1/2 phosphorylation. The monosubstitution of individual lysine residues with arginine produced differential changes to the indices of cytotoxicity and secretion indicating that these conservative substitutions are compatible with membrane translocation and the selective binding and activation of intracellular proteins. More profound changes to the predicted hydrophilic face of MP, resulting from the relocation or substitution of additional lysyl residues, enhanced both the cytotoxicity and secretory efficacy of novel peptides. Significantly, the more amphipathic peptide [Lys5, Lys8, Aib10]MP was identified to be both the most cytotoxic and the most potent secretagogue of all the peptides compared here. Charge delocalisation within the hydrophilic face of MP analogues was also compatible with peptide-induced activation of ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Our data indicate that charge delocalisation is a suitable strategy to engineer more potent analogues of MP that differentially target intracellular proteins.Citation
Regulatory Peptides, 121(1-3): 121-128Publisher
Elsevier BVPubMed ID
15256282Additional Links
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.regpep.2004.04.015Type
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0167-0115ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.regpep.2004.04.015
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