Structure of a Synthetic Fragment of the LALF Protein When Bound to Lipopolysaccharide
Peptidic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antagonists are the subject of intensive research. We report an NMR and modeling study of LALF-14 (GCKPTFRRLKWKYKCG), a synthetic cyclized fragment of the limulus anti-LPS factor (LALF) comprising residues 36−47. In a mixture with LPS we observed the transferred NOE...
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Published in | Journal of medicinal chemistry Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 1666 - 1670 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
American Chemical Society
10.03.2005
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Summary: | Peptidic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antagonists are the subject of intensive research. We report an NMR and modeling study of LALF-14 (GCKPTFRRLKWKYKCG), a synthetic cyclized fragment of the limulus anti-LPS factor (LALF) comprising residues 36−47. In a mixture with LPS we observed the transferred NOE effect and derived the LPS-bound structure of LALF-14. Neither the free nor the LPS-bound peptide displays NOEs indicative of a β-sheet-like structure that is adopted by the fragment in the full-size protein. However, docking calculations show that the former structure is not a prerequisite for binding of LALF-14 to LPS. |
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Bibliography: | istex:CEB8F84D0C54D6BCE9ECBE92C5460C79C9542898 ark:/67375/TPS-T3ZG81KB-J ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0022-2623 1520-4804 |
DOI: | 10.1021/jm049217k |