Copper-binding motifs Xxx-His or Xxx-Zzz-His (ATCUN) linked to an antimicrobial peptide: Cu-binding, antimicrobial activity and ROS production
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry(2020)
Abstract
Depending on the coordination, copper ions can have a very high activity in catalyzing the production of reactive oxygen species. Thus interest arose in increasing the activity of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) by equipping them with a Cu-binding unit. Several examples, native and engineered, have been investigated with the motif Xxx-Zzz-His, called Amino Terminal Cu(II)and Ni(II)-binding (ATCUN) motif. Here we investigate a short AMP that was equipped either with Xxx-Zzz-His or Xxx-His. Xxx-His is a shorter motif and yields a more redox active copper complex. The control AMP, Xxx-His-AMP and Xxx-Zzz-His-AMP were investigated toward Cu-binding, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production and antimicrobial activity in E. coli. The data indicate that these Cu binding motifs have very limited impact on antimicrobial activity and low ROS production capability.
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Key words
Copper,Antimicrobial peptide,Reactive oxygen species,N-terminal Cu(II) binding site,Metallopeptide,Redox
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