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Antimicrobial and Cell-Penetrating Peptides: How to Understand Two Distinct Functions Despite Similar Physicochemical Properties
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Abstract
Antimicrobial and cell-penetrating peptides are both classes of membrane-active peptides sharing similar physicochemical properties. Both kinds of peptides have attracted much attention owing to their specific features. AMPs disrupt cell membranes of bacteria and display urgently needed antibiotic substances with alternative modes of action. Since the multidrug resistance of bacterial pathogens is a more and more raising concern, AMPs have gained much interest during the past years. On the other side, CPPs enter eukaryotic cells without substantially affecting the plasma membrane. They can be used as drug delivery platforms and have proven their usefulness in various applications. However, although both groups of peptides are quite similar, their intrinsic activity is often different, and responsible factors are still in discussion. The aim of this chapter is to summarize and shed light on recent findings and concepts dealing with differences and similarities of AMPs and CPPs and to understand these different functions.
Keywords
Antimicrobial peptides Cell-penetrating peptides Plasma membranes Drug delivery Lipid-peptide interactionAbbreviations
- AMP
Antimicrobial peptide
- CD
Circular dichroism
- CPP
Cell-penetrating peptide
- CS
Chondroitin sulfate
- DSC
Differential scanning calorimetry
- EM
Electron microscopy
- EPR
Electron paramagnetic resonance
- FDA
Food and Drug Administration
- FMM
Functional membrane microdomain
- GAG
Glycosaminoglycan
- GPMV
Giant plasma membrane vesicle
- GUV
Giant unilamellar vesicle
- HS
Heparan sulfate
- IR
Infrared
- Ld
Liquid disordered
- Lo
Liquid ordered
- LTA
Lipoteichoic acid
- LUV
Large unilamellar vesicle
- MALDI
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
- MS
Mass spectrometry
- NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
- OBOC
One bead one compound
- PC
Phosphatidylcholine
- PE
Phosphatidylethanolamine
- PG
Phosphatidylglycerol
- PI
Phosphatidylinositol
- PS
Phosphatidylserine
- QSAR
Quantitative structure-activity relation-ship
- ROS
Reactive oxygen species
- STED
Stimulated emission depletion
- SUV
Small unilamellar vesicle
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