Abstract
AbstractHere, we demonstrate the self-assembly of the antimicrobial human LL-37 active core (residues 17–29) into a protein fibril of densely packed helices. The surface of the fibril encompasses alternating hydrophobic and positively charged zigzagged belts, which likely underlie interactions with and subsequent disruption of negatively charged lipid bilayers, such as bacterial membranes. LL-3717–29 correspondingly forms wide, ribbon-like, thermostable fibrils in solution, which co-localize with bacterial cells. Structure-guided mutagenesis analyses supports the role of self-assembly in antibacterial activity. LL-3717–29 resembles, in sequence and in the ability to form amphipathic helical fibrils, the bacterial cytotoxic PSMα3 peptide that assembles into cross-α amyloid fibrils. This argues helical, self-assembling, basic building blocks across kingdoms of life and points to potential structural mimicry mechanisms. The findings expose a protein fibril which performs a biological activity, and offer a scaffold for functional and durable biomaterials for a wide range of medical and technological applications.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry
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