Antimicrobial peptide capsids of de novo design

With the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, unconventional approaches to antimicrobial discovery are needed. Here, the authors present a peptide topology that mimics virus architecture and assembles into antimicrobial capsids that disrupt bacterial membranes upon contact.

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Main Authors: Emiliana De Santis, Hasan Alkassem, Baptiste Lamarre, Nilofar Faruqui, Angelo Bella, James E. Noble, Nicola Micale, Santanu Ray, Jonathan R. Burns, Alexander R. Yon, Bart W. Hoogenboom, Maxim G. Ryadnov
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/88371df5dcef4efcb2b2ca3aa1e6c301
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