Mammalian histones facilitate antimicrobial synergy by disrupting the bacterial proton gradient and chromosome organization

Histones have a role in antimicrobial defense. Here, the authors show that the histone H2A and the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 exert synergistic effects by enhancing bacterial membrane pores and enabling H2A entry into the bacterial cytoplasm, where it reorganizes DNA and inhibits transcription.

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Autores principales: Tory Doolin, Henry M. Amir, Leora Duong, Rachel Rosenzweig, Lauren A. Urban, Marta Bosch, Albert Pol, Steven P. Gross, Albert Siryaporn
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b32d941bdfe447b68dbe6452c3da533c
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Sumario:Histones have a role in antimicrobial defense. Here, the authors show that the histone H2A and the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 exert synergistic effects by enhancing bacterial membrane pores and enabling H2A entry into the bacterial cytoplasm, where it reorganizes DNA and inhibits transcription.