| Literature DB >> 24590483 |
Malene Winther1, Michael Gabl, Tudor I Oprea, Bodil Jönsson, Francois Boulay, Johan Bylund, Claes Dahlgren, Huamei Forsman.
Abstract
Pepducins containing a fatty acid linked to an amino acid sequence derived from cytosolic parts of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) constitute a new group of lipopeptide tools in GPCR studies. Pepducins corresponding to the third intracellular loop of formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) activate human neutrophils, and we show here that, in addition, these allosteric modulators of receptor activity also kill bacteria. The functional dualism of FPR2 pepducins could potentially be explored as a novel class of antibacterial drugs with immunomodulatory properties.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24590483 PMCID: PMC3993206 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02716-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191