| Literature DB >> 29773060 |
Ryan W Mull1, Anthony Harrington1, Lucia A Sanchez1, Yftah Tal-Gan1.
Abstract
Cyclic peptide scaffolds are key components of signal transduction pathways in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms since they act as chemical messengers that activate or inhibit specific cognate receptors. In prokaryotic organisms these peptides are utilized in non-essential pathways, such as quorum sensing, that are responsible for virulence and pathogenicity. In the more evolved eukaryotic systems, cyclic peptide hormones play a key role in the regulation of the overall function of multicellular organisms, mainly through the endocrine system. This review will highlight several prokaryote and eukaryote systems that use cyclic peptides as their primary signals and the potential associated with utilizing these scaffolds for the discovery of novel therapeutics for a wide range of diseases and illnesses. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.org.Entities:
Keywords: Cyclic peptides; autoinducers; eukaryotes; hormones; prokaryotes; quorum sensing; signal transduction.
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29773060 PMCID: PMC6050129 DOI: 10.2174/1568026618666180518090705
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Top Med Chem ISSN: 1568-0266 Impact factor: 3.295