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2. Effect of C‐terminal and N‐terminal dimerization and alanine scanning on antibacterial activity of the analogs of the peptide p‐BthTX‐I
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Santos‐Filho, Norival Alves, primary, Righetto, Gabriela Marinho, additional, Pereira, Marina Rodrigues, additional, Piccoli, Julia Pinto, additional, Almeida, Larissa Mathias Teizen, additional, Leal, Thainá Cristina, additional, Camargo, Ilana Lopes Baratella Cunha, additional, and Cilli, Eduardo Maffud, additional
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- 2021
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3. Understanding the mechanism of action of peptide (p-BthTX-I)2 derived from C-terminal region of phospholipase A2 (PLA2)-like bothropstoxin-I on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
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Santos-Filho, Norival Alves, primary, de Freitas, Laura Marise, additional, Santos, Claudia Tavares dos, additional, Piccoli, Julia Pinto, additional, Fontana, Carla Raquel, additional, Fusco-Almeida, Ana Marisa, additional, and Cilli, Eduardo Maffud, additional
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- 2021
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4. Chapter 14 - Nanomaterials in Air Pollution Trace Detection
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da Silveira Petruci, João Flávio, Piccoli, Júlia Pinto, Fortes, Paula Regina, and Cardoso, Arnaldo Alves
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- 2019
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5. Effect of C‐terminal and N‐terminal dimerization and alanine scanning on antibacterial activity of the analogs of the peptide p‐BthTX‐I.
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Santos‐Filho, Norival Alves, Righetto, Gabriela Marinho, Pereira, Marina Rodrigues, Piccoli, Julia Pinto, Almeida, Larissa Mathias Teizen, Leal, Thainá Cristina, Camargo, Ilana Lopes Baratella Cunha, and Cilli, Eduardo Maffud
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PEPTIDES ,ANTIMICROBIAL peptides ,ANTIBACTERIAL agents ,DIMERIZATION ,ESSENTIAL amino acids - Abstract
The peptide (p‐BthTX‐I)2 [(KKYRYHLKPFCKK)2] and its analog des‐Lys12,Lys13‐(p‐BthTX‐I)2 [(KKYRYHLKPFC)2] showed activity against bacteria and potential specificity against prokaryotic cells. In this study, we synthesized the peptide des‐Cys11,Lys12,Lys13‐(p‐BthTX‐I)2K [(KKYRYHLKPF)2K] with a Lys instead of a Cys residue in the dimerization step, beginning the SPPS with Fmoc‐Lys(Fmoc)‐OH. This change avoided Cys oxidation, decreasing one step in the original peptide synthesis and obtaining a smaller and more stable peptide. The antimicrobial activity of the peptide des‐Cys11,Lys12,Lys13‐(p‐BthTX‐I)2K was superior to that of the (p‐BthTX‐I)2 peptide against the bacterial strains tested. Additionally, to evaluate the impact of the linker position on peptide dimerization, we synthesized peptide E(p‐BthTX‐I)2 [E(KKYRYHLKPFCKK)2] using Fmoc‐Glu‐OH at the end of the synthesis. This N‐terminal dimeric peptide did not increase the antibacterial activity, indicating that the free N‐terminal is essential for (p‐BthTX‐I)2 activity. Additionally, we observed lower antimicrobial activity by substituting positive and aromatic residues with Ala in the alanine scanning assay, irrespective of the amino acid change, indicating that each amino acid is essential for the mechanism of action of the peptide. Therefore, we demonstrated that the (p‐BthTX‐I)2 analog, which is shorter and synthesized by an easier process leading to a more stable peptide, is the most antibacterial active peptide against multidrug‐resistant bacteria and does not increase hemolysis activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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6. Validation of self-assembled peptides monolayers with redox probe in the development of capacitive immunosensors
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Piccoli, Julia Pinto [UNESP], Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), and Cilli, Eduardo Maffud [UNESP]
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Ferroceno ,Proteína C-Reativa ,Peptídeos ,Imunossensores ,Espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica - Abstract
Submitted by Júlia Pinto Piccoli (juliappiccoli@gmail.com) on 2019-03-15T19:04:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Julia .pdf: 4772103 bytes, checksum: 2f68ba65bf5de17a78571239cdae2647 (MD5) Approved for entry into archive by Ana Carolina Gonçalves Bet null (abet@iq.unesp.br) on 2019-03-19T19:15:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 piccoli_jp_dr_araiq_par.pdf: 2267087 bytes, checksum: 3aca195f80fe75a9d345adb8671dbf7f (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2019-03-19T19:15:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 piccoli_jp_dr_araiq_par.pdf: 2267087 bytes, checksum: 3aca195f80fe75a9d345adb8671dbf7f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2019-02-22 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) A detecção de doenças demanda a busca por dispositivos de baixo custo, com respostas rápidas, sensíveis e seletivas, e que possam ser usados fora de laboratórios especializados (point-of-care). Isso é possível por meio do uso de imunossensores eletroquímicos eficazes no reconhecimento de biomoléculas (biomarcador) de relevância clínica. A eficiência dos imunossensores está associada a formação de monocamadas estáveis e inertes aos demais componentes do sistema. Filmes de peptídeos nanoestruturados contendo uma molécula redox ativa são úteis para o desenvolvimento de imunossensores, por serem estáveis e com propriedades físico-químicas controláveis. Neste trabalho, sequências peptídicas contendo uma molécula de ferroceno foram avaliadas na formação de monocamadas auto-organizadas. A melhor matriz peptídica obtida foi a de sequência Fc-Glu-Ala-Ala-Cys-NH2, com um rendimento global de síntese de 12%. Esse pequeno rendimento é atribuído principalmente a baixa estabilidade do ferroceno ao meio ácido utilizado na síntese. Sequências contendo um resíduo de Ala a mais ou a menos foram também avaliadas, mas com resultados inferiores em relação aos imunossensores obtidos. Sobre esses filmes peptídicos foram depositados anticorpos ou aptâmeros de DNA para a detecção da proteína CRP, que é um biomarcador de processos inflamatórios e doenças cardíacas. A espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica e sua derivada capacitância foram utilizadas como técnicas, obtendo-se imunossensores com limites de detecção melhores que os já descritos na literatura, isto é, de 240 pM utilizando-se o anticorpo, e 7,2 pM para o aptâmero. O melhor resultado obtido para o aptâmero, pode ser explicado pelo seu menor tamanho em relação ao anticorpo, o que permite uma maior alteração eletrônica quando ocorre a ligação da CRP, resultando em uma sensibilidade do sistema quase 8 vezes maior (87,7 %) em relação ao imunossensor constituído pelo anticorpo (11,4 %). Ensaios de PM-IRRAS permitiram relacionar os dados analíticos obtidos com a organização do sistema, sendo que quanto maior a estruturação, melhor a detecção. A aplicação do modelo de Langmuir-Freundlich corroborou com os resultados, demonstrando que a monocamada peptídica de sequência Fc-Glu-Ala-Ala-Cys-NH2 apresentou um processo de formação de SAM homogênea, com índice de heterogeneidade próximo a 1. Os resultados obtidos permitem afirmar que as monocamadas peptídicas auto-organizadas podem ser utilizadas para o desenvolvimento de biossensores com diferentes sistemas antígeno/anticorpo, o que permitiria a montagem de novos sistemas “point-of-care ”. Detection of diseases requires devices that can be inexpensive, with fast, sensitive and selective responses, and can be used outside specialized laboratories (point-of-care). This is possible with electrochemical immunosensors made of nanostructured films, which effective immobilization of biomolecules is obtained to recognize biomolecules (biomarkers) of clinical relevance. Nanostructured peptide films containing an active redox molecule are useful for immunosensors because they are stable and have controllable physicochemical properties. In this work, synthesis of peptides containing redox molecules of ferrocene as self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) were studied. The best peptide matrix comprised the sequence Fc-Glu-Ala-Ala-Cys-NH2, with a global synthesis yield of 12%. This small yield is attributed by the low stability of the ferrocene in acid medium of the synthesis. Sequences containing a plus or minus Ala residue were also evaluated, showing poorest results than the immunosensors obtained. A layer of antibodies and/or aptamers of CRP, an inflammatory processes and cardiac disease biomarker, was deposited on these peptide films, developing an electrochemical immunosensor for the detection and quantification of CRP. Techniques such electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and its capacitance derived were performed, achieving immunosensors with limit of detection better than those already studied, 240 pM using the antibody as bioreceptor, and 7,2 pM, for the aptamer. The enhanced performance using the aptamer demonstrated better efficiency, once its smallest size allows a better change in the electronic system when occurs the CRP bonding, resulting in a sensitivity of the system almost 8 times superior (87.7%) than the immunosensor constituted by the antibody (11.4%). The PM-IRRAS assays in agreement with the data obtained demonstrated that organization of the system is crucial for an improved detection. The application of the Langmuir-Freundlich model also corroborated with the results, demonstrating that the peptide monolayer sequence Fc-Glu-Ala-Ala-Cys-NH2 presented a homogeneous SAM formation process with a heterogeneity index close to 1. The results obtained enable to confirm that peptides monolayers can be used for the development of biosensors with different antigen/antibody systems, which would permit the advance of new point-of-care systems.
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7. Study on the mechanism of antibacterial action of the peptides p-BthTX-I and its disulfide-linked dimer (p-BthTX-I)2
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Santos-Filho, Norival Alves, primary, Marise de Freitas, Laura, additional, Tavares dos Santos, Claudia, additional, Piccoli, Julia Pinto, additional, Fontana, Carla Raquel, additional, Fusco-Almeida, Ana Marisa, additional, and Cilli, Eduardo Maffud, additional
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8. List of Contributors
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Alves, Ana Cecília, Aquino, Yasmine M.L.O., Baruah, Sunandan, Bento, Lucas Raimundo, Bisinoti, Márcia Cristina, Cardeal, Raphael A., Cardoso, Arnaldo Alves, Côa, Francine, Cunha, Marcony Silva, da Silva, Gabriela Helena, da Silveira Petruci, João Flávio, de Faria, Andreia Fonseca, de Medeiros, Aline Maria Zigiotto, de Oliveira Sousa Neto, Vicente, de Sá Bortolozzo, Leandro, Delite, Fabrício de Souza, do Nascimento, Ronaldo Ferreira, dos Santos, João Vitor, Fechine, Pierre Basílio Almeida, Ferreira, Ariane Garcia, Ferreira, Odair Pastor, Fortes, Paula Regina, Fregolente, Lais Gomes, Freire, Paulo de Tarso Cavalcante, Freire, Rafael M., Freire, Tiago Melo, Gonçalves, Suely Patrícia Costa, Hwang, Geelsu, Kalita, Dipjyoti, Maia, Marcella T., Martinez, Diego Stéfani T., Martinez, Diego Stéfani Teodoro, Melo, Camila Almeida, Moreira, Altair Benedito, Mukhopadhyay, Siddhartha S., Muniz, Celio Rodrigues, Neto, Laís Luz Rodrigues, Noronha, Victor T., Oliveira, Naiara C., Paula, Amauri J., Paula, Ricardo J., Petry, Romana, Piccoli, Júlia Pinto, Salgado, Bruno C.B., Saraiva, Gilberto Dantas, Sousa, Francisco A., Souza Filho, Antonio G., Strauss, Mathias, and Valentini, Antoninho
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- 2019
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9. Understanding the mechanism of action of peptide (p-BthTX-I) 2 derived from C-terminal region of phospholipase A2 (PLA 2 )-like bothropstoxin-I on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
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Santos-Filho NA, de Freitas LM, Santos CTD, Piccoli JP, Fontana CR, Fusco-Almeida AM, and Cilli EM
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- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Escherichia coli, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gram-Positive Bacteria, Peptides pharmacology, Staphylococcus aureus, Bothrops, Crotalid Venoms toxicity, Phospholipases A2 metabolism
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Based on the antimicrobial activity of bothropstoxin-I (BthTX-I) and on the premise that a C-terminal peptide of Lys49 myotoxin can reproduce the antimicrobial activity of the parent protein, we aimed to study the mechanism of action of a peptide derived from the C-terminal region of the myotoxin BthTX-I [(p-BthTX-I)
2 , sequence: KKYRYHLKPFCKK, disulfide-linked dimer] against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Fluorescence quenching technique showed that the carboxyfluorescein labeled-peptide [CF-(p-BthTX-I)2 ] when incubated with E. coli displayed a superior penetration activity than when incubated with S. aureus. Cell death induced by the peptide (p-BthTX-I)2 showed a loss of membrane integrity in E. coli and S. aureus; however, the mechanisms of cell death were different, characterized by the presence of necrosis-like and apoptosis-like deaths, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy studies in E. coli and S. aureus showed morphological changes in the cells, with superficial deformities, appearance of wrinkles and bubbles, and formation of vesicles. Our results demonstrate that the mechanism of action of the peptide (p-BthTX-I)2 is different in Gram-negative (E. coli) and Gram-positive (S. aureus) bacteria. Knowledge of the mechanism of action of these peptides is important, since they are promising prototypes for new antimicrobial drugs., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
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