Antibacterial activity of pepducins, allosterical modulators of formyl peptide receptor signaling

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 May;58(5):2985-8. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02716-13. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Neutrophils / metabolism
  • Receptors, Formyl Peptide / metabolism*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Receptors, Formyl Peptide
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled