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ArticleMacromolecular bioscience2024

A Versatile Elastin-Like Carrier for Bioactive Antimicrobial Peptide Production and Delivery.

Laura Colomina-Alfaro, Paola Sist, Silvia Marchesan, Ranieri Urbani, Artemis Stamboulis, Antonella Bandiera

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Article in Macromolecular bioscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura Colomina-AlfaroDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri, 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1074-1868
Paola SistDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri, 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-5081
Silvia MarchesanDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri, 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6089-3873
Ranieri UrbaniDepartment of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri, 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7802-3697
Artemis StamboulisSchool of Metallurgy and Materials, Biomaterials Research Group, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8366-590X
Antonella BandieraDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, via L. Giorgieri, 1, Trieste, 34127, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-9291
University of Trieste · ITUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 861138HORIZON EUROPE 101057961
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elastin-like polypeptides are biotechnological protein and peptide carriers that offer a vast scope of applicability. This work aims to build a model for the expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) by genetically engineering the Human Elastin-like Polypeptide platform developed in the lab. The well-characterized AMP indolicidin is selected as an example of an antimicrobial domain for the recombinant fusion at the C-terminus of the carrier. The fusion construct has been designed to allow the release of the antimicrobial domain. The expression product has been purified and its physicochemical and antimicrobial properties has been characterized. Taking advantage of the self-assembling and matrix-forming properties of the recombinant biopolymer, the materials that are obtained have been evaluated for antimicrobial activity toward bacterial-strain models. This approach represents a cost-effective strategy for the production of smart components and materials endowed with antimicrobial capacity triggered by external stimuli.

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Anti-Infective AgentsElastinBacteriaBiopolymersHumansAnti-Infective AgentsBiopolymersElastinantimicrobial peptideshydrogel matrixrecombinant biopolymerssmart materials

Identifiers

PMID37698188
PMCPMC13420748
OpenAlexW4386624302

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