Antimicrobial peptides: Opportunities and challenges in overcoming resistance
Microbiological Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
286, С. 127822 - 127822
Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024
Antibiotic
resistance
represents
a
global
health
threat,
challenging
the
efficacy
of
traditional
antimicrobial
agents
and
necessitating
innovative
approaches
to
combat
infectious
diseases.
Among
these
alternatives,
peptides
have
emerged
as
promising
candidates
against
resistant
pathogens.
Unlike
antibiotics
with
only
one
target,
can
use
different
mechanisms
destroy
bacteria,
low
toxicity
mammalian
cells
compared
many
conventional
antibiotics.
Antimicrobial
(AMPs)
encouraging
antibacterial
properties
are
currently
employed
in
clinical
treatment
pathogen
infection,
cancer,
wound
healing,
cosmetics,
or
biotechnology.
This
review
summarizes
discusses
drug
resistance,
limitations
challenges
AMPs
peptide
applications
for
combating
drug-resistant
bacterial
infections,
strategies
enhance
their
capabilities.
Язык: Английский
Deep Learning Combined with Quantitative Structure‒Activity Relationship Accelerates De Novo Design of Antifungal Peptides
Advanced Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2025
Novel
antifungal
drugs
that
evade
resistance
are
urgently
needed
for
Candida
infections.
Antifungal
peptides
(AFPs)
potential
candidates
due
to
their
specific
mechanism
of
action,
which
makes
them
less
prone
developing
drug
resistance.
An
AFP
de
novo
design
method,
Deep
Learning-Quantitative
Structure‒Activity
Relationship
Empirical
Screening
(DL-QSARES),
is
developed
by
integrating
deep
learning
and
quantitative
structure‒activity
relationship
empirical
screening.
After
generating
candidate
AFPs
(c_AFPs)
through
the
recombination
dominant
amino
acids
dipeptide
compositions,
natural
language
processing
models
utilized
(QSAR)
approaches
based
on
physicochemical
properties
screen
promising
c_AFPs.
Forty-nine
c_AFPs
screened,
minimum
inhibitory
concentrations
(MICs)
against
C.
albicans
determined
be
3.9-125
µg
mL-1,
four
leading
(AFP-8,
-10,
-11,
-13)
has
MICs
<10
mL-1
tested
pathogenic
fungi,
AFP-13
excellent
therapeutic
efficacy
in
animal
model.
Язык: Английский
PADG‐Pred: Exploring Ensemble Approaches for Identifying Parkinson's Disease Associated Biomarkers Using Genomic Sequences Analysis
IET Systems Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
19(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Parkinson's
disease
(PD),
a
degenerative
disorder
affecting
the
nervous
system,
manifests
as
unbalanced
movements,
stiffness,
tremors,
and
coordination
difficulties.
Its
cause,
believed
to
involve
genetic
environmental
factors,
underscores
critical
need
for
prompt
diagnosis
intervention
enhance
treatment
effectiveness.
Despite
array
of
available
diagnostics,
their
reliability
remains
challenge.
In
this
study,
an
innovative
predictor
PADG‐Pred
is
proposed
identification
associated
biomarkers,
utilising
genomic
profile.
novel
predictor,
PADG‐Pred,
which
not
only
identifies
biomarkers
through
profiling
but
also
uniquely
integrates
multiple
statistical
feature
extraction
techniques
with
ensemble‐based
classification
frameworks,
thereby
providing
more
robust
interpretable
decision‐making
process
than
existing
tools.
The
processed
dataset
was
utilised
moments
it
further
involved
in
extensive
training
model
using
diverse
techniques,
encompassing
Ensemble
methods;
XGBoost,
Random
Forest,
Light
Gradient
Boosting
Machine,
Bagging,
ExtraTrees,
Stacking.
State‐of‐the‐art
validation
procedures
are
applied,
assessing
key
metrics
such
specificity,
accuracy,
sensitivity/recall,
Mathew's
correlation
coefficient.
outcomes
demonstrate
outstanding
performance
PADG‐RF,
showcasing
accuracy
consistently
achieving
∼91%
independent
set,
∼94%
5‐fold,
∼96%
10‐fold
cross‐validation.
Язык: Английский
Discovery of AMPs from Random Peptides via Deep Learning-Based Model and Biological Activity Validation
Jun Du,
Changyan Yang,
Yabo Deng
и другие.
European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
277, С. 116797 - 116797
Опубликована: Авг. 26, 2024
Язык: Английский
Umami-gcForest: Construction of a predictive model for umami peptides based on deep forest
Shuaiqi Ji,
Junrui Wu,
Feiyu An
и другие.
Food Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
464, С. 141826 - 141826
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Integrated computational approaches for advancing antimicrobial peptide development
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
45(11), С. 1046 - 1060
Опубликована: Окт. 25, 2024
Язык: Английский
Understanding Antimicrobial Peptide Synergy: Differential Binding Interactions and Their Impact on Membrane Integrity
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2024
Research
on
antimicrobial
peptides
(AMPs)
has
been
conducted
as
a
solution
to
overcome
antibiotic
resistance.
In
particular,
the
synergistic
effect
that
appears
when
two
or
more
AMPs
are
used
in
combination
observed.
To
find
an
effective
combination,
it
is
necessary
understand
underlying
mechanism.
However,
consistent
explanation
for
this
phenomenon
not
yet
provided
due
limitations
experimentally
determining
predicting
structure
of
heteroaggregates
formed
by
interactions
between
different
and
interaction
aggregate
surface
with
lipid
membrane
surface.
study,
we
molecular
dynamics
simulations
heterogeneous
aggregates
melittin-indolicidin
pexiganan-indolicidin
observe
their
structures
phase
membrane.
We
aimed
determine
how
surfaces
these
interact
Due
amino
acid
residue
sequence
characteristics
melittin
pexiganan,
found
bind
indolicidin,
they
form
completely
structural
characteristics.
Accordingly,
which
exhibits
relatively
unstable
compared
aqueous
membranes,
allow
stable
forming
effectively
inhibiting
integrity
membranes.
also
residues
AMP
show
differential
binding
strengths
species
membrane,
thereby
disrupting
way
weakens
its
integrity.
Through
this,
insight
into
basic
principle
occurs.
Язык: Английский
Progress in the Identification and Design of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides Against Pathogenic Microorganisms
Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2024
Язык: Английский
Multi-Objective Optimization Accelerates the De Novo Design of Antimicrobial Peptide for Staphylococcus aureus
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
25(24), С. 13688 - 13688
Опубликована: Дек. 21, 2024
Humans
have
long
used
antibiotics
to
fight
bacteria,
but
increasing
drug
resistance
has
reduced
their
effectiveness.
Antimicrobial
peptides
(AMPs)
are
a
promising
alternative
with
natural
broad-spectrum
activity
against
bacteria
and
viruses.
However,
instability
hemolysis
limit
medical
use,
making
the
design
improvement
of
AMPs
key
research
focus.
Designing
antimicrobial
multiple
desired
properties
using
machine
learning
is
still
challenging,
especially
limited
data.
This
study
utilized
multi-objective
optimization
method,
non-dominated
sorting
genetic
algorithm
II
(NSGA-II),
enhance
physicochemical
peptide
sequences
identify
those
improved
activity.
Combining
NSGA-II
neural
networks,
approach
efficiently
identified
AMP
candidates
accurately
predicted
antibacterial
method
significantly
advances
by
optimizing
factors
like
hydrophobicity,
index,
aliphatic
index
improve
stability.
It
offers
more
efficient
way
address
limitations
AMPs,
paving
for
development
safer
effective
treatments.
Язык: Английский