Peptide name : Mauriporin

Source/Organism : Fat-tailed scorpion

Linear/Cyclic : Not found

Chirality : Not found

Peptide length: 73

C-terminal modification: Not found

N-terminal modification : Not found

Non-natural peptide information: None

Assay type : MTT assay, Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) Release assay

Assay time : 6h

Activity : IC50 : 27.9 μM - 283.3 μM

Cell line : Hela

Cancer type : Human cervical cancer

Other activity : Not found

Amino acid composition bar chart :

Molecular mass : 8416.9558 Dalton

Aliphatic index : 1.028

Instability index : 48.4342

Hydrophobicity (GRAVY) : -0.256

Isoelectric point : 10.393

Charge (pH 7) : 8.5084

Aromaticity : 0.082

Molar extinction coefficient (cysteine, cystine): (6990, 6990)

Hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio : 1.14705882

hydrophobic moment : 0.0096

Missing amino acid : C,H,Q

Most occurring amino acid : K

Most occurring amino acid frequency : 10

Least occurring amino acid : W

Least occurring amino acid frequency : 1

Secondary structure fraction (Helix, Turn, Sheet): (0.4, 0.2, 0.3)

SMILES Notation: CC[C@H](C)[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@H](CO)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CCSC)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCCN)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CCSC)[C@@H](C)O)C(C)C)[C@@H](C)CC)[C@@H](C)CC)[C@@H](C)O)[C@@H](C)CC)C(C)C)C(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]c2ccccc12)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)NCC(=O)NCC(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)O)C(C)C)[C@@H](C)CC)C(C)C)[C@@H](C)CC

1 : Zhou XR, et al. From a pro-apoptotic peptide to a lytic peptide: One single residue mutation. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016; 1858:1914-25. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.05.012

2 : Almaaytah A and Albalas Q. Scorpion venom peptides with no disulfide bridges: a review. Peptides. 2014; 51:35-45. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.10.021

Paper title : From a pro-apoptotic peptide to a lytic peptide: One single residue mutation.

Doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.05.012

Abstract : Further discovery and design of new anticancer peptides are important for the development of anticancer therapeutics, and study on the detailed acting mechanism and structure-function relationship of peptides is critical for anticancer peptide design and application. In this study, a novel anticancer peptide ZXR-1 (FKIGGFIKKLWRSKLA) derived from a known anticancer peptide mauriporin was developed, and a mutant ZXR-2 (FKIGGFIKKLWRSLLA) with only one residue difference at the 14th position (Lys→Leu) was also engineered. Replacement of the lysine with leucine made ZXR-2 more potent than ZXR-1 in general. Even with only one residue mutation, the two peptides displayed distinct anticancer modes of action. ZXR-1 could translocate into cells, target on the mitochondria and induce cell apoptosis, while ZXR-2 directly targeted on the cell membranes and caused membrane lysis. The variance in their acting mechanisms might be due to the different amphipathicity and positive charge distribution. In addition, the two Ile-Leu pairs (3-10 and 7-14) in ZXR-2 might also play a role in improving its cytotoxicity. Further study on the structure-function relationship of the two peptides may be beneficial for the design of novel anticancer peptides and peptide based therapeutics.

Paper title : Scorpion venom peptides with no disulfide bridges: a review.

Doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2013.10.021

Abstract : Scorpion venoms are rich sources of biologically active peptides that are classified into disulfide-bridged peptides (DBPs) and non-disulfide-bridged peptides (NDBPs). DBPs are the main scorpion venom components responsible for the neurotoxic effects observed during scorpion envenomation as they usually target membrane bound ion channels of excitable and non-excitable cells. Several hundred DBPs have been identified and functionally characterized in the past two decades. The NDBPs represent a novel group of molecules that have gained great interest only recently due to their high diversity both in their primary structures and bioactivities. This review provides an overview of scorpion NDBPs focusing on their therapeutic applications, modes of discovery, mechanisms of NDBPs genetic diversity and structural properties. It also provides a simple classification for NDBPs that could be adopted and applied to other NDBPs identified in future studies.