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  • Microbiology and Molecular Biology
  • Drug Discovery and Development

Background:

  • Antibiotic resistance is a critical global health challenge requiring novel therapeutic strategies.
  • Bacterial GroEL, an essential chaperonin, is an underexplored target for antibacterial agents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify short peptides that bind to GroEL monomers.
  • To evaluate the potential of these peptides to disrupt bacterial survival mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Phage display screening of a 12-mer peptide library against purified GroEL monomers.
  • Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations to analyze peptide-GroEL interactions.
  • MM/GBSA calculations to assess binding stability and energy.

Main Results:

  • Five candidate peptides (G1-G5) were identified, with G4 and G5 showing the most stable binding.
  • Peptide G4 exhibited strong binding to GroEL (-116.68 kcal/mol).
  • Identified peptides bind near GroEL inter-subunit interfaces, suggesting interference with its function.

Conclusions:

  • Short peptides can stably bind and potentially modulate bacterial GroEL activity.
  • Peptides G4 and G5 are promising scaffolds for developing novel peptide-based antibacterial agents.
  • This study opens a new research avenue for targeting bacterial chaperonin systems.