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Solution structure of the cyclotide palicourein: Implications for the development of a pharmaceutical framework

  1. Author:
    Barry, D. G.
    Daly, N. L.
    Bokesch, H. R.
    Gustafson, K. R.
    Craik, D. J.

  2. Author Address

    Craik, DJ, Univ Queensland, Inst Mol Biosci, Queensland Biosci Precint, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia Univ Queensland, Inst Mol Biosci, Queensland Biosci Precint, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia. SAIC Frederick Inc, Basic Res Program, Frederick, MD 21702 USA. NCI, Ctr Canc Res, Mol Targets Dev Program, Frederick, MD 21702 USA.
    1. Year: 2004
  2. Journal: Structure
    1. 12
    2. 1
    3. Pages: 85-94
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    The cyclotides are a family of disulfide-rich proteins from plants. They have the characteristic structural features of a circular protein backbone and a knotted arrangement of disulfide bonds. Structural and biochemical studies of the cyclotides suggest that their unique physiological stability can be loaned to bioactive peptide fragments for pharmaceutical and agricultural development. In particular, the cyclotides incorporate a number of solvent-exposed loops that are potentially suitable for epitope grafting applications. Here, we determine the structure of the largest known cyclotide, palicourein, which has an atypical size and composition within one of the surface-exposed loops. The structural data show that an increase in size of a palicourein loop does not perturb the core fold, to which the thermodynamic and chemical stability has been attributed. The cyclotide core fold, thus, can in principle be used as a framework for the development of useful pharmaceutical and agricultural bioactivities

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