Binding Events of (S)-N-(3-Oxo-octanoyl)-homoserine Lactone with Agrobacterium tumefaciens Mutant Cells Studied by Saturation Transfer Difference NMR

نویسندگان

  • Luís Fernando Cabeça
  • Armando Mateus Pomini
  • Pedro Luiz R. Cruz
  • Anita J. Marsaioli
چکیده

Quorum-sensing é um fenômeno de comunicação amplamente estudado em bactérias, o qual envolve a produção e detecção de substâncias sinalizadoras que dependem do comportamento da colônia e da densidade celular. No presente trabalho, a interação entre a substância sinalizadora (S)-N-(3-oxo-octanoil)-HSL e a membrana celular da A. tumefaciens NTL4(pZLR4) foi estudada utilizando a espectroscopia de RMN da diferença de transferência de saturação (STD-NMR). O mapa do epitopo da substância foi obtido, mostrando que a cadeia hidrofóbica acila apresentou o mais importante ponto de interação. Os resultados foram interpretados em comparação a um sistema modelo de membrana, os lipossomas. Também foi analisado o uso da b-ciclodextrina como carreador da acil-HSL.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011