Abstract
A distinct group of antimicrobial peptides kills bacteria by interfering with internal cellular functions and without concurrent lytic effects on cell membranes. Here we describe some methods to investigate the mechanisms of action of these antimicrobial peptides. They include assays to detect the possible temporal separation between membrane permeabilization and bacterial killing events, to assess the capacity of antimicrobial peptides to cross the bacterial membranes and reside in the cytoplasm, and later to inhibit vital cell functions such as DNA transcription and protein translation.
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Benincasa, M., Runti, G., Mardirossian, M., Gennaro, R., Scocchi, M. (2017). Methods for Elucidating the Mechanism of Action of Proline-Rich and Other Non-lytic Antimicrobial Peptides. In: Hansen, P. (eds) Antimicrobial Peptides. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1548. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6737-7_20
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