Part:BBa_K4897018
caf
Caf1-AMP is a protein to captures and suppresses P. acne, our identified main pathogen for acne formation. In short, Caf1-AMP, after entering the pores on human faces at a relatively warm temperature, can cool down to repolymerize into a net-like structure which limits the movement of P. acne. The antimicrobial peptides attached to the protein can selectively kill the bacteria by disrupting the cell membrane. This synthetic protein contains two parts: Capsular antigen fragment 1 (Caf1) and Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs). Caf1 is a bacterial protein that possesses three valuable features that benefit our project. First, it is a unique protein that is thermally reformable. At high temperature, long polymers of Caf1 dissociate into subunits; at low temperature, the subunits reforms into polymers without losing their function. This feature allows the protein to enter tiny pores on human faces at warm temperatures and cool down into a net-like structure after minutes. Second, the protein is safe for human cells, as proved by previous research on its ability to encapsulate human dermal fibroblast cells while maintaining the cells’ lives. Third, certain features could be added to Caf1 by attaching protein or peptides to the protein. This feature enables us to adopt AMP on the protein to effectively and selectively kill P. acne. Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) are small peptide molecules that naturally exist for the immune system of animals. In general, it adopts a broad range of mechanisms to defend the host against a variety of pathogens including bacteria. Through research, we found effective AMP that is selectively harmful for P. acne and use it in our synthetic protein. Overall, Caf1-AMP serves an important role in defending the skin from P. acne and preventing the formation of acne vulgaris.
Sequence and Features
- 10COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
- 12COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
- 21COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
- 23COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
- 25COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
- 1000COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]
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