RT2
RT2 is a tryptophan-rich cationic amphipathic antibacterial peptide, with main targets including lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the bacterial surface and intracellular DNA. RT2 binds to bacterial surface LPS, and interacts with cytoplasmic membrane phospholipids, enabling it to rapidly penetrate the bacterial cell membrane and enter the cell, and then bind to components such as DNA in the cytoplasmic membrane, thereby exerting antibacterial effects. RT2 is promising for research of acute and chronic infections caused by planktonic bacteria.
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- CAS No.: 1539295-33-4
- Formula: C126H165N39O20
- Molecular Weight:2545.91
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Biological Activity
Description
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 1539295-33-4
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Molecular Weight 2545.91
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Formula C126H165N39O20
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Sequence
Asn-Gly-Val-Gln-Pro-Lys-Tyr-Arg-Trp-Trp-Arg-Trp-Trp-Arg-Arg-Trp-Trp-NH2
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Sequence Shortening
NGVQPKYRWWRWWRRWW-NH2
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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Research Protocol for Infectious Diseases
Infectious-disease experiments test how pathogens interact with host barriers, innate immune receptors, inflammatory signaling, pathogen replication, and tissue injury; pattern-recognition receptors such as TLRs, RIG-I-like receptors, NOD-like receptors, and inflammasomes detect microbial molecules and activate NF-κB, interferon, and cytokine responses. The central hypothesis is that infection severity reflects the balance between pathogen burden and host response: protective inflammation restricts pathogen growth, whereas excessive or mislocalized inflammation contributes to tissue damage and disease phenotype. Unresolved questions include which host pathways are protective versus pathogenic, why some infection models fail to translate to human disease, and which combined readouts best predict clinically relevant infection outcomes.
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Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
RT2 Related Classifications
HY-P10970 Related Classifications
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