[en] Self-assembly of peptides into supramolecular structures represents an active field of research with potential applications ranging from material science to medicine. Their study typically involves the application of a large toolbox of spectroscopic and imaging techniques. However, quite often the structural aspects remain underexposed. Besides, molecular modeling of the self-assembly process is usually difficult to handle since a vast conformational space has to be sampled. Here, we have used an approach that combines short molecular dynamics simulations for peptide dimerization and NMR restraints to build a model of the supramolecular structure from the dimeric units. Experimental NMR data notably provide crucial information about the conformation of the monomeric units, the supramolecular assembly dimensions and the orientation of the individual peptides within the assembly. This in silico/in vitro mixed approach enables us to define accurate atomistic models of supramolecular structures of the bacterial cyclic lipodepsipeptide Pseudodesmin A.
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