General Information
DRAVP ID DRAVPe01342
Peptide Name hEP-5
Sequence CIRLQAEAFQARLKSWFEPLV
Sequence Length 21
UniProt ID P02649
Source Synthetic construct(derived from human apolipoprotein E)
Activity Information
Target Organism HCV
Assay RT PCR
Activity
Hemolytic Activity No hemolysis information or data found in the reference(s) presented in this entry
Cytotoxicity No cytotoxicity information found in the reference(s) presented
Binding Target Not found
Mechanism hEP peptide blocks the binding of virus to cells, suggesting a role of apoE at the very early stage of HCV entry.
Structure Information
PDB ID None
Predicted Structure Download DRAVPe01342
Linear/Cyclic Linear
N-terminal Modification Free
C-terminal Modification Free
Other Modification None
Stereochemistry L
Physicochemical Information
Formula C116H181N31O29S
Absent amino acids DGHMNTY
Common amino acids AL
Mass 2505.96
Pl 8.22
Basic residues 3
Acidic residues 2
Hydrophobic residues 11
Net charge 1
Boman Index -2477
Hydrophobicity 16.19
Aliphatic Index 102.38
Half Life
Extinction Coefficient cystines 5500
Absorbance 280nm 275
Polar residues 2
Literature Information
Literature 1
Title Human apolipoprotein E peptides inhibit hepatitis C virus entry by blocking virus binding.
Pubmed ID 22334503
Reference Hepatology. 2012 Aug;56(2):484-91.
Author Liu S, McCormick KD, Zhao W, Zhao T, Fan D, Wang T.