Spontaneous formation of structurally diverse membrane channel architectures from a single antimicrobial peptide

Many antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) selectively target and form pores in microbial membranes. However, the mechanisms of membrane targeting, pore formation and function remain elusive. Here we report an experimentally guided unbiased simulation methodology that yields the mechanism of spontaneous por...

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Main Authors: Wang, Yukun, Chen, Charles H., Hu, Dan, Ulmschneider, Martin B., Ulmschneider, Jakob P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121426/