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Mechanism of the binding, insertion and destabilization of phospholipid bilayer membranes by α-helical antimicrobial and cell non-selective membrane-lytic peptides
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes · 1999 · Vol. 1462(1-2) · pp. 55–70
Yechiel Shai✉(Weizmann Institute of Science)
Antimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorImmune Response and InflammationAntimicrobial peptidesMembraneLytic cycleLysisLipid bilayerBiophysicsTransmembrane proteinChemistryCell membranePeptide
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AnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsCell MembraneLipid BilayersMembrane LipidsModels, MolecularPeptidesPermeabilityPhospholipidsProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesAmphibian ProteinsXenopus Proteins
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