BiophysicsbioRxiv
Effect of helical kink in antimicrobial peptides on membrane pore formation
A. Türkova, I. Kabelka, T. Kralova…·R. Vacha
This study shows that a helical kink in antimicrobial peptides stabilizes toroidal pores and disrupts barrel-stave pores, with kink position affecting pore structure and antimicrobial activity.
DOI 10.7554/elife.47946