Effect of helical kink in antimicrobial peptides on membrane pore formation
A. Türkova, I. Kabelka, T. Kralova, L. Sukenik, S. Pokorna, M. Hof, 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.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2020Biophysics