Discovery of structural and functional transition sites for membrane-penetrating activity of sheep myeloid antimicrobial peptide-18

Abstract Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptides have an extended and/or unstructured conformation in aqueous solutions but fold into ordered conformations, such as the α-helical structure, when interacting with cellular membranes. These structural transitions can be directly correlated to their antimic...

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Main Authors: Bomi Jung, Hyosuk Yun, Hye Jung Min, Sungtae Yang, Song Yub Shin, Chul Won Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28386-6