Photobuforin II, a fluorescent photoswitchable peptide
Antimicrobial peptide buforin II translocates across the cell membrane and binds to DNA. Its sequence is identical to a portion of core histone protein H2A making it a highly charged peptide. Buforin II has a proline residue in the middle of its sequence that creates a helix-hinge-helix motif which...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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Series: | BBA Advances |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667160323000352 |