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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Main Authors: Cristina R. Ventura, Gregory R. Wiedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:BBA Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667160323000352