Organizations of melittin peptides after spontaneous penetration into cell membranes
… In this work, we use multiscale molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the melittin …
We choose six simulations to calculate the energies of LJ and electrostatic interactions. …
We choose six simulations to calculate the energies of LJ and electrostatic interactions. …
Applications and evolution of melittin, the quintessential membrane active peptide
… action of the C-terminal melittin sequence through electrostatic interactions with the five basic
residues of … In solution, melittin molecules are monomeric and have random coil structure …
residues of … In solution, melittin molecules are monomeric and have random coil structure …
Opposite Regulatory Effects of Immobilized Cations on the Folding Vs. Assembly of Melittin
L Yu, Z Deng, W Zhang, S Liu, F Zhang, J Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… on the molecular recognition of melittin, we further compared the interactions of melittin-WT/-…
the potency of melittin to interact and disrupt the eukaryotic cell membrane, including the …
the potency of melittin to interact and disrupt the eukaryotic cell membrane, including the …
Mechanism of Leakage in Phosphatidylserine-Containing Membranes by Melittin
R Wang, MY Shi, BB Ma, J Sheng - Molecular Biology, 2022 - Springer
… numbers of melittin molecules interacted with lipid membranes, melittin caused a strong
disturbance to the membranes’ … of interactions between melittin and PS-containing phospholipid …
disturbance to the membranes’ … of interactions between melittin and PS-containing phospholipid …
Membrane perturbation of fullerene and graphene oxide distinguished by pore-forming peptide melittin
C Zhang, Y Ge, X Lu, Z Chen, J Liu, M Zhang, K Yang… - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
… peptide, as a testing molecule we demonstrated that even the … still mechanically perturb a
cell membrane by adsorption and … in membrane is crucial during the membrane interaction …
cell membrane by adsorption and … in membrane is crucial during the membrane interaction …
Melittin–Phospholipase A2 Synergism Is Mediated by Liquid–Liquid Miscibility Phase Transition in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles
… dimension of the collaborative effects of melittin and PLA 2 . … , stronger interactions
between PLA 2 and membranes were … times, at membrane defects as observed by single-molecule …
between PLA 2 and membranes were … times, at membrane defects as observed by single-molecule …
Design of a hybrid peptide derived from Melittin and CXCL14–C17: a molecular dynamics simulation study
… 30%) and a positive charge (+ 2 to + 9) which lead to amphipathic conformations in interaction
with cell membranes. The AMPs bind to phospholipids' negatively charged head groups …
with cell membranes. The AMPs bind to phospholipids' negatively charged head groups …
[HTML][HTML] Melittin-solid phospholipid mixed films trigger amyloid-like nano-fibril arrangements at air-water interface
AB Alvarez, B Caruso, SB Petersen… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
… of different cooperative lipid-peptide complexes at the interface, the … the interaction of the
cationic and amphipathic melittin … the melittin peptide is inserted into a membrane environment …
cationic and amphipathic melittin … the melittin peptide is inserted into a membrane environment …
Water dynamics around proteins: T-and R-states of hemoglobin and melittin
… orientations that correspond to those found at an ideal hydrophobic surface. Hydrophilic
surfaces interact with interfacial water molecules and lead to configurational distributions that …
surfaces interact with interfacial water molecules and lead to configurational distributions that …
[HTML][HTML] Substituting azobenzene for proline in melittin to create photomelittin: A light-controlled membrane active peptide
CR Ventura, GR Wiedman - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2021 - Elsevier
… One study found that at high concentrations, only melittin molecules … Photomelittin
interaction with membranes … and melittin, we sought to explore any differences in membrane …
interaction with membranes … and melittin, we sought to explore any differences in membrane …