Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have remarkably different structures as well as biological
activity profiles, whereupon most of these peptides are supposed to kill bacteria via …

The bacterial cytoplasmic membrane is composed of roughly equal proportions of lipids and
proteins. The main lipid components are phospholipids, which vary in acyl chain length …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Many proteins reside at the cell poles in rod-shaped bacteria. Several hypotheses have
drawn a connection between protein localization and the large cell-wall curvature at the …

Cardiolipin (CL) plays a key role in dynamic organization of bacterial and mitochondrial
membranes. CL forms membrane domains in bacterial cells, and these domains appear to …

The eukaryotic cortical actin cytoskeleton creates specific lipid domains, including lipid rafts,
which determine the distribution of many membrane proteins. Here we show that the …

An interesting concept in the organization of cellular membranes is the proposed existence
of lipid rafts. Membranes of eukaryotic cells organize signal transduction proteins into …

Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic, which was discovered in 1987 and entered the
market in 2003. To date, it serves as last resort antibiotic to treat complicated skin infections …

Bacterial cell wall biosynthesis represents the target pathway for penicillin, the first antibiotic
that was clinically applied on a large scale. Penicillin, by means of its beta-lactam ring …

ABSTRACT Human β-defensin 3 (hBD3) is a highly charged (+ 11) cationic host defense
peptide, produced by epithelial cells and neutrophils. hBD3 retains antimicrobial activity …