Role of lipids in the interaction of antimicrobial peptides with membranes

V Teixeira, MJ Feio, M Bastos - Progress in lipid research, 2012 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) take part in the immune system by mounting a first line of
defense against pathogens. Recurrent structural and functional aspects are observed …

Overview on the recent study of antimicrobial peptides: origins, functions, relative mechanisms and application

Y Li, Q Xiang, Q Zhang, Y Huang, Z Su - Peptides, 2012 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are produced by several species including insects,
other animals, micro-organisms and synthesis, are a critical component of the natural …

Lipid–Peptide Vesicle Nanoscale Hybrids for Triggered Drug Release by Mild Hyperthermia in Vitro and in Vivo

ZS Al-Ahmady, WT Al-Jamal, JV Bossche, TT Bui… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The present study describes leucine zipper peptide–lipid hybrid nanoscale vesicles
engineered by self-assembled anchoring of the amphiphilic peptide within the lipid bilayer …

Conformational flexibility determines selectivity and antibacterial, antiplasmodial, and anticancer potency of cationic α-helical peptides

LS Vermeer, Y Lan, V Abbate, E Ruh, TT Bui… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
We used a combination of fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), and NMR spectroscopies
in conjunction with size exclusion chromatography to help rationalize the relative …

Update of peptides with antibacterial activity

X Vila-Farres, E Giralt, J Vila - Current medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
For many years a battle has been going on between bacteria and humans, with bacteria
trying to survive against the antibiotics used by humans. Bacteria are found to be dominant …

Insights into buforin II membrane translocation from molecular dynamics simulations

DE Elmore - Peptides, 2012 - Elsevier
Buforin II is a histone-derived antimicrobial peptide that readily translocates across lipid
membranes without causing significant membrane permeabilization. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] Control of pH responsive peptide self-association during endocytosis is required for effective gene transfer

V Iacobucci, F Di Giuseppe, TT Bui, LS Vermeer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cationic amphipathic histidine rich peptides demonstrate differential nucleic acid binding
capabilities at neutral and acidic pH and adopt conformations at acidic pH that enable …

[PDF][PDF] Studying Antimicrobial Peptide Mechanisms: Analysis of Novel HDAPS and Development of High-Throughput Techniques

K Pavia - 2012 - repository.wellesley.edu
2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Peptides 16 2.2. Relationship Between Colony Forming Units
and Optical Density 16 2.3. Radial Diffusion Assay for Peptide Activity 17 2.4. Absorbance …

[PDF][PDF] IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEWLY FOUND ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE (IRAMP) FROM HARD

Č BUDĚJOVICE - theses.cz
The extensive clinical use of antibiotics has resulted into the development of pathogens'
resistance to them at the genetic level. Microbes have developed very successful weapon …

[PDF][PDF] LipidÀPeptide Vesicle Nanoscale Hybrids for Triggered Drug Release by Mild Hyperthermiain Vitroandin Vivo

AJ Mason, K Kostarelos - 2012 - nanomedicinelab.com
The present study describes leucine zipper peptideÀlipid hybrid nanoscale vesicles
engineered by self-assembled anchoring of the amphiphilic peptide within the lipid bilayer …