Interaction of a Histidine-Rich Antimicrobial Saliva Peptide with Model Cell Membranes : The Role of Histidines

Histatin 5 is a histidine-rich, intrinsically disordered, multifunctional saliva protein known to act as a first line of defense against oral candidiasis caused by Candida albicans. An earlier study showed that, upon interaction with a common model bilayer, a protein cushion spontaneously forms unde...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 39(2023), 22 vom: 06. Juni, Seite 7694-7706
1. Verfasser: Skog, Amanda E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Corucci, Giacomo, Tully, Mark D, Fragneto, Giovanna, Gerelli, Yuri, Skepö, Marie
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Histidine 4QD397987E Antimicrobial Peptides Lipid Bilayers Peptides Anti-Infective Agents