Abstract
The nanometer-scale discrimination of virus-rupturing peptides is tested using lipid membrane platforms. In combination with single-vesicle analysis of peptide-induced vesicle rupture, a correlation between membrane partitioning and biologically relevant activities is established. Taken together, the findings support that the degree of rupture activity should be balanced by membrane curvature-selectivity for optimal therapeutic properties of antiviral peptides.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2372-2379 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Small |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 27 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Biotechnology
- General Chemistry
- Biomaterials
- General Materials Science
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
Keywords
- antiviral agents
- nanomedicine
- peptides
- structure-property relationships
- vesicles