Three-dimensional structure/hydrophobicity of latarcins specifies their mode of membrane activity.
Dubovskii, P.V., Volynsky, P.E., Polyansky, A.A., Karpunin, D.V., Chupin, V.V., Efremov, R.G., Arseniev, A.S.(2008) Biochemistry 47: 3525-3533
- PubMed: 18293934 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi702203w
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2PCO - PubMed Abstract: 
Latarcins, linear peptides from the Lachesana tarabaevi spider venom, exhibit a broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, likely acting on the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. We study their spatial structures and interaction with model membranes by a combination of experimental and theoretical methods to reveal the structure-activity relationship ...