[56] Use of lipid bilayer membranes to detect pore formation by toxins

Author(s):  
Bruce L. Kagan ◽  
Yuri Sokolov
Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 2526-2534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankush Checkervarty ◽  
Marco Werner ◽  
Jens-Uwe Sommer

We study pore formation in models of lipid bilayer membranes interacting with amphiphilic copolymers mimicking anti-microbial peptides using Monte Carlo simulations and we rationalize our results by a simple brush-model for the fluid membrane.


1986 ◽  
Vol 165 (3) ◽  
pp. 978-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Benz ◽  
A Schmid ◽  
T Nakae ◽  
G H Vos-Scheperkeuter

1975 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Marty ◽  
A Finkelstein

Nystatin and amphotericin B induce a cation-selective conductance when added to one side of a lipid bilayer membrane and an anion-selective conductance when added to both sides. The concentrations of antibiotic required for the one-sided action are comparable to those employed on plasma membranes and are considerably larger than those required for the two-sided action. We propose that the two-sided effect results from the formation of aqueous pores formed by the hydrogen bonding in the middle of the bilayer of two "half pores," whereas the one-sided effect results from the half pores alone. We discuss, in terms of the flexibility of bilayer structure and its thickness, how it is possible to have conducting half pores and "complete pores" in the same membrane. The role of sterol (cholesterol and ergosterol) in pore formation is also examined.


2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (25) ◽  
pp. 5095-5102
Author(s):  
William T. McClintic ◽  
Graham J. Taylor ◽  
Michael L. Simpson ◽  
C. Patrick Collier

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