{"title":"Peptide Flexibility and the Hydrophobic Moment are Determinants to Evaluate the Clinical Potential of Magainins.","authors":"Daniel Balleza","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00286-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00286-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using a flexibility prediction algorithm and in silico structural modeling, we have calculated the intrinsic flexibility of several magainin derivatives. In the case of magainin-2 (Mag-2) and magainin H2 (MAG-H2) we have found that MAG-2 is more flexible than its hydrophobic analog, Mag-H2. This affects the degree of bending of both peptides, with a kink around two central residues (R10, R11), whereas, in Mag-H2, W10 stiffens the peptide. Moreover, this increases the hydrophobic moment of Mag-H2, which could explain its propensity to form pores in POPC model membranes, which exhibit near-to-zero spontaneous curvatures. Likewise, the protective effect described in DOPC membranes for this peptide regarding its facilitation in pore formation would be related to the propensity of this lipid to form membranes with negative spontaneous curvature. The flexibility of another magainin analog (MSI-78) is even greater than that of Mag-2. This facilitates the peptide to present a kind of hinge around the central F12 as well as a C-terminal end prone to be disordered. Such characteristics are key to understanding the broad-spectrum antimicrobial actions exhibited by this peptide. These data reinforce the hypothesis on the determinant role of spontaneous membrane curvature, intrinsic peptide flexibility, and specific hydrophobic moment in assessing the bioactivity of membrane-active antimicrobial peptides.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":" ","pages":"317-330"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9337467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hadeel Alobeedallah, Bruce Cornell, Mohammed Ghazal, Hans Coster
{"title":"The Effect of Benzyl Alcohol on the Voltage-Current Characteristics of Tethered Lipid Bilayers.","authors":"Hadeel Alobeedallah, Bruce Cornell, Mohammed Ghazal, Hans Coster","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00291-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00291-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study a lipid bilayer membrane model was used in which the bilayer is tethered to a solid substrate with molecular tethers. Voltage-current (V-I) measurements of the tethered bilayer membranes (tBLM) and tBLM with benzyl alcohol (BZA) incorporated in their structures, were measured using triangular voltage ramps of 0-500 mV. The temperature dependence of the conductance deduced from the V-I measurements are described. An evaluation of the activation energies for electrical conductance showed that BZA decreased the activation/ Born energies for ionic conduction of tethered lipid membranes. It is concluded that BZA increased the average pore radius of the tBLM.</p>","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":" ","pages":"423-431"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41173605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Forces and Flows at Cell Surfaces.","authors":"Aurelia R Honerkamp-Smith","doi":"10.1007/s00232-023-00297-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00232-023-00297-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":" ","pages":"341"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71488202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Uk Kim, Hye Jeong Son, Sang Hoon Kang, Chang Soo Lee
{"title":"Enhancing Adhesion between Polyphenylene Sulfide Fabric and Polytetrafluoroethylene Film for Thermally Stable Air Filtration Membrane","authors":"Jin Uk Kim, Hye Jeong Son, Sang Hoon Kang, Chang Soo Lee","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.201","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87159438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chang-Hun Kim, Youngmin Yoo, In-Chul Kim, Seung-Eun Nam, Jung-Hyun Lee, Youngbin Baek, Young Hoon Cho
{"title":"Improving Physical Fouling Tolerance of PES Filtration Membranes by Using Double-layer Casting Methods","authors":"Chang-Hun Kim, Youngmin Yoo, In-Chul Kim, Seung-Eun Nam, Jung-Hyun Lee, Youngbin Baek, Young Hoon Cho","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78457055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Development Based on 2D Composite Membrane for Pervaporation","authors":"Seungwoo Ha, R. Patel","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.158","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86309927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MXene Based Composite Membrane for Water Purification and Power Generation: A Review","authors":"Seohyun Kim, R. Patel","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.181","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"124 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87788118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hye Jeong Son, Bong Seok Kim, Ji Min Kwon, Yu Bin Kang, Chang Soo Lee
{"title":"Preparation of Dual-functionalized Polymeric Membrane Electrolyte and Ni, Co-based Nanowire/MOF Array on Carbon Cloth for High-performance Supercapacitor","authors":"Hye Jeong Son, Bong Seok Kim, Ji Min Kwon, Yu Bin Kang, Chang Soo Lee","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.211","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75872398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biohydrogen Generation and Purification Technologies for Carbon Net Zero","authors":"Hyo Won Kim","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.168","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88345520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Covalent Organic Framework Based Composite Separation Membrane: A Review","authors":"Jeong Hwan Shim, R. Patel","doi":"10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14579/membrane_journal.2023.33.4.149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50129,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Biology","volume":"172 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77340834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}