Correlation between Membrane Partitioning and Functional Activity in a Single Lipid Vesicle Assay Establishes Design Guidelines for Antiviral Peptides

Joshua A. Jackman, Rathi Saravanan, Yibang Zhang, Seyed R. Tabaei, Nam-Joon Cho

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2372-2379
JournalSmall
Volume11
Issue number20
Early online date23 Jan 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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