The Antifungal Plant Defensin HsAFP1 Is a Phosphatidic Acid-Interacting Peptide Inducing Membrane Permeabilization

Cools, T.L.; Vriens, K.; Struyfs, C.; Verbandt, S.; Ramada, M.H.S.; Brand, G.D.; ... ; Thevissen, K. (2017)

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• plant defensins
• yeast
• antifungal mode of action
• lipid membrane target
• peptide internalization
• membrane permeabilization

• All authors: Cools, T.L.; Vriens, K.; Struyfs, C.; Verbandt, S.; Ramada, M.H.S.; Brand, G.D.; Bloch, C.; Koch, B.; Traven, A.; Drijfhout, J.W.; Demuyser, L.; Kuchar-Kova, S.; Dijck, P. van; Spasic, D.; Lammertyn, J.; Cammue, B.P.A.; Thevissen, K.
• Date: 2017-11-21
• Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
• Volume: 8
• DOI: doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.02295