期刊
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 104, 期 2, 页码 412-420出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.10.027
关键词
-
类别
资金
- National Institutes of Health [GM086801]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience [1050966] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The molecular mechanism and energetics of the translocation of arginine-rich, cell-penetrating peptides through membranes are still under debate. One possible mechanism involves the formation of a water pore in the membrane such that the hydrophilic residues of the peptide are solvated throughout the translocating process. In this work, employing two different order parameters, we calculate the free energies of translocating a cyclic Arg(9) peptide into a lipid bilayer along one path that involves a water-pore formation and another path that does not form a separate pore. The free-energy barrier of translocating the peptide along a pore path is 80 kJ/mol lower than along a pore-free path. This suggests that the peptide translocation is more likely associated with a water-pore formation.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据