Balance of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions in the lysis of model membranes by E. coli α-haemolysin

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Ostolaza, H ^a   Bakas L ^a   Goni F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Haemolysin; Bacterial toxins; Electrostatic forces; Hydrophobic forces; Membrane protein insertion; Model membranes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORCE; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; SURFACE CHARGE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; ELECTROSTATICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030804938     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900251     Document Type: Article

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