The cytotoxic properties of a plant lipid transfer protein involve membrane permeabilization of target cells

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-189

  Regente, Mariana C ^a   Giudici, A M ^a   Villalain J ^b   De La Canal, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Antimicrobial peptide; Fungi; Lipid transfer protein; Plant defence

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOTOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANES; MICROORGANISMS; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

ANTIFUNGALS; ANTIMICROBIAL; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; FUNGAL SPORES; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PERMEABILIZATION; PERMEABILIZATION; PLANT DEFENCE; PLANT LIPID TRANSFER PROTEINS; TARGET CELLS;

FUNGI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN HA AP10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENCAPSULATION; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; TARGET CELL;

EID: 14644433004     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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