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. 2014 Mar 20;5:97. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00097

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Models of lipid membrane permeabilization by AMPs. Initially, the peptide (magenta) is adsorbed at the membrane surface. After an initial recognition of the surface, a conformational change of the peptide occurs. Once a threshold concentration of peptide on the membrane is reached, it is followed by membrane disruption by one of these three mechanisms.