Figure 2.

Self-assembling model and morphology of a typical surfactant-like peptide A6D forming bilayer structures.

Notes: (A) Proposed model describing the formation of bilayer nanotube and three-way junctions. (B) TEM image of nanotubes and nanovesicles formed by A6D, with red arrows indicating hollow opening at the ends. The figure has been reproduced from Vauthey S, Santoso S, Gong H, Watson N, Zhang S. Molecular self-assembly of surfactant-like peptides to form nanotubes and nanovesicles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002;99(8):5355–5360. Copyright (2002) National Academy of Sciences, USA.⁴⁴

Abbreviation: TEM, transmission electron microscopy.