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. 2009 Dec 11;14(12):5179–5188. doi: 10.3390/molecules14125179

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Mechanisms of cell membrane permeabilisation induced by a peptide. After adhering on the external face of the membrane (top), the peptide could insert in the membrane according to a barrel-stave (left), toroidal (two consecutive center diagrams), or carpet mechanism (right diagrams).