Sergii Afonin

Synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted proline analogues as 19F NMR labels for peptides in the polyproline II conformation.

Conformation and membrane orientation of amphiphilic helical peptides by oriented circular dichroism.

Temperature-dependent transmembrane insertion of the amphiphilic peptide PGLa in lipid bilayers observed by solid state 19F NMR spectroscopy.

Using a sterically restrictive amino acid as a 19F NMR label to monitor and to control peptide aggregation in membranes.

Chemical labeling strategy with (R)- and (S)-trifluoromethylalanine for solid state 19F NMR analysis of peptaibols in membranes.

Dynamic transitions of membrane-active peptides.

19F NMR analysis of the antimicrobial peptide PGLa bound to native cell membranes from bacterial protoplasts and human erythrocytes.

Structural role of the conserved cysteines in the dimerization of the viral transmembrane oncoprotein E5.

Special issue on membrane-active peptides.

Solid-state (19)F-NMR of peptides in native membranes.

Alignment of druglike compounds in lipid bilayers analyzed by solid-state (19)F-NMR and molecular dynamics, based on dipolar couplings of adjacent CF3 groups.

Hydrophobic matching controls the tilt and stability of the dimeric platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) β transmembrane segment.

Antimicrobial Peptides can Enhance the Risk of Persistent Infections.

Structure analysis of the membrane-bound PhoD signal peptide of the Tat translocase shows an N-terminal amphiphilic helix.

Incorporation of cis- and trans-4,5-difluoromethanoprolines into polypeptides.

Solid State NMR Structure Analysis of the Antimicrobial Peptide Gramicidin S in Lipid Membranes: Concentration-Dependent Re-alignment and Self-Assembly as a β-Barrel.

Stereochemical effects on the aggregation and biological properties of the fibril-forming peptide [KIGAKI]3 in membranes.

Controlling biological activity with light: diarylethene-containing cyclic peptidomimetics.

(19)F NMR screening of unrelated antimicrobial peptides shows that membrane interactions are largely governed by lipids.

Structure analysis and conformational transitions of the cell penetrating peptide transportan 10 in the membrane-bound state.

Control and role of pH in peptide-lipid interactions in oriented membrane samples.

Action of the multifunctional peptide BP100 on native biomembranes examined by solid-state NMR.

γ-(S)-Trifluoromethyl proline: evaluation as a structural substitute of proline for solid state (19)F-NMR peptide studies.

Fermentation and Cost-Effective 13C/15N Labeling of the Nonribosomal Peptide Gramicidin S for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Structure Analysis.

Direct Photocontrol of Peptidomimetics: An Alternative to Oxygen-Dependent Photodynamic Cancer Therapy.

Does a methionine-to-norleucine substitution in PGLa influence peptide-membrane interactions?

Membrane Thinning and Thickening Induced by Membrane-Active Amphipathic Peptides.

Therapeutic Potential of Gramicidin S in the Treatment of Root Canal Infections.

Design, Synthesis, and Application of an Optimized Monofluorinated Aliphatic Label for Peptide Studies by Solid-State F NMR Spectroscopy.

Delivering Structural Information on the Polar Face of Membrane-Active Peptides: F-NMR Labels with a Cationic Side Chain.

Coding and decoding libraries of sequence-defined functional copolymers synthesized via photoligation.

Orientation and Location of the Cyclotide Kalata B1 in Lipid Bilayers Revealed by Solid-State NMR.

Antimicrobial peptide gramicidin S is accumulated in granules of producer cells for storage of bacterial phosphagens.

Diphytanoyl lipids as model systems for studying membrane-active peptides.

Loosening of Lipid Packing Promotes Oligoarginine Entry into Cells.

Conformational Plasticity of the Cell-Penetrating Peptide SAP As Revealed by Solid-State F-NMR and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopies.

Structural Behavior of the Peptaibol Harzianin HK VI in a DMPC Bilayer: Insights from MD Simulations.

Lactam-Stapled Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Cell Uptake and Membrane Binding Properties.

Flexibility vs rigidity of amphipathic peptide conjugates when interacting with lipid bilayers.

Orthogonal F-Labeling for Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy Reveals the Conformation and Orientation of Short Peptaibols in Membranes.

Efficiently Photocontrollable or Not? Biological Activity of Photoisomerizable Diarylethenes.

Structure-Activity Relationships of Photoswitchable Diarylethene-Based β-Hairpin Peptides as Membranolytic Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents.

Inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and expression of virulence genes by selective epimerization in the peptide Esculentin-1a(1-21)NH.

Supreme activity of gramicidin S against resistant, persistent and biofilm cells of staphylococci and enterococci.

Light-controllable dithienylethene-modified cyclic peptides: photoswitching the in vivo toxicity in zebrafish embryos.

Nanomolar Synthesis in Droplet Microarrays with UV-Triggered On-Chip Cell Screening.

Enhancing the activity of membrane remodeling epsin-peptide by trimerization.

Diarylethene moiety as an enthalpy-entropy switch: photoisomerizable stapled peptides for modulating p53/MDM2 interaction.

Structural and functional characterization of the pore-forming domain of pinholin S68.

TAT-RasGAP kills cells by targeting inner-leaflet-enriched phospholipids.

Behavior of the Antibacterial Peptide Cyclo[RRRWFW], Explored Using a 3-Hydroxychromone-Derived Fluorescent Amino Acid.

Diarylethene-Based Photoswitchable Inhibitors of Serine Proteases.

Probing and Manipulating the Lateral Pressure Profile in Lipid Bilayers Using Membrane-Active Peptides-A Solid-State F NMR Study.

Towards in vivo photomediated delivery of anticancer peptides: Insights from pharmacokinetic and -dynamic data.

Highly Fluorinated Peptide Probes with Enhanced In Vivo Stability for F-MRI.

Length matters: Functional flip of the short TatA transmembrane helix.

Structural Dissection of Epsin-1 N-Terminal Helical Peptide: The Role of Hydrophobic Residues in Modulating Membrane Curvature.