Gianfranco Menestrina, M. Dalla Sera

• PART 1 PORE-FORMING PROTEINS. Staphylococcal Bicomponent Leucotoxins, Mechanisms of Action, Impact on Cells and Contribution to Virulence. The Formulation of Ion-permeable Channels by RTX-toxins in Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Basis for Their Biological Activity. Properties of the Monomeric and the Pentameric Pseudomonas Cytotoxin. Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Toxin VacA: Channel-forming Properties and Cell Intoxication. Delta-endotoxin Mode of Action. Functional Studies of Helix a-5 Region from Bacillus Thuringiensis Cryl1Ab d-endotoxin. Colicin Channels and Protein Translocation: Parallels with Diphtheria Toxin. Actinoporins, Pore-forming Toxins of Sea Anemones (Actiniaria). PART 2 PORE-FORMING PEPTIDES. Structural and Change Requirements for Antimicrobial Peptide Insertion into Biological and Model Membranes. Pardaxins - Pore-forming Neurotoxins as Pharmaceutical Tools in Dissecting Neurotransmitter Exocytosis and Neurotoxicity. Cecropin-melittin Hybrid Peptides as Versatile Templates in the Development of Membrane-active Antibiotic Agents. The Syringomycins: Lipodepsipeptide Pore Formers from Plant Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae. Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Syringopeptins, Antifungal Peptides from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. The Role of Amyloid Peptide Channels in Amyloid Disease.

Gianfranco Menestrina, M. Dalla Sera

• PART 1 PORE-FORMING PROTEINS. Staphylococcal Bicomponent Leucotoxins, Mechanisms of Action, Impact on Cells and Contribution to Virulence. The Formulation of Ion-permeable Channels by RTX-toxins in Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Basis for Their Biological Activity. Properties of the Monomeric and the Pentameric Pseudomonas Cytotoxin. Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Toxin VacA: Channel-forming Properties and Cell Intoxication. Delta-endotoxin Mode of Action. Functional Studies of Helix a-5 Region from Bacillus Thuringiensis Cryl1Ab d-endotoxin. Colicin Channels and Protein Translocation: Parallels with Diphtheria Toxin. Actinoporins, Pore-forming Toxins of Sea Anemones (Actiniaria). PART 2 PORE-FORMING PEPTIDES. Structural and Change Requirements for Antimicrobial Peptide Insertion into Biological and Model Membranes. Pardaxins - Pore-forming Neurotoxins as Pharmaceutical Tools in Dissecting Neurotransmitter Exocytosis and Neurotoxicity. Cecropin-melittin Hybrid Peptides as Versatile Templates in the Development of Membrane-active Antibiotic Agents. The Syringomycins: Lipodepsipeptide Pore Formers from Plant Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae. Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Syringopeptins, Antifungal Peptides from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. The Role of Amyloid Peptide Channels in Amyloid Disease.

Gianfranco Menestrina, M. Dalla Sera

• PART 1 PORE-FORMING PROTEINS. Staphylococcal Bicomponent Leucotoxins, Mechanisms of Action, Impact on Cells and Contribution to Virulence. The Formulation of Ion-permeable Channels by RTX-toxins in Lipid Bilayer Membranes: Basis for Their Biological Activity. Properties of the Monomeric and the Pentameric Pseudomonas Cytotoxin. Helicobacter pylori Vacuolating Toxin VacA: Channel-forming Properties and Cell Intoxication. Delta-endotoxin Mode of Action. Functional Studies of Helix a-5 Region from Bacillus Thuringiensis Cryl1Ab d-endotoxin. Colicin Channels and Protein Translocation: Parallels with Diphtheria Toxin. Actinoporins, Pore-forming Toxins of Sea Anemones (Actiniaria). PART 2 PORE-FORMING PEPTIDES. Structural and Change Requirements for Antimicrobial Peptide Insertion into Biological and Model Membranes. Pardaxins - Pore-forming Neurotoxins as Pharmaceutical Tools in Dissecting Neurotransmitter Exocytosis and Neurotoxicity. Cecropin-melittin Hybrid Peptides as Versatile Templates in the Development of Membrane-active Antibiotic Agents. The Syringomycins: Lipodepsipeptide Pore Formers from Plant Bacterium Pseudomonas syringae. Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Syringopeptins, Antifungal Peptides from Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. The Role of Amyloid Peptide Channels in Amyloid Disease.