Fig. 8
From: X-ray structure of a carpet-like antimicrobial defensin–phospholipid membrane disruption complex
NaD1–PA oligomer assembly on a target membrane. a Cartoon representation of the membrane disruption complex (pink and blue), with PA molecules as spheres (red and green), as viewed on a flat model membrane (surface representation). The curvature of the membrane disruption complex is clearly seen. b Surface representation of the NaD1–PA complex (blue) aligned with the NaD1–PIP2 complex (orange). In the left image, the two smaller arcs have been pulled apart from the central arc to highlight the similarities between the two structures, while in the right image both structures are shown unaltered
