Fig. 4: The membrane pores formed by melittin and alamethicin.
From: Melittin can permeabilize membranes via large transient pores
a Pictures of the toroidal melittin pore, with lipid molecules in-between peptides lining a large water channel made up of 6–12 peptides. Plot of the pore radius, until pore closure. b Pictures of the barrel-stave pores formed by alamethicin. Plot of the total water number density in the membrane interior, due to presence of several simultaneous pores.
