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The amino acids pointing toward the exterior are <scene name='82/829352/Hydrophobic_polar/1'>hydrophobic</scene> (in grey) because they are able to interact with the acyl chain of the membrane. They play a role in the cell membrane insertion.<ref>Van Sang Nguyen, Kang Wei Tan, Karthik Ramesh, Fook Tim Chew & Yu Keung Mok. "Structural basis for the bacterial membrane insertion of dermcidin" Nature Scientific reports 7 : 13923 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13600-z </ref> | The amino acids pointing toward the exterior are <scene name='82/829352/Hydrophobic_polar/1'>hydrophobic</scene> (in grey) because they are able to interact with the acyl chain of the membrane. They play a role in the cell membrane insertion.<ref>Van Sang Nguyen, Kang Wei Tan, Karthik Ramesh, Fook Tim Chew & Yu Keung Mok. "Structural basis for the bacterial membrane insertion of dermcidin" Nature Scientific reports 7 : 13923 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13600-z </ref> | ||
The bonds between monomers allow the formation of 6 <scene name='82/829352/Eyelets/1'>lateral openings</scene> of a diameter of 1 nm (in purple). And the presence of polar residues may have an impact on the selection of ion entry <ref name="girdles"/>. | The bonds between monomers allow the formation of 6 <scene name='82/829352/Eyelets/1'>lateral openings</scene> of a diameter of 1 nm (in purple) responsible of ions crossings. And the presence of polar residues may have an impact on the selection of ion entry <ref name="girdles"/>. | ||
===The zinc cofactors=== | ===The zinc cofactors=== | ||
