Francoise Besson
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Recent Articles
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Loison C, Nasir M, Benichou E, Besson F, Brevet P
Phys Chem Chem Phys
. 2013 Dec;
16(5):2136-48.
PMID: 24346061
Monolayers of the lipopeptide mycosubtilin are studied at the air/water interface. Their structure is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. All-atom models suggest that the lipopeptide is flexible and aggregates at...
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Matar G, Benichou E, Nasir M, El Harfouch Y, Brevet P, Besson F
J Chem Phys
. 2013 Dec;
139(22):225105.
PMID: 24329097
The glycoprotein gp41 from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) has an amino acid sequence enriched in tryptophan residues, the so-called gp41W peptide (i.e., KWASLWNWFNITNWLWYIK) and plays a crucial...
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Nasir M, Benichou E, Loison C, Russier-Antoine I, Besson F, Brevet P
Phys Chem Chem Phys
. 2013 Oct;
15(45):19919-24.
PMID: 24149982
The second harmonic generation (SHG) response at the air-water interface from the tyrosine-containing natural iturinic cyclo-lipopeptides mycosubtilin, iturin A and bacillomycin D is reported. It is shown that this response...
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Domon M, Nasir M, Pikula S, Besson F
J Colloid Interface Sci
. 2013 May;
403:99-104.
PMID: 23683957
Annexin A6 (AnxA6), a calcium- and membrane-binding protein, is expressed in mammalian cells in two isoforms: AnxA6-1 and AnxA6-2, the latter lacking the 524-VAAEIL-529 sequence at the start of repeat...
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Domon M, Besson F, Tylki-Szymanska A, Bandorowicz-Pikula J, Pikula S
Mol Biosyst
. 2013 Jan;
9(4):668-76.
PMID: 23360953
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease is a lipid storage disorder characterized by accumulation of lipids in the late endosome/lysosome (LE/LY) compartment. In our previous report we isolated membranes of the...
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Nasir M, Besson F
J Colloid Interface Sci
. 2012 Sep;
387(1):187-93.
PMID: 22967349
Bacillomycin D is a natural antimicrobial lipopeptide belonging to the iturin family. It is produced by Bacillus subtilis strains. Bacillomycin D is characterized by its strong antifungal and hemolytic properties,...
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Nasir M, Besson F
Biochim Biophys Acta
. 2012 Feb;
1818(5):1302-8.
PMID: 22306791
Mycosubtilin, an antimicrobial lipopeptide produced by Bacillus subtilis, is characterized by strong antifungal activities. The molecular mechanisms of its biological activities on the membranes of the sensitive yeasts or fungi...
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Domon M, Nasir M, Matar G, Pikula S, Besson F, Bandorowicz-Pikula J
Cell Mol Life Sci
. 2011 Dec;
69(11):1773-85.
PMID: 22159585
Growing evidence suggests that membrane microdomains enriched in cholesterol and sphingomyelin are sites for numerous cellular processes, including signaling, vesicular transport, interaction with pathogens, and viral infection, etc. Recently some...
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Nasir M, Besson F
Langmuir
. 2011 Jul;
27(17):10785-92.
PMID: 21766869
Mycosubtilin is a natural antimicrobial lipopeptide produced by Bacillus subtilis strains. It is characterized by its hemolytic and strong antifungal activities. Mycosubtilin interacts with the plasma membranes of sensitive cells....
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Matar G, Besson F
Biochim Biophys Acta
. 2011 Jun;
1808(10):2534-43.
PMID: 21699883
The tryptophan-rich peptide of gp41 (so-called gp41W), one of the two envelope glycoproteins of HIV-1, is known to play a crucial role in the fusion between this virus and the...