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Modulation of the mitochondrial voltage dependent anion channel (VDAC) by curcumin.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jan 2015
Tewari Debanjan, Ahmed Tofayel, Chirasani Venkat R, Singh Pradeep K, Maji Samir K, Senapati Sanjib, Bera Amal Kanti
Abstract excerpt
Voltage dependent anion channel (VDAC) of mitochondria plays a crucial role in apoptosis. Human VDAC-1, reconstituted in planar lipid bilayer showed reduced conductance when treated with curcumin. Curcumin interacts with residues in the α helical N-terminus of VDAC and in the channel wall, as revealed by molecular docking, followed by mutational analysis. N-terminus mimicking peptide showed conformational changes...
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