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An increased tendency to self-assemble is exhibited by helical peptides with a highly fluorinated interface embedded in phospholipid membranes. A simultaneously hydrophobic and lipophobic surface obtained by replacing all interface leucine residues with hexafluoroleucine results in a significant increase in the ability of transmembrane helices to form higher-order ensembles. A=fluorescence acceptor; D=fluorescence donor.
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