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Peter Maček is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including molecular biology, genetics, surgery, biomedical engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their scholarly work primarily addresses topics such as lipid membrane structure and behavior, inflammatory bowel disease, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, and mass spectrometry techniques and applications.

Peter Maček has contributed to multiple publications with emphasis on disease and molecular interactions. Notable papers include:

  • Ultrasensitive Label-Free Detection of Protein-Membrane Interaction Exemplified by Toxin-Liposome Insertion, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Crystal structure of RahU, an aegerolysin protein from the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and its interaction with membrane ceramide phosphorylethanolamine, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Ultrasensitive Label-Free Detection of Protein−Membrane Interaction Exemplified by Toxin-Liposome Insertion, 2022, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • P1026 Clinical decision support tool for vedolizumab could not predict outcome in ulcerative colitis patients - a retrospective real-life single-centre cohort study, 2024, Journal of Crohn s and Colitis
  • P773 Clinical decision support tool for vedolizumab is useful in predicting endoscopic remission in Crohn's disease - a retrospective real-life single-centre cohort study, 2024, Journal of Crohn s and Colitis

Frequent publication venues where Peter Maček's work appears include:

  • Journal of Crohn s and Colitis
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • European Urology

Collaboration is evident in their work, with frequent coauthors being Andreja Ocepek, Tereza Schönfeldová, Halil İ. Okur, Valerija Vezočnik, and Ioan Iacovache. These collaborations reflect engagement across various studies in their research fields.

Best Publications

  • Cytolytic peptide and protein toxins from sea anemones (Anthozoa: Actiniaria).

    Gregor Anderluh;Peter Maček

  • Surface plasmon resonance in protein-membrane interactions

    Mojca Beseničar;Peter Maček;Jeremy H. Lakey;Gregor Anderluh

  • Crystal Structure of the Soluble Form of Equinatoxin II, a Pore-Forming Toxin from the Sea Anemone Actinia equina

    Alekos Athanasiadis;Gregor Anderluh;Peter Maček;Dušan Turk

  • Two-step membrane binding by equinatoxin II, a pore-forming toxin from the sea anemone, involves an exposed aromatic cluster and a flexible helix

    Qi Hong;Ion Gutiérrez-Aguirre;Ariana Barlič;Petra Malovrh

  • Pore formation by the sea anemone cytolysin equinatoxin II in red blood cells and model lipid membranes.

    Giovanna Belmonte;Cecilia Pederzolli;Peter Maček;Gianfranco Menestrina

  • Molecular Determinants of Sphingomyelin Specificity of a Eukaryotic Pore-forming Toxin *

    Biserka Bakrač;Ion Gutiérrez-Aguirre;Zdravko Podlesek;Andreas F.-P. Sonnen

  • Molecular mechanism of pore formation by actinoporins.

    Katarina Črnigoj Kristan;Gabriella Viero;Mauro Dalla Serra;Peter Maček

  • pH and Temperature-Induced Molten Globule-Like Denatured States of Equinatoxin II: A Study by UV-Melting, DSC, Far- and Near-UV CD Spectroscopy, and ANS Fluorescence†

    Nataša Poklar;Jurij Lah;Mateja Salobir;Peter Maček

  • Isolation and characterization of three lethal and hemolytic toxins from the sea anemone Actinia equina L.

    Peter Maček;Drago Lebez

  • Pore Formation by Equinatoxin II, a Eukaryotic Protein Toxin, Occurs by Induction of Nonlamellar Lipid Structures

    Gregor Anderluh;Mauro Dalla Serra;Gabriella Viero;Graziano Guella

  • A novel mechanism of pore formation: membrane penetration by the N-terminal amphipathic region of equinatoxin.

    Petra Malovrh;Gabriella Viero;Mauro Dalla Serra;Zdravko Podlesek

  • Cloning, Sequencing, and Expression of Equinatoxin II

    Gregor Anderluh;Jože Pungerčar;Borut Štrukelj;Peter Maček

  • Polypeptide cytolytic toxins from sea anemones (Actiniaria)

    Peter Maček

  • Pleurotus and Agrocybe hemolysins, new proteins hypothetically involved in fungal fruiting

    Sabina Berne;Igor Križaj;Franc Pohleven;Tom Turk

  • Mechanism of action of equinatoxin II, a cytolysin from the sea anemone Actinia equina L. belonging to the family of actinoporins

    Peter Maček;Giovanna Belmonte;Cecilia Pederzolli;Gianfranco Menestrina

  • Pore Formation by Equinatoxin, a Eukaryotic Pore-forming Toxin, Requires a Flexible N-terminal Region and a Stable β-Sandwich *

    Katarina Kristan;Zdravko Podlesek;Vesna Hojnik;Ion Gutiérrez-Aguirre;Ion Gutiérrez-Aguirre

  • Pore formation by actinoporins, cytolysins from sea anemones ☆

    Nejc Rojko;Mauro Dalla Serra;Peter Maček;Gregor Anderluh

  • Sterol and pH Interdependence in the Binding, Oligomerization, and Pore Formation of Listeriolysin O†

    Andrej Bavdek;Nelson O Gekara;Dragan Priselac;Ion Gutiérrez Aguirre

  • Primary and secondary structure of a pore-forming toxin from the sea anemone, Actinia equina L., and its association with lipid vesicles

    Belmonte G;Menestrina G;Pederzolli C;Krizaj I

  • Cysteine-scanning mutagenesis of an eukaryotic pore-forming toxin from sea anemone: topology in lipid membranes.

    Gregor Anderluh;Ariana Barlič;Zdravko Podlesek;Peter Maček

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregor Anderluh
Gregor Anderluh University of Ljubljana
Gianfranco Menestrina
Gianfranco Menestrina National Research Council (CNR)
Mauro Dalla Serra
Mauro Dalla Serra Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Jeremy H. Lakey
Jeremy H. Lakey Newcastle University
Borut Štrukelj
Borut Štrukelj University of Ljubljana
Graziano Guella
Graziano Guella University of Trento
Robert Zorec
Robert Zorec University of Ljubljana
Dušan Turk
Dušan Turk Jožef Stefan Institute
Tigran V. Chalikian
Tigran V. Chalikian University of Toronto
Igor Muševič
Igor Muševič Jožef Stefan Institute

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