PGLa orients parallel to the surface of membranes made from E. coli lipids in the absence or presence of magainin 2.
Magainin strongly disorders the phospholipid head groups of E. coli lipids.
Synergism does not require pronounced direct/covalent peptide–peptide interactions.
Lack of correlation between the tendency of PGLa variants to span thin membranes and their synergistic activity