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Synergistic collaboration between AMPs and non-direct antimicrobial cationic peptides. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Non-direct antimicrobial cationic peptides (NDACPs) are components of the animal innate immune system. But their functions and association with antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are incompletely understood.
Ye Z, Fu L, Li S, Chen Z, Ouyang J, Shang X, Liu Y, Gao L, Wang Y.   +8 more
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Multifaceted antimicrobial mechanisms of NCR147-derived peptides from Medicago truncatula [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionAntimicrobial peptides (AMPs), key components of innate immunity, offer broad-spectrum activity against diverse pathogens. In Medicago truncatula, over 700 nodule-specific cysteine-rich (NCR) peptides with highly diverse sequences and ...
Hilda Tiricz, Rui M. Lima, Ilona Pfeiffer, Nóra Igaz, Ildikó Domonkos, Sándor Jenei, Dian H. O. Howan, Alexandra Pál, Alexandra Pál, Edit Tímár, Éva Hunyadi-Gulyás, Gábor K. Tóth, Gábor K. Tóth, Zoltán Bozsó, Éva Kondorosi, Éva Kondorosi   +15 more
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Pep5-Cpp, a Cyclin D2-Derived Antimicrobial [PDF]

Molecules
Peptidomic studies in HeLa cells identified the antitumoral activity of Pep5, and our group observed that coupling Pep5 to a carrier peptide (Cpp) provides antimicrobial potential.
Bianca Silva Souto, Vitória Stephani Hasbahr, Bárbara Ribeiro Lourenço da Silva, Thais Lemos de Mattos, André Souza de Oliveira, Cecília Mari Abe, Marcia Regina Franzolin, Pedro Ismael da Silva Junior, Vanessa Rioli   +8 more
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The significance of salivary cationic antimicrobial peptides in caries risk assessment in children: A literature review [PDF]

Acta Stomatologica Naissi, 2023
Introduction: Caries risk assessment is the essential step in the modern clinical approach to caries management. It is a basic prerequisite for the development of preventive measures and strategies for the primary prevention of caries. Its reliability is
Stojković Branislava B., Igić Marija Lj., Tričković-Janjić Olivera R., Igić Ana N., Veličković Zorana M., Stojanović Simona M., Petrović Milica S., Kostić Miloš S., Živković Nikola D., Spasić Milan S.   +9 more
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A review of the antiviral activity of cationic antimicrobial peptides

Peptides, 2023
Viral epidemics are occurring frequently, and the COVID-19 viral pandemic has resulted in at least 6.5 million deaths worldwide. Although antiviral therapeutics are available, these may not have sufficient effect.
U. Urmi, A. Vijay, Rajesh Kuppusamy, Salequl Islam, M. Willcox   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bioprospecting the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) host defense peptidome. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Cationic antimicrobial peptides and their therapeutic potential have garnered growing interest because of the proliferation of bacterial resistance.
Barney M Bishop, Melanie L Juba, Megan C Devine, Stephanie M Barksdale, Carlos Alberto Rodriguez, Myung C Chung, Paul S Russo, Kent A Vliet, Joel M Schnur, Monique L van Hoek   +9 more
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Medium effects on minimum inhibitory concentrations of nylon-3 polymers against E. coli. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against E. coli were measured for three nylon-3 polymers using Luria-Bertani broth (LB), brain-heart infusion broth (BHI), and a chemically defined complete medium (EZRDM).
Heejun Choi, Saswata Chakraborty, Runhui Liu, Samuel H Gellman, James C Weisshaar   +4 more
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Antimicrobial peptide-inspired antibacterial polymeric materials for biosafety

Biosafety and Health, 2022
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance attributed to the overuse and abuse of antibiotics severely endangers global biosafety. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) produced by various living organisms exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties with a ...
Min Lin, Jing Sun
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Structural Basis of Peptide-Based Antimicrobial Inhibition of a Resistance-Nodulation-Cell Division Multidrug Efflux Pump

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Bacterial efflux pumps in the resistance-nodulation-cell division (RND) family of Gram-negative bacteria contribute significantly to the development of antimicrobial resistance by many pathogens. In this study, we selected the MtrD transporter protein of
Meinan Lyu, Julio C. Ayala, Isabella Chirakos, Chih-Chia Su, William M. Shafer, Edward W. Yu   +5 more
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Characterization of the Hemolytic Activity of Mastoparan Family Peptides from Wasp Venoms

Toxins, 2023
Biologically active peptides have attracted increasing attention in research on the development of new drugs. Mastoparans, a group of wasp venom linear cationic α-helical peptides, have a variety of biological effects, including mast cell degranulation ...
Xiangdong Ye, Huajun Zhang, Xudong Luo, Fengyin Huang, Fang Sun, Liangbin Zhou, Chenhu Qin, Li Ding, Haimei Zhou, Xin Liu, Zongyun Chen   +10 more
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