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Variations in the interaction of human defensins with Escherichia coli: Possible implications in bacterial killing. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Human α and β-defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides characterized by three disulfide bonds with a triple stranded β-sheet motif. It is presumed that interaction with the bacterial cell surface and membrane permeabilization by defensins is an ...
Basil Mathew, Ramakrishnan Nagaraj
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In-Silico Tool for Predicting, Scanning, and Designing Defensins
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Defensins are host defense peptides present in nearly all living species, which play a crucial role in innate immunity. These peptides provide protection to the host, either by killing microbes directly or indirectly by activating the immune system.
Chakit Arora +2 more
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Medicinal Potentialities of Plant Defensins: A Review with Applied Perspectives
Medicines, 2019 Plant-based secondary metabolites with medicinal potentialities such as defensins are small, cysteine-rich peptides that represent an imperative aspect of the inherent defense system.
Nida Ishaq +2 more
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Defensins as a promising class of tick antimicrobial peptides: a scoping review
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022 Background Ticks are hematophagous parasites that transmit an extensive range of pathogens to their vertebrate hosts. Ticks can destroy invading microorganisms or alleviate infection via their rudimentary but orchestrated innate immune system ...
Jiahui Wu +9 more
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Respiratory Research, 2023 Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder associated with a 5–tenfold decrease in lung levels of alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) and an increased risk for obstructive lung disease.
Jungnam Lee +5 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023 Objectives: Nosocomial ventriculitis is a difficult infectious condition to diagnose given that typical cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) parameters, commonly used in the diagnosis of meningitis, lack sensitivity and specificity in nosocomial ventriculitis ...
James B. Doub
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 The intestinal microbiota is at the interface between the host and its environment and thus under constant exposure to host-derived and external modulators.
Fabiola Puértolas-Balint +1 more
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FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS OF θ-DEFENSINS FROM BLOOD LEUKOCYTES OF BABOON PAPIO HAMADRYAS
Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2018 Aim. Study the functional properties of cationic antimicrobial peptides 0-defensins isolated from baboon Papio hamadryas blood leukocytes. Materials and methods.
E. V. Tsvetkova +5 more
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BMC Genomics, 2004 Background Defensins comprise a large family of cationic antimicrobial peptides that are characterized by the presence of a conserved cysteine-rich defensin motif.
Xiao Yanjing +6 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 In addition to their established functions in host defense, accumulating evidence has suggested an emerging role for antimicrobial proteins (AMPs) in shaping commensal microbiota.
Jiayao Ou +11 more
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