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Discovery of Novel Thanatin-like Antimicrobial Peptides from Bean Bug Riptortus pedestris

Pharmaceutics
Background: Endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily ancient molecular factors of innate immunity that play a key role in host defense.
Pavel V. Panteleev, Julia S. Teplovodskaya, Anastasia D. Utkina, Anastasia A. Smolina, Roman N. Kruglikov, Victoria N. Safronova, Ilia A. Bolosov, Olga V. Korobova, Alexander I. Borzilov, Tatiana V. Ovchinnikova   +9 more
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Multifunctional host defense peptides: intracellular‐targeting antimicrobial peptides [PDF]

The FEBS Journal, 2009
There is widespread acceptance that cationic antimicrobial peptides, apart from their membrane‐permeabilizing/disrupting properties, also operate through interactions with intracellular targets, or disruption of key cellular processes. Examples of intracellular activity include inhibition of DNA and protein synthesis, inhibition of chaperone‐assisted ...
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Secreted Nonstructural Protein 3 is a Pathogenic Determinant of Orbivirus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study uncovers a conserved PIP2‐dependent secretory pathway of orbivirus NS3 that induces vascular leakage. Pharmacological disruption of PIP2‐NS3 interaction significantly reduces viral pathogenicity and provides protective efficacy in murine models, establishing PIP2‐mediated NS3 secretion as both a key virulence determinant and a promising ...
Junyong Guan, Dong Zhou, Ran Shao, Xing Liu, Jin Peng, Yingran Huang, Shuhui Qi, Cankun Xi, Menghang Wang, Bin Sun, Yinglin Qi, Xin Yin   +11 more
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A Cationic Supramolecule With Potent Antifungal Activity, Single‐Species Selectivity, and Strong Synergy With Echinocandins

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We introduce a new membrane‐active antifungal design, Gua‐SMACS‐16, that exhibits high potency and single‐species selectivity for C. tropicalis while sparing other close species in the Candida genus. Moreover, when combining with caspofungin, a clinical antifungal drug inhibiting 1,3‐β‐glucan synthase, they exhibit ultra‐strong synergy across a panel ...
Tianjiao Dai, Adrielle Xianwen Chen, Eve Wai Ling Chow, Li Mei Pang, Jianguo Li, Chandra Shekhar Verma, Stefan H. Oehlers, Yue Wang, Ning Li   +8 more
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Host Defense Peptides in Brief

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)
Abstract Host defense peptides (HDPs) are an indispensable part of innate immunity. These multifunctional peptides, immanent in all living organisms, have diverse roles in host defense due to their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties.
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A Virus‐Inducible E3–RLCK–MADS Module Coordinates Suppression of Plant Immunity and Fertility in Rice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Viruses often hijack host developmental programs to promote infection, but the mechanistic links between reproductive regulation and antiviral immunity remain incompletely understood. Here, we identify a virus‐triggered hierarchical degradation cascade that links antiviral immunity and fertility regulation in rice. We show that the rice grassy
Yuansheng Wu, Fengling Wu, Shiting Huang, Denglu Yang, Xin Lei, Xue Zhang, Na Liu, Peng Gan, Chuan Li, Jie Zhang, Ming Wu, Qingxiao Jia, Shanshan Zhao, Jianguo Wu   +13 more
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Prognostic significance of tumor microenvironment assessed by machine learning algorithm in surgically resected non‐small cell lung cancer

Cancer Reports, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Background A methodology to assess the immune microenvironment (IME) of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been established, and the prognostic impact of IME factors is not yet clear. Aims This study aimed to assess the IME factors and evaluate their prognostic values. Methods and Results We assessed CD8+ tumor‐infiltrating lymphocyte (
Yukihiro Terada, Mitsuhiro Isaka, Akira Ono, Takuya Kawata, Masakuni Serizawa, Keita Mori, Koji Muramatsu, Kiyoshi Tone, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Keiichi Ohshima, Kenichi Urakami, Takeshi Nagashima, Masatoshi Kusuhara, Yasuto Akiyama, Takashi Sugino, Toshiaki Takahashi, Yasuhisa Ohde   +16 more
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Unifying structural signature of eukaryotic α-helical host defense peptides [PDF]

, 2019
Diversity of α-helical host defense peptides (αHDPs) contributes to immunity against a broad spectrum of pathogens via multiple functions. Thus, resolving common structure-function relationships among αHDPs is inherently difficult, even for artificial ...
Chan, Liana C, Wong, Gerard CL, Wang, Huiyuan, Yount, Nannette Y, Lee, Ernest Y, Yeaman, Michael R, Weaver, David C, Lee, Michelle W   +7 more
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Pathogen‐Centric Activation of an Azoreductase‐Responsive Antibody‐Antibiotic Conjugate for the Targeted Eradication of MRSA

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A pathogen‐centric antibody‐antibiotic conjugate (AZO‐AAC) releases antibiotics via bacterial azoreductase, independent of host‐lysosomal function. This mechanism achieves nanomolar eradication of both planktonic and intracellular methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Qi Cheng, Lianqi Liu, Chenghua Liu, Fei Xie, Jingwen Dong, Xiaoyu Qin, Shunxiang Huang, Xian Li, Xingyuan Kou, Hongbin Deng, Jiannan Feng, Wu Zhong, Dian Xiao, Xinbo Zhou   +13 more
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H2S‐Amplified “Three‐in‐One” Antibacterial Strategy for Periodontitis Treatment Using a Photosensitive Pillararene‐Embedded COF/MOF Hybrid

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The integration of ROS‐generating systems with H2S depletion strategies effectively overcomes the limitations imposed by endogenous antioxidant defenses on ROS‐based antimicrobial therapies. In this study, the Cu‐MOF is incorporated into pillararene‐embedded COF, achieving a “three‐in‐one” antimicrobial effect that markedly alleviated periodontal ...
Shuang Liang, Meng‐Hao Li, Liang Cheng, Tian‐Shou Zhang, Hui Hui, Yan Wang, Hong‐Pu Zhang, Bo‐Wen Liu, Lin Wang, Ying‐Wei Yang   +9 more
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