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Multifunctional host defense peptides: antiparasitic activities [PDF]

The FEBS Journal, 2009
Whereas significant knowledge is accumulating on the antibacterial and antifungal properties of host defense peptides (HDPs) and their synthetic mimics, much less is known of their activities against parasites. A variety of in vitro and in vivo antiparasitic assays suggest that these notorious antimicrobial compounds could represent a powerful tool for
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LL-37: Structures, Antimicrobial Activity, and Influence on Amyloid-Related Diseases

Biomolecules
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), as well as host defense peptides (HDPs), constitute the first line of defense as part of the innate immune system. Humans are known to express antimicrobial precursor proteins, which are further processed to generate AMPs ...
Surajit Bhattacharjya, Zhizhuo Zhang, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy   +2 more
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FUCA2 Sustains AKT Signaling and Suppresses Senescence by Antagonizing FUT3‐Mediated ErbB3 Fucosylation in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While targeted therapies have improved outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), many patients still lack targetable mutations. Here, we identified alpha‐L‐fucosidase 2 (FUCA2) as a crucial driver of LUAD by preventing cellular senescence. Mechanistically, through the restriction of fucosyltransferase 3 (FUT3)‐mediated α‐1,3‐fucosylation of ...
Lu Chen, Jintao Guo, Fei Li, Mingjie Gao, Runyang Li, Zhaozhang Huang, Yaolin Zheng, Chunyi Gao, Jihuan Hou, Qiang Yu, Bowen Zheng, Xuemei Chen, Wenqing Zhang, Xiaoting Hong, Yali Zheng, Daxuan Wang, Qiyuan Li, Tianhui Hu, Yan‐yan Zhan   +18 more
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Streptavidins Coordinate Biotin Sequestration and Self‐Resistance Within a Biotin‐Pathway Antibiotic Network

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A conserved genomic region between two streptavidin genes in Streptomyces packages biosynthetic gene clusters for diverse biotin‐pathway antibiotics: acidomycin, stravidin, the new non‐proteinogenic amino acid ANDA, and the new BioA inhibitor α‐methyl‐KAPA.
Sumire Kurosawa, Jingjun Mo, Xiaotong Diao, Feng Xie, Tingting Wang, Haowen Zhao, Dalei Wu, Rolf Müller, Chengzhang Fu   +8 more
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Biofilm‐Binding Phages Enhance Biofilm Eradication by Synergistic Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Engineered phage‐based trifunctional nanofibers are developed for synergistic biofilm eradication. Biofilm‐binding phages, armed with AuNPs and TCPP, serve as both warheads and scaffolds, endowing the phototherapy agents with biofilm‐anchoring ability. Upon light irradiation, AuNPs induce photothermal therapy, while TCPP generates 1O2 for photodynamic ...
Ying Cao, Tao Yang, Rui Wang, Hui‐Da Li, Xiao‐Yu Zhang, Feng Cheng, Ying Liu, Jian‐Hua Wang, Ting Yang, Chuanbin Mao   +9 more
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Exploring the pharmacological potential of promiscuous host-defense peptides: from natural screenings to biotechnological applications

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2011
In the last few years, the number of bacteria with enhanced resistance to conventional antibiotics has dramatically increased. Most of such bacteria belong to regular microbial flora, becoming a real challenge, especially for immune-depressed patients ...
Osmar Nascimento Silva, Kelly C.L. Mulder, Aulus AD Barbosa, Anselmo J Otero-Gonzalez, Carlos eLopez-Abarrategui, Simoni C Dias, Taia MB Rezende, Octavio Luiz Franco   +7 more
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Oral Motion‐Powered Smart Dental Implant Abutment for In Situ Antibacterial and Cell Adhesion Through Piezoelectric Effect

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We proposed a method based on the piezoelectric effect and fabricated an implant abutment on the basis of piezoelectric ceramic. Under physiological occlusal pressure, the oral motion‐powered smart dental implant abutments interacted with water and oxygen, promoting the formation of reactive oxygen species and achieving a synergistic and highly ...
Xiyu Shi, Xiaoyu Han, Yanhui Lu, Yuan Chai, Baiyan Xiao, Shuo Liu, Boon Chin Heng, Tingting Wu, Tingjun Li, Qiaomei Ren, Ting Song, Le Chen, Dong Han, Yaru Guo, Xuliang Deng, Xuehui Zhang   +15 more
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Engineering Microbial Particles for Next‐Generation Biomedical Platforms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microbe‐derived particles (MDPs), which include extracellular vesicles, outer membrane vesicles, inclusion bodies, polysaccharide particles, and virus‐like particles, represent a rapidly expanding category of bioinspired nanomaterials. With their natural origin, intrinsic biocompatibility, and highly programmable functionality, MDPs serve as a ...
Yuting Li, Yunjie Lu, Ziyan Huang, Jianjiang Chen, Yanbin Liu, Lei Qin, Chao Wang, Yumin Wu   +7 more
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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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Dietary modulation of endogenous host defense peptide synthesis as an alternative approach to in-feed antibiotics

Animal Nutrition, 2018
Traditionally, antibiotics are included in animal feed at subtherapeutic levels for growth promotion and disease prevention. However, recent links between in-feed antibiotics and a rise in antibiotic-resistant pathogens have led to a ban of all ...
Kelsy Robinson, Xi Ma, Yulan Liu, Shiyan Qiao, Yongqing Hou, Guolong Zhang   +5 more
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