Functional transcriptomics of wild-caught Lutzomyia intermedia salivary glands: identification of a protective salivary protein against Leishmania braziliensis infection. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BACKGROUND: Leishmania parasites are transmitted in the presence of sand fly saliva. Together with the parasite, the sand fly injects salivary components that change the environment at the feeding site.
Tatiana R de Moura +10 more
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A Peptide Domain of Bovine Milk Lactoferrin Inhibits the Interaction between Streptococcal Surface Protein Antigen and a Salivary Agglutinin Peptide Domain [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 2004 ABSTRACT The peptide domain of salivary agglutinin responsible for its interaction with cell surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans or bovine lactoferrin was found in the same peptide, scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain peptide 2 (SRCRP2).
Oho, T. +3 more
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Acquired salivary pellicle and oral diseases: A literature review
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021 As soon as saliva contacts the teeth surface, salivary proteins adhere to the tooth surface to form acquired salivary pellicle. The formation of this acquired salivary pellicle is a dynamic and selective process of macromolecular adsorption and ...
Darren Dhananthat Chawhuaveang +5 more
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Specific metallo-protein interactions and antimicrobial activity in Histatin-5, an intrinsically disordered salivary peptide [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2019 AbstractHistatin-5 (Hst-5) is an antimicrobial, salivary protein that is involved in the host defense system. Hst-5 has been proposed to bind functionally relevant zinc and copper but presents challenges in structural studies due to its disordered conformation in aqueous solution.
Tyler G. McCaslin +3 more
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Fusobacterium nucleatumEnvelope Protein FomA Is Immunogenic and Binds to the Salivary Statherin-Derived Peptide [PDF]
Infection and Immunity, 2010 ABSTRACTWe have previously shown that one of the minimal active regions of statherin, a human salivary protein, for binding toFusobacterium nucleatumis a YQPVPE amino acid sequence. In this study, we identified the FomA protein ofF. nucleatum, which is responsible for binding to the statherin-derived YQPVPE peptide.
Hidetaka, Nakagaki +9 more
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Data from human salivary proteome – A resource of potential biomarkers for oral cancer
Data in Brief, 2015 Salivary proteins are an important source for developing marker-based assays for oral cancers. To get an insight into the proteins present in human saliva, we applied multiple strategies involving affinity-based depletion of abundant proteins ...
Priya Sivadasan +8 more
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Salivary proteome of a Neotropical primate: potential roles in host defense and oral food perception [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Saliva contains a very complex mixture of proteins for defense against microbiological pathogens and for oral food perception. Howler monkeys are Neotropical primates that can consume a mostly leaf diet. They are well known to thrive in highly
Fabiola Carolina Espinosa-Gómez +3 more
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Salivary gland derived peptides as a new class of anti-inflammatory agents: review of preclinical pharmacology of C-terminal peptides of SMR1 protein [PDF]
Journal of Inflammation, 2010 Article deposited according to agreement with BMC, December 6, 2010.
Mathison, Ronald D. +3 more
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Putative Antimicrobial Peptides of the Posterior Salivary Glands from the Cephalopod Octopus vulgaris Revealed by Exploring a Composite Protein Database [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2020 Cephalopods, successful predators, can use a mixture of substances to subdue their prey, becoming interesting sources of bioactive compounds. In addition to neurotoxins and enzymes, the presence of antimicrobial compounds has been reported. Recently, the transcriptome and the whole proteome of the Octopus vulgaris salivary apparatus were released, but ...
Daniela Almeida +7 more
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Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2022 Background: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) has many etiologies such as families’ socioeconomic status, parents’ education and awareness, prolonged and improper bottle or breastfeeding, consuming sweet foods and high-sugar diets, brushing techniques ...
Negareh Salehabadi +2 more
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