Multifaceted Mechanisms of HIV-1 Entry Inhibition by Human α-Defensin

Neisseria gonorrhoeae -Induced Human Defensins 5 and 6 Increase HIV Infectivity: Role in Enhanced Transmission

(2014) Mary E. Klotman et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Sometimes It Takes Two to Tango

(2012) Marzena Pazgier et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Visualization of retrovirus uptake and delivery into acidic endosomes

(2011) Kosuke Miyauchi et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

α-Defensins in human innate immunity

(2011) Robert I. Lehrer et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Human defensins 5 and 6 enhance HIV-1 infectivity through promoting HIV attachment

(2011) Aprille Rapista et al.   Retrovirology

Inhibition of HIV-1 endocytosis allows lipid mixing at the plasma membrane, but not complete fusion

(2011) Michelle de la Vega et al.   Retrovirology

Imaging Single Retrovirus Entry through Alternative Receptor Isoforms and Intermediates of Virus-Endosome Fusion

(2011) Naveen K. Jha et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Recombinant mouse beta-defensin 2 inhibits infection by influenza A virus by blocking its entry

(2010) Tianxiang Gong et al.   ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY

Trp-26 Imparts Functional Versatility to Human α-Defensin HNP1

(2010) Gang Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cyclic and Acyclic Defensins Inhibit Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Replication by Different Mechanisms

(2010) Aprille Seidel et al.   PLoS One

Insight into the Mechanisms of Adenovirus Capsid Disassembly from Studies of Defensin Neutralization

(2010) Jason G. Smith et al.   PLoS Pathogens

HIV Enters Cells via Endocytosis and Dynamin-Dependent Fusion with Endosomes

(2009) Kosuke Miyauchi et al.   CELL

Impact of α-defensins1–3 on the maturation and differentiation of human monocyte-derived DCs. Concentration-dependent opposite dual effects

(2009) Marta Rodríguez-García et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Through the Looking Glass, Mechanistic Insights from Enantiomeric Human Defensins

(2009) Gang Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Multivalent Binding of Carbohydrates by the Human  -Defensin, HD5

(2009) R. I. Lehrer et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Early Steps of HIV-1 Fusion Define the Sensitivity to Inhibitory Peptides That Block 6-Helix Bundle Formation

(2009) Kosuke Miyauchi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Mechanism of Adenovirus Neutralization by Human α-Defensins

(2008) Jason G. Smith et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Human α-Defensins Inhibit BK Virus Infection by Aggregating Virions and Blocking Binding to Host Cells

(2008) Aisling S. Dugan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY