Functional Determinants of Human Enteric α-Defensin HD5

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

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

Expression and Structure/Function Relationships of Human Defensin 5

(2012) Nava Chapnik et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Invariant Gly Residue Is Important for α-Defensin Folding, Dimerization, and Function

(2012) Le Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sometimes It Takes Two to Tango

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

Human Defensin 5 Disulfide Array Mutants: Disulfide Bond Deletion Attenuates Antibacterial Activity againstStaphylococcus aureus

(2011) Yoshitha A. Wanniarachchi et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Retrocyclins and their activity against HIV-1

(2011) W. Todd Penberthy et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Paneth cell α-defensins in enteric innate immunity

(2011) André Joseph Ouellette   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

α-Defensins in human innate immunity

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

Paneth cells, antimicrobial peptides and maintenance of intestinal homeostasis

(2011) Charles L. Bevins et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

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

(2011) Aprille Rapista et al.   Retrovirology

Defensins enable macrophages to inhibit the intracellular proliferation of Listeria monocytogenes

(2010) Eusondia Arnett et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Functional interaction of human neutrophil peptide-1 with the cell wall precursor lipid II

(2010) Erik de Leeuw et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Human  -Defensin 3 Inhibits Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Staphylococci

(2010) V. Sass et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

Insight into Invertebrate Defensin Mechanism of Action

(2010) Paulina Schmitt et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Mucosal Human Defensins 5 and 6 Antagonize the Anti-HIV Activity of Candidate Polyanion Microbicides

(2010) Jian Ding et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

Plectasin, a Fungal Defensin, Targets the Bacterial Cell Wall Precursor Lipid II

(2010) T. Schneider et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Selective arginines are important for the antibacterial activity and host cell interaction of human α-defensin 5

(2009) Erik de Leeuw et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Human  -Defensins Inhibit Hemolysis Mediated by Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins

(2009) R. I. Lehrer et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

Defensins in Viral Infections

(2009) Jian Ding et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

The leucine-rich repeat structure

(2008) J. Bella et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Human α-Defensins Inhibit Clostridium difficile Toxin B

(2008) Torsten Giesemann et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Anionic Amino Acids near the Pro-α-defensin N Terminus Mediate Inhibition of Bactericidal Activity in Mouse Pro-cryptdin-4

(2008) Sharel M. Figueredo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Conserved Salt Bridge in Human α-Defensin 5 Is Required for Its Precursor Processing and Proteolytic Stability

(2008) Mohsen Rajabi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Molecular Determinants for the Interaction of Human Neutrophil α Defensin 1 with its Propeptide

(2008) Guozhang Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY