A novel defensin-like peptide contributing to antimicrobial and antioxidant capacity of the tick Dermacentor silvarum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Molecular characterization and immune analysis of a defensin from small abalone, Haliotis diversicolor

(2019) Tuo Yao et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Peripheral Antimicrobial Peptide Gomesin Induces Membrane Protrusion, Folding, and Laceration

(2019) Shan Zhang et al.   LANGMUIR

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of defensins from the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus

(2019) Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Hemolymph defensin from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis attacks Gram-positive bacteria

(2018) Yurika Yada et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

A β-defensin gene of Trachinotus ovatus might be involved in the antimicrobial and antiviral immune response

(2018) Yongcan Zhou et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Functional characterization of two defensins, HlDFS1 and HlDFS2, from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

(2017) Ta Sun et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Antimicrobial Peptides: Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

(2016) B. Bechinger et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Antiplasmodial Activity Is an Ancient and Conserved Feature of Tick Defensins

(2016) Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Tribolium castaneum defensins are primarily active against Gram-positive bacteria

(2015) Miray Tonk et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Molecular characterization of a defensin gene from a hard tick, Dermacentor silvarum

(2015) Juanjuan Wang et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Identification of the Babesia-responsive leucine-rich repeat domain-containing protein from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

(2015) Hiroki Maeda et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Defensin from the ornate sheep tick Dermacentor marginatus and its effect on Lyme borreliosis spirochetes

(2014) Tereza Chrudimská et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Rickettsia raoultii, the predominant Rickettsia found in Dermacentor silvarum ticks in China–Russia border areas

(2014) Jing Wen et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Identification and partial characterisation of new members of the Ixodes ricinus defensin family

(2014) Miray Tonk et al.   GENE

Dermcidin, an anionic antimicrobial peptide: influence of lipid charge, pH and Zn2+on its interaction with a biomimetic membrane

(2013) Lucia Becucci et al.   Soft Matter

First report on the occurrence of Rickettsia slovaca and Rickettsia raoultii in Dermacentor silvarum in China

(2012) Zhan-Cheng Tian et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Antimicrobial peptide defensin: Identification of novel isoforms and the characterization of their physiological roles and their significance in the pathogenesis of diseases

(2012) Yasuhiro YAMAGUCHI et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Cloning and characterization of a male-specific defensin-like antimicrobial peptide from the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

(2011) Hongyuan Zheng et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Designing antimicrobial peptides: form follows function

(2011) Christopher D. Fjell et al.   NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY

Structure-Activity Determinants in Antifungal Plant Defensins MsDef1 and MtDef4 with Different Modes of Action against Fusarium graminearum

(2011) Uma Shankar Sagaram et al.   PLoS One

Describing the Mechanism of Antimicrobial Peptide Action with the Interfacial Activity Model

(2010) William C. Wimley   ACS Chemical Biology

Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptide, defensin, in the taiga tick,Ixodes persulcatus

(2009) Y. Saito et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The life cycle and biological characteristics of Dermacentor silvarum Olenev (Acari: Ixodidae) under field conditions

(2009) Zhijun Yu et al.   VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Antioxidant Peptidomics Reveals Novel Skin Antioxidant System

(2008) Hailong Yang et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS