Tick defensin γ-core reduces Fusarium graminearum growth and abrogates mycotoxins production with high efficiency

Psd2 pea defensin shows a preference for mimetic membrane rafts enriched with glucosylceramide and ergosterol

(2019) Virginia Sara Grancieri do Amaral et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

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

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

Antiplasmodial activity of tick defensins in a mouse model of malaria

(2018) Joana Couto et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Economic costs of Fusarium Head Blight, scab and deoxynivalenol

(2018) W. Wilson et al.   World Mycotoxin Journal

Mycotoxin Biosynthesis and Central Metabolism Are Two Interlinked Pathways in Fusarium graminearum, as Demonstrated by the Extensive Metabolic Changes Induced by Caffeic Acid Exposure

(2018) Vessela Atanasova-Penichon et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Reciprocal Interactions between Nematodes and Their Microbial Environments

(2017) Ankur Midha et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The selective antifungal activity of Drosophila melanogaster metchnikowin reflects the species-dependent inhibition of succinate–coenzyme Q reductase

(2017) Mohammad-Reza Bolouri Moghaddam et al.   Scientific Reports

Fusarium Toxins in Cereals: Occurrence, Legislation, Factors Promoting the Appearance and Their Management

(2016) Davide Ferrigo et al.   MOLECULES

Functional structure and antimicrobial activity of persulcatusin, an antimicrobial peptide from the hard tick Ixodes persulcatus

(2016) Naruhide Miyoshi et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Antiplasmodial Activity Is an Ancient and Conserved Feature of Tick Defensins

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

Natural Phenolic Inhibitors of Trichothecene Biosynthesis by the Wheat Fungal Pathogen Fusarium culmorum: A Computational Insight into the Structure-Activity Relationship

(2016) Giovanna Pani et al.   PLoS One

Ixodes ricinus defensins attack distantly-related pathogens

(2015) Miray Tonk et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

An ancestral host defence peptide within human β-defensin 3 recapitulates the antibacterial and antiviral activity of the full-length molecule

(2015) Ersilia Nigro et al.   Scientific Reports

Structure-activity relationships of the intramolecular disulfide bonds in coprisin, a defensin from the dung beetle

(2014) Jaeho Lee et al.   BMB Reports

Defensins from the tick Ixodes scapularis are effective against phytopathogenic fungi and the human bacterial pathogen Listeria grayi

(2014) Miray Tonk et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Physiological changes in Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) experimentally infected with entomopathogenic fungi

(2014) Isabele C. Angelo et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Protein and ligand preparation: parameters, protocols, and influence on virtual screening enrichments

(2013) G. Madhavi Sastry et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTER-AIDED MOLECULAR DESIGN

Structural and Functional Studies of a Phosphatidic Acid-Binding Antifungal Plant Defensin MtDef4: Identification of an RGFRRR Motif Governing Fungal Cell Entry

(2013) Uma Shankar Sagaram et al.   PLoS One

Interaction of the tick immune system with transmitted pathogens

(2013) Ondřej Hajdušek et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Dimerization of Plant Defensin NaD1 Enhances Its Antifungal Activity

(2012) Fung T. Lay et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Automation of the CHARMM General Force Field (CGenFF) II: Assignment of Bonded Parameters and Partial Atomic Charges

(2012) K. Vanommeslaeghe et al.   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Automation of the CHARMM General Force Field (CGenFF) I: Bond Perception and Atom Typing

(2012) K. Vanommeslaeghe et al.   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Modes of antifungal action and in planta functions of plant defensins and defensin-like peptides

(2012) Barbara De Coninck et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Regulation of trichothecene biosynthesis in Fusarium: recent advances and new insights

(2011) Jawad Merhej et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antifungal Activity of PvD1 Defensin Involves Plasma Membrane Permeabilization, Inhibition of Medium Acidification, and Induction of ROS in Fungi Cells

(2010) Erica O. Mello et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Tertiary structure-related activity of tick defensin (persulcatusin) in the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus

(2010) Emiko Isogai et al.   EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY

Permeabilization of Fungal Hyphae by the Plant Defensin NaD1 Occurs through a Cell Wall-dependent Process

(2010) Nicole L. van der Weerden et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Update of the CHARMM All-Atom Additive Force Field for Lipids: Validation on Six Lipid Types

(2010) Jeffery B. Klauda et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Improved side-chain torsion potentials for the Amber ff99SB protein force field

(2010) Kresten Lindorff-Larsen et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Ferulic acid, an efficient inhibitor of type B trichothecene biosynthesis and Tri gene expression in Fusarium liquid cultures

(2009) Anne-Laure Boutigny et al.  

The Plant Defensin, NaD1, Enters the Cytoplasm ofFusarium OxysporumHyphae

(2008) Nicole L. van der Weerden et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

CHARMM-GUI: A web-based graphical user interface for CHARMM

(2008) Sunhwan Jo et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY