Biotechnological Insights on the Expression and Production of Antimicrobial Peptides in Plants

Green giant – a tiny chloroplast genome with mighty power to produce high‐value proteins: history and phylogeny

(2021) Henry Daniell et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Optimization of the human colorectal carcinoma antigen GA733-2 production in tobacco plants

(2021) Se Hee Park et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Plant molecular farming for the production of valuable proteins – Critical evaluation of achievements and future challenges

(2021) Stefan Schillberg et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Phase 1 randomized trial of a plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine for COVID-19

(2021) Brian J. Ward et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

An efficient protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and regeneration of Campanula medium (Canterbury bells) based on leaf disc explants

(2020) Christian Gehl et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Emergence of Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV: Need for Rapid Vaccine and Biologics Development

(2020) Balamurugan Shanmugaraj et al.   Pathogens

Effects of Caspofungin, Tolcapone, and Other FDA-Approved Medications on MRSA Susceptibility to Vancomycin

(2020) Jonah A. Moore et al.   Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial peptides as therapeutic agents: opportunities and challenges

(2020) Margit Mahlapuu et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

New Recombinant Antimicrobial Peptides Confer Resistance to Fungal Pathogens in Tobacco Plants

(2020) Mitra Khademi et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Plant Molecular Farming: A Viable Platform for Recombinant Biopharmaceutical Production

(2020) Balamurugan Shanmugaraj et al.   Plants-Basel

The Role of Chloroplast Gene Expression in Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

(2020) Yi Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

A New Era of Antibiotics: The Clinical Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides

(2020) Katrina Browne et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Potato virus X Vector-Mediated DNA-Free genome editing in plants

(2020) Hirotaka Ariga et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Isolation of antimicrobial peptides from different plant sources: Does a general extraction method exist?

(2020) Anna S. Barashkova et al.   Plant Methods

Production of a Recombinant Dermaseptin Peptide in Nicotiana tabacum Hairy Roots with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity

(2019) Marzieh Varasteh Shams et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Characterization of the in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo Efficacy of the Antimicrobial Peptide DPK-060 Used for Topical Treatment

(2019) Joakim Håkansson et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Plant Virus Vectors 3.0: Transitioning into Synthetic Genomics

(2019) Will B. Cody et al.   Annual Review of Phytopathology

Collection of antimicrobial peptides database and its derivatives: Applications and beyond

(2019) Faiza Hanif Waghu et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Critical Analysis of the Commercial Potential of Plants for the Production of Recombinant Proteins

(2019) Stefan Schillberg et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Beneficial role of insect-derived bioactive components against inflammation and its associated complications (colitis and arthritis) and cancer

(2019) Prachurjya Dutta et al.   CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS

Production of recombinant colicin M in Nicotiana tabacum plants and its antimicrobial activity

(2019) Ewelina Łojewska et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Development of Systems for the Production of Plant-Derived Biopharmaceuticals

(2019) Ki-Beom Moon et al.   Plants-Basel

Making plants into cost-effective bioreactors for highly active antimicrobial peptides

(2019) Meron Ghidey et al.   New Biotechnology

Murepavadin, a novel antipseudomonal antibiotic: Pharmacokinetics, tolerability and safety in subjects with mild, moderate, and severe renal function impairment

(2018) Glenn E. Dale et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Recombinant expression of LFchimera antimicrobial peptide in a plant-based expression system and its antimicrobial activity against clinical and phytopathogenic bacteria

(2018) Mahmood Chahardoli et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT

Molecular Farming in Barley: Development of a Novel Production Platform to Produce Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37

(2018) Edita Holásková et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Chloroplast Translation: Structural and Functional Organization, Operational Control, and Regulation

(2018) Reimo Zoschke et al.   PLANT CELL

Recombinant production of bovine Lactoferrin-derived antimicrobial peptide in tobacco hairy roots expression system

(2018) Mahmood Chahardoli et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Green Therapeutic Biocapsules: Using Plant Cells to Orally Deliver Biopharmaceuticals

(2018) Sergio Rosales-Mendoza et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Molecular Farming in Barley: Development of a Novel Production Platform to Produce Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37

(2018) Edita Holásková et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Therapeutic Potential for Bacterial Skin Infections and Wounds

(2018) Anja Pfalzgraff et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

Fusion of a chitin-binding domain to an antibacterial peptide to enhance resistance to Fusarium solani in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

(2018) Azam Badrhadad et al.   3 Biotech

Molecular farming of antimicrobial peptides: available platforms and strategies for improving protein biosynthesis using modified virus vectors

(2018) MICHEL L. LEITE et al.   ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS

Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives in the post feeding antibiotic era

(2018) Jiajun Wang et al.   MEDICINAL RESEARCH REVIEWS

Efficient production of antifungal proteins in plants using a new transient expression vector derived from tobacco mosaic virus

(2018) Xiaoqing Shi et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Antimicrobial peptides: recent insights on biotechnological interventions and future perspectives

(2018) Rajeshwari Sinha et al.   PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE LETTERS

An overview of antimicrobial peptides and the latest advances in their development

(2017) Josep M Sierra et al.   EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY

Simple Purification of Nicotiana benthamiana-Produced Recombinant Colicins: High-Yield Recovery of Purified Proteins with Minimum Alkaloid Content Supports the Suitability of the Host for Manufacturing Food Additives

(2017) Anett Stephan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

The Antibacterial Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides OP-145 against Clinically Isolated Multi-Resistant Strains

(2017) Liu Ming et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Transgenic expression of antimicrobial peptide D2A21 confers resistance to diseases incited by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci and Xanthomonas citri, but not Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

(2017) Guixia Hao et al.   PLoS One

Plant-made vaccines and reagents for the One Health initiative

(2017) Edward Peter Rybicki   Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Antimicrobial Peptides from Fruits and Their Potential Use as Biotechnological Tools—A Review and Outlook

(2017) Beatriz T. Meneguetti et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Efficient Transient Expression of Recombinant Proteins in Plants by the Novel pEff Vector Based on the Genome of Potato Virus X

(2017) Eugenia S. Mardanova et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Membrane Active Antimicrobial Peptides: Translating Mechanistic Insights to Design

(2017) Jianguo Li et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Sophisticated Cloning, Fermentation, and Purification Technologies for an Enhanced Therapeutic Protein Production: A Review

(2017) Sanjeev K. Gupta et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

The Human Antimicrobial Peptides Dermcidin and LL-37 Show Novel Distinct Pathways in Membrane Interactions

(2017) Kornelius Zeth et al.   Frontiers in Chemistry

Plant-expressed pyocins for control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2017) Šarūnas Paškevičius et al.   PLoS One

Organization and function of anionic phospholipids in bacteria

(2016) Ti-Yu Lin et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Topical delivery of low-cost protein drug candidates made in chloroplasts for biofilm disruption and uptake by oral epithelial cells

(2016) Yuan Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Molecular pharming — VLPs made in plants

(2016) Johanna Marsian et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as drug candidates: a patent review (2003–2015)

(2016) Paulina Kosikowska et al.   EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC PATENTS

Antimicrobial and host cell-directed activities of Gly/Ser-rich peptides from salmonid cathelicidins

(2016) Francesca D'Este et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Dusquetide: A novel innate defense regulator demonstrating a significant and consistent reduction in the duration of oral mucositis in preclinical data and a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2a clinical study

(2016) Mahesh Kudrimoti et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antimicrobial Peptides: Mechanisms of Action and Resistance

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

Stable nuclear expression ofATP8andATP6genes rescues a mtDNA Complex Vnullmutant

(2016) Amutha Boominathan et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Plant-based oral vaccines against zoonotic and non-zoonotic diseases

(2016) Naila Shahid et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Expression of plant antimicrobial peptide pro-SmAMP2 gene increases resistance of transgenic potato plants to Alternaria and Fusarium pathogens

(2016) E. M. Vetchinkina et al.   RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS

PXL01 in sodium hyaluronate results in increased PRG4 expression: a potential mechanism for anti-adhesion

(2016) Sara Edsfeldt et al.   UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Putting the Spotlight Back on Plant Suspension Cultures

(2016) Rita B. Santos et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

In Vivo, In Vitro, and In Silico Characterization of Peptoids as Antimicrobial Agents

(2016) Ann M. Czyzewski et al.   PLoS One

Pinensins: The First Antifungal Lantibiotics

(2015) Kathrin I. Mohr et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Mode of Action and Bactericidal Properties of Surotomycin against Growing and Nongrowing Clostridium difficile

(2015) Mohammed Zahidul Alam et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Antimicrobial peptide production and plant-based expression systems for medical and agricultural biotechnology

(2015) Edita Holaskova et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Bringing plant-based veterinary vaccines to market: Managing regulatory and commercial hurdles

(2015) Jacqueline MacDonald et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides with Bacterial Membranes and Membrane Components

(2015) Martin Malmsten   CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Plants as Factories for Human Pharmaceuticals: Applications and Challenges

(2015) Jian Yao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Plant-made oral vaccines against human infectious diseases-Are we there yet?

(2015) Hui-Ting Chan et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Regulatory approval and a first-in-human phase I clinical trial of a monoclonal antibody produced in transgenic tobacco plants

(2015) Julian K-C. Ma et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Broad and efficient control of major foodborne pathogenic strains ofEscherichia coliby mixtures of plant-produced colicins

(2015) Steve Schulz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Engineered Chloroplast Genome Just Got Smarter

(2015) Shuangxia Jin et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Nisin ZP, a Bacteriocin and Food Preservative, Inhibits Head and Neck Cancer Tumorigenesis and Prolongs Survival

(2015) Pachiyappan Kamarajan et al.   PLoS One

Plant Molecular Pharming for the Treatment of Chronic and Infectious Diseases

(2014) Eva Stoger et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

LTX-109 Is a Novel Agent for Nasal Decolonization of Methicillin-Resistant and -Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

(2014) Anna C. Nilsson et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Scaled-up manufacturing of recombinant antibodies produced by plant cells in a 200-L orbitally-shaken disposable bioreactor

(2014) Nicole Raven et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Recent developments in therapeutic protein expression technologies in plants

(2014) Shah Fahad et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Production of cecropin A antimicrobial peptide in rice seed endosperm

(2014) Mireia Bundó et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

PXL01 in Sodium Hyaluronate for Improvement of Hand Recovery after Flexor Tendon Repair Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial

(2014) Monica E. Wiig et al.   PLoS One

Dairy-derived antimicrobial peptides: Action mechanisms, pharmaceutical uses and production proposals

(2014) A. Sibel Akalın   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Treatment with LL-37 is safe and effective in enhancing healing of hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

(2014) Alvar Grönberg et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Antimicrobial Peptides: Their Role as Infection-Selective Tracers for Molecular Imaging

(2014) Thomas Ebenhan et al.   Biomed Research International

Enhanced resistance to bacterial pathogen in transgenic tomato plants expressing cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide

(2013) Yu-Jin Jung   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING

Molecular Farming of Pharmaceutical Proteins Using Plant Suspension Cell and Tissue Cultures

(2013) Stefan Schillberg et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Expression of a potato antimicrobial peptide SN1 increases resistance to take-all pathogen Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici in transgenic wheat

(2013) Wei Rong et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Expression of antimicrobial peptides thanatin(S) in transgenic Arabidopsis enhanced resistance to phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria

(2013) Tingquan Wu et al.   GENE

Antimicrobial peptides stage a comeback

(2013) Jeffrey L Fox   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Accumulation of secreted antibodies in plant cell cultures varies according to the isotype, host species and culture conditions

(2013) Bertrand Magy et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The production of recombinant cationic α-helical antimicrobial peptides in plant cells induces the formation of protein bodies derived from the endoplasmic reticulum

(2013) Nuri Company et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Transient expression and characterization of the antimicrobial peptide protegrin-1 in Nicotiana tabacum for control of bacterial and fungal mammalian pathogens

(2013) Omar Patiño-Rodríguez et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

New horizons for host defense peptides and lantibiotics

(2012) Michael John Dawson et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY

First plant-made biologic approved

(2012) Jeffrey L Fox   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Expression systems for heterologous production of antimicrobial peptides

(2012) Nádia Skorupa Parachin et al.   PEPTIDES

Transgenic tobacco plants expressing antimicrobial peptide bovine lactoferricin show enhanced resistance to phytopathogens

(2012) Shiro Fukuta et al.   Plant Biotechnology

A cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide from Pinus monticola (PmAMP1) confers resistance to multiple fungal pathogens in canola (Brassica napus)

(2012) Shiv S. Verma et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Production of a de-novo designed antimicrobial peptide in Nicotiana benthamiana

(2012) Benjamin Zeitler et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Petunia Floral Defensins with Unique Prodomains as Novel Candidates for Development of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Transgenic Banana Plants

(2012) Siddhesh B. Ghag et al.   PLoS One

Innate Defense Regulator Peptide 1018 in Wound Healing and Wound Infection

(2012) Lars Steinstraesser et al.   PLoS One

High-level production of lactostatin, a hypocholesterolemic peptide, in transgenic rice using soybean A1aB1b as carrier

(2012) Cerrone Cabanos et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Green factory: Plants as bioproduction platforms for recombinant proteins

(2011) Jianfeng Xu et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Multifunctional cationic host defence peptides and their clinical applications

(2011) Amy T. Y. Yeung et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Development of a method for environmentally friendly chemical peptide synthesis in water using water-dispersible amino acid nanoparticles

(2011) Keiko Hojo et al.   Chemistry Central Journal

Telaprevir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection

(2011) Andrew J Muir   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

The Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides as Biocides

(2011) Garry Laverty et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

The antimicrobial effect of Iseganan HCl oral solution in patients receiving stomatotoxic chemotherapy: analysis from a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, phase III clinical trial

(2011) Sharon Elad et al.   JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE

Designing antimicrobial peptides: form follows function

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

Wound healing activity of the human antimicrobial peptide LL37

(2011) Reinaldo Ramos et al.   PEPTIDES

Enhanced resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens by overexpression of a human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (hCAP18/LL-37) in Chinese cabbage

(2011) Yu-Jin Jung et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

FDA-Approved Drugs that Protect Mammalian Neurons from Glucose Toxicity Slow Aging Dependent on Cbp and Protect Against Proteotoxicity

(2011) Alex Lublin et al.   PLoS One

Recombinant production of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli: A review

(2011) Yifeng Li   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

Over-expression of snakin-2 and extensin-like protein genes restricts pathogen invasiveness and enhances tolerance to Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

(2011) Vasudevan Balaji et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

A plant based protective antigen [PA(dIV)] vaccine expressed in chloroplasts demonstrates protective immunity in mice against anthrax

(2011) Jyotsna Gorantala et al.   VACCINE

Exploring the pharmacological potential of promiscuous host-defense peptides: from natural screenings to biotechnological applications

(2011) Octávio L. Franco   Frontiers in Microbiology

Effect of duramycin on chloride transport and intracellular calcium concentration in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis epithelia

(2010) IGOR OLIYNYK et al.   APMIS

Recombinant antimicrobial peptide hPAB-β expressed in Pichia pastoris, a potential agent active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2010) Zhijin Chen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Development of Novel Therapeutic Drugs in Humans from Plant Antimicrobial Peptides

(2010) Maira Galdino da Rocha Pitta et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Transient expression systems for plant-derived biopharmaceuticals

(2010) Tatiana V Komarova et al.   Expert Review of Vaccines

Oritavancin: a novel lipoglycopeptide active against Gram-positive pathogens including multiresistant strains

(2010) Emilio Bouza et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Porcine Lactoferrin Expression in Transgenic Rice and Its Effects as a Feed Additive on Early Weaned Piglets

(2010) Tzu-Tai Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Plant-made vaccines for humans and animals

(2010) Edward P. Rybicki   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Expression and characterization of antimicrobial peptides Retrocyclin-101 and Protegrin-1 in chloroplasts to control viral and bacterial infections

(2010) Seung-Bum Lee et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Antimicrobial Peptides: Primeval Molecules or Future Drugs?

(2010) Brian M. Peters et al.   PLoS Pathogens

A Novel Polypeptide Derived From Human Lactoferrin in Sodium Hyaluronate Prevents Postsurgical Adhesion Formation in the Rat

(2009) Elin Nilsson et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Expression of a Synthesized Gene Encoding Cationic Peptide Cecropin B in Transgenic Tomato Plants Protects against Bacterial Diseases

(2009) P.-S. Jan et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Plants as bioreactors for the production of vaccine antigens

(2009) Siddharth Tiwari et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Foreign protein production using plant cell and organ cultures: Advantages and limitations

(2009) Sharon M.-H. Shih et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Safety and tolerability of the antimicrobial peptide human lactoferrin 1-11 (hLF1-11)

(2009) Walter JFM van der Velden et al.   BMC Medicine

Dissecting Structural and Functional Diversity of the Lantibiotic Mersacidin

(2009) Antony N. Appleyard et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Telavancin: A Novel Lipoglycopeptide

(2009) Louis D. Saravolatz et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Advances in Peptide Pharmaceuticals

(2009) Cynthia Stevenson   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Anionic Antimicrobial Peptides from Eukaryotic Organisms

(2009) Frederick Harris et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Synthetic therapeutic peptides: science and market

(2009) Patrick Vlieghe et al.   DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY

Cationic amphiphilic peptides with cancer-selective toxicity

(2009) Frank Schweizer   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Streptococcal bacteriocins and the case forStreptococcus salivariusas model oral probiotics

(2009) Philip A Wescombe et al.   Future Microbiology

A comparison of the activities of lacticin 3147 and nisin against drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus species

(2009) C. Piper et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Insect peptide metchnikowin confers on barley a selective capacity for resistance to fungal ascomycetes pathogens

(2009) Mohammad Rahnamaeian et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Expression of a plant defensin in rice confers resistance to fungal phytopathogens

(2009) Sanjay Jha et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Determining the Structure and Mode of Action of Microbisporicin, a Potent Lantibiotic Active Against Multiresistant Pathogens

(2008) Franca Castiglione et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Topical versus Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy for Treating Mildly Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized, Controlled, Double‐Blinded, Multicenter Trial of Pexiganan Cream

(2008) Benjamin A. Lipsky et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Strongylocins, novel antimicrobial peptides from the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

(2008) Chun Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

RAPD: a database of recombinantly-produced antimicrobial peptides

(2008) Yifeng Li et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Transient expression of chicken alpha interferon gene in lettuce

(2008) Song Li et al.   Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

A protocol for expression of foreign genes in chloroplasts

(2008) Dheeraj Verma et al.   Nature Protocols

Overexpression of lipid transfer protein (LTP) genes enhances resistance to plant pathogens and LTP functions in long-distance systemic signaling in tobacco

(2008) Sujon Sarowar et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Transgenic indica rice expressing Mirabilis jalapa antimicrobial protein (Mj-AMP2) shows enhanced resistance to the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

(2008) Bishun Deo Prasad et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Expression of Dm-AMP1 in rice confers resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani

(2008) Sanjay Jha et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Studies on anticancer activities of antimicrobial peptides

(2007) David W. Hoskin et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES