Ornamental tobacco floral nectar is a rich source of antimicrobial peptides

Comparing the contents, functions and neonicotinoid take-up between floral and extrafloral nectar within a single species (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)

(2022) Hong-Xia Zhou et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

The structure-mechanism relationship and mode of actions of antimicrobial peptides: A review

(2021) Shuqin Li et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

In Vitro Evaluation of Five Antimicrobial Peptides against the Plant Pathogen Erwinia amylovora

(2021) Rafael J. Mendes et al.   Biomolecules

Growth inhibition of phytopathogenic spiroplasmas by membrane‐interactive antimicrobial peptides Novispirin T7 and Caerin 1.1

(2021) Wei Wei et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome revealed nectary and nectar traits in the plant-pollinator interaction of Nitraria tangutorum Bobrov

(2021) Tingting Chen et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Synthetic antimicrobial peptides control Penicillium digitatum infection in orange fruits

(2021) Patrícia G. Lima et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Synthetic antimicrobial peptides: Characteristics, design, and potential as alternative molecules to overcome microbial resistance

(2021) Patrícia G. Lima et al.   LIFE SCIENCES

Agri-environment scheme nectar chemistry can suppress the social epidemiology of parasites in an important pollinator

(2021) Arran J. Folly et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Impact of an Antifungal Insect Defensin on the Proteome of the Phytopathogenic Fungus Botrytis cinerea

(2020) Thomas Aumer et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Anticandidal activity of synthetic peptides: Mechanism of action revealed by scanning electron and fluorescence microscopies and synergism effect with nystatin

(2020) Patrícia G. Lima et al.   JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Synthetic antimicrobial peptides: From choice of the best sequences to action mechanisms

(2020) Pedro F.N. Souza et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Antimicrobial activity of Epsilon-Poly-l-lysine against phytopathogenic bacteria

(2020) Bárbara Rodrigues et al.   Scientific Reports

Yeast-nectar interactions: metacommunities and effects on pollinators

(2020) Hans Jacquemyn et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Recombinant expression of antimicrobial peptides in Pichia pastoris: A strategy to inhibit the Penicillium expansum in pears

(2020) Yining Huang et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Peptide Thanatin on the Growth and Transcriptome of Penicillium digitatum

(2020) Guirong Feng et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Generation of antimicrobial peptides Leg1 and Leg2 from chickpea storage protein, active against food spoilage bacteria and foodborne pathogens

(2020) Marie-Louise Heymich et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Simulation-Guided Rational de Novo Design of a Small Pore-Forming Antimicrobial Peptide

(2019) Charles H. Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Preinfection Effects of Nectar Secondary Compounds on a Bumble Bee Gut Pathogen

(2019) Kristen M Michaud et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

RcAlb-PepII, a synthetic small peptide bioinspired in the 2S albumin from the seed cake of Ricinus communis, is a potent antimicrobial agent against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida parapsilosis

(2019) Lucas P. Dias et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Nectar- and stigma exudate-specific expression of an acidic chitinase could partially protect certain apple cultivars against fire blight disease

(2019) Anita Kurilla et al.   PLANTA

LC-MS/MS based comparative proteomics of floral nectars reveal different mechanisms involved in floral defense of Nicotiana spp., Petunia hybrida and Datura stramonium

(2019) FredyA. Silva et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Transcriptome profiling of the honeybee parasite Varroa destructor provides new biological insights into the mite adult life cycle

(2018) Fanny Mondet et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Analysis of Peptide Ligand Specificity of Different Insect Adipokinetic Hormone Receptors

(2018) Elisabeth Marchal et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Plant lipid transfer proteins: are we finally closing in on the roles of these enigmatic proteins?

(2018) Johan Edqvist et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Peptide from thaumatin plant protein exhibits selective anticandidal activity by inducing apoptosis via membrane receptor

(2018) Francisco E.S. Lopes et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Mo-CBP3-PepI, Mo-CBP3-PepII, and Mo-CBP3-PepIII are synthetic antimicrobial peptides active against human pathogens by stimulating ROS generation and increasing plasma membrane permeability

(2018) Jose T.A. Oliveira et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Peptide composition, oxidative and insecticidal activities of nectar from flowers of Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv

(2017) Valter H.M. Santos et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Nectar-inhabiting microorganisms influence nectar volatile composition and attractiveness to a generalist pollinator

(2017) Caitlin C. Rering et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Membrane Active Antimicrobial Peptides: Translating Mechanistic Insights to Design

(2017) Jianguo Li et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Predicting antimicrobial peptides with improved accuracy by incorporating the compositional, physico-chemical and structural features into Chou’s general PseAAC

(2017) Prabina Kumar Meher et al.   Scientific Reports

Nectar microbes can reduce secondary metabolites in nectar and alter effects on nectar consumption by pollinators

(2016) Rachel L. Vannette et al.   ECOLOGY

Influence of Cysteine and Tryptophan Substitution on DNA-Binding Activity on Maize α-Hairpinin Antimicrobial Peptide

(2016) Daniel Sousa et al.   MOLECULES

Studying of cellular interaction of hairpin-like peptide EcAMP1 from barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalliL.) seeds with plant pathogenic fungusFusarium solaniusing microscopy techniques

(2016) Alexey S. Vasilchenko et al.   SCANNING

Antimicrobial activity, improved cell selectivity and mode of action of short PMAP-36-derived peptides against bacteria and Candida

(2016) Yinfeng Lyu et al.   Scientific Reports

Antimicrobial peptide protonectin disturbs the membrane integrity and induces ROS production in yeast cells

(2015) Kairong Wang et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Scolopendin 2, a cationic antimicrobial peptide from centipede, and its membrane-active mechanism

(2015) Heejeong Lee et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Fungicidal mechanisms of the antimicrobial peptide Bac8c

(2015) Wonyoung Lee et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

APD3: the antimicrobial peptide database as a tool for research and education

(2015) Guangshun Wang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Antifungal defensins and their role in plant defense

(2014) Ariane F. Lacerda et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

PEP-FOLD: an updated de novo structure prediction server for both linear and disulfide bonded cyclic peptides

(2012) P. Thevenet et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Discovery of Defense- and Neuropeptides in Social Ants by Genome-Mining

(2012) Christian W. Gruber et al.   PLoS One

Drosophila neuropeptides in regulation of physiology and behavior

(2010) Dick R. Nässel et al.   PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Identification of SYWKQCAFNAVSCFamide: a broadly conserved crustacean C-type allatostatin-like peptide with both neuromodulatory and cardioactive properties

(2009) P. S. Dickinson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Biochemistry of Nectar Proteins

(2009) Sanggyu Park et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Mass spectrometric profiling of (neuro)-peptides in the worker honeybee, Apis mellifera

(2009) Bart Boerjan et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Pathogenesis-related proteins protect extrafloral nectar from microbial infestation

(2009) Marcia González-Teuber et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

INVISIBLE FLORAL LARCENIES: MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES DEGRADE FLORAL NECTAR OF BUMBLE BEE-POLLINATED PLANTS

(2008) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ECOLOGY

Antimicrobial activity of a protein purified from the latex of Hevea brasiliensis on oral microorganisms

(2008) Kanyanatt Kanokwiroon et al.   MYCOSES

APD2: the updated antimicrobial peptide database and its application in peptide design

(2008) Guangshun Wang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH