Antimicrobial peptides of invertebrates. Part 1. structure, biosynthesis, and evolution

Sequence diversity and evolution of antimicrobial peptides in invertebrates

(2015) Anchalee Tassanakajon et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The proteomic response of cheliped myofibril tissue in the eurythermal porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes to heat shock following acclimation to daily temperature fluctuations

(2015) M. A. Garland et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

A prawn core histone 4: Derivation of N- and C-terminal peptides and their antimicrobial properties, molecular characterization and mRNA transcription

(2015) Mukesh Kumar Chaurasia et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Cysteine-stabilized αβ defensins: From a common fold to antibacterial activity

(2015) Renata de Oliveira Dias et al.   PEPTIDES

Evolution of New Functions De Novo and from Preexisting Genes

(2015) Dan I. Andersson et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Three Valuable Peptides from Bee and Wasp Venoms for Therapeutic and Biotechnological Use: Melittin, Apamin and Mastoparan

(2015) Miguel Moreno et al.   Toxins

Insect antimicrobial peptides and their applications

(2014) Hui-Yu Yi et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antimicrobial Peptides: Promising Compounds Against Pathogenic Microorganisms

(2014) J. Cruz et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Host defense peptides: front-line immunomodulators

(2014) Sarah C. Mansour et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Antifungal defensins and their role in plant defense

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

R-Thanatin Inhibits Growth and Biofilm Formation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidisIn VivoandIn Vitro

(2013) Zheng Hou et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Overview of Drosophila immunity: A historical perspective

(2013) Jean-Luc Imler   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

SpALF4: A newly identified anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity

(2013) Lei Zhu et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Plant antimicrobial peptides

(2013) Robert Nawrot et al.   FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA

Application of S-thanatin, an antimicrobial peptide derived from thanatin, in mouse model of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

(2013) Guoqiu Wu et al.   PEPTIDES

Functional Divergence in Shrimp Anti-Lipopolysaccharide Factors (ALFs): From Recognition of Cell Wall Components to Antimicrobial Activity

(2013) Rafael Diego Rosa et al.   PLoS One

Recombinant expression and solution structure of antimicrobial peptide aurelin from jellyfish Aurelia aurita

(2012) Zakhar O. Shenkarev et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Characterization of dual effects induced by antimicrobial peptides: Regulated cell death or membrane disruption

(2012) Edgar J. Paredes-Gamero et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Comparative genomics analysis of five families of antimicrobial peptide-like genes in seven ant species

(2012) Zhenting Zhang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Evolutionary origin of β-defensins

(2012) Shunyi Zhu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The first chordate big defensin: Identification, expression and bioactivity

(2012) Lei Teng et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Molecular characterization of a novel antimicrobial peptide from Mytilus coruscus

(2012) Zhi Liao et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Macin Family of Antimicrobial Proteins Combines Antimicrobial and Nerve Repair Activities

(2012) Sascha Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Antimicrobial peptides from marine invertebrates: Challenges and perspectives in marine antimicrobial peptide discovery

(2011) Sigmund V. Sperstad et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides: converging to a non-lytic mechanism of action

(2011) Marco Scocchi et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

The invention of lymphocytes

(2011) Ellen Hsu   CURRENT OPINION IN IMMUNOLOGY

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides in Penaeid Shrimp

(2011) Anchalee Tassanakajon et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Diversity of Coding Sequences and Gene Structures of the Antifungal Peptide Mytimycin (MytM) from the Mediterranean Mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis

(2011) Molruedee Sonthi et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

The activity of antimicrobial peptide S-thanatin is independent on multidrug-resistant spectrum of bacteria

(2011) Guoqiu Wu et al.   PEPTIDES

A novel antimicrobial peptide from skin secretions of the earthworm, Pheretima guillelmi (Michaelsen)

(2011) Wenliang Li et al.   PEPTIDES

Big Defensins, a Diverse Family of Antimicrobial Peptides That Follows Different Patterns of Expression in Hemocytes of the Oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2011) Rafael D. Rosa et al.   PLoS One

Centrocins: Isolation and characterization of novel dimeric antimicrobial peptides from the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

(2010) Chun Li et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Primary structure and cellular localization of callinectin, an antimicrobial peptide from the blue crab

(2010) Edward J. Noga et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Synergy among antibacterial peptides and between peptides and small-molecule antibiotics

(2010) Marco Cassone et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

An anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, exhibited antimicrobial activities in vitro and in vivo

(2010) Chen Sun et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Peptidylglycine α-amidating monooxygenase: A multifunctional protein with catalytic, processing, and routing domains

(2010) Betty A. Eipper et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

A Novel β-Defensin Structure: Big Defensin Changes Its N-Terminal Structure To Associate with the Target Membrane

(2009) Takahide Kouno et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Structure and Mode of Action of Microplusin, a Copper II-chelating Antimicrobial Peptide from the Cattle TickRhipicephalus(Boophilus)microplus

(2009) Fernanda D. Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Hyastatin, a glycine-rich multi-domain antimicrobial peptide isolated from the spider crab (Hyas araneus) hemocytes

(2009) Sigmund V. Sperstad et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

A Novel β-Defensin Structure: A Potential Strategy of Big Defensin for Overcoming Resistance by Gram-Positive Bacteria†‡

(2008) Takahide Kouno et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

NMR structure ofrALF-Pm3, an anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from shrimp: Model of the possible lipid A-binding site

(2008) Yinshan Yang et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

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

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

The role of crustins in Litopenaeus vannamei in response to infection with shrimp pathogens: An in vivo approach

(2008) Jessica E. Shockey et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Arasin 1, a proline–arginine-rich antimicrobial peptide isolated from the spider crab, Hyas araneus

(2007) Klara Stensvåg et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

NMR structure of mussel mytilin, and antiviral–antibacterial activities of derived synthetic peptides

(2007) Philippe Roch et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Discovery of six families of fungal defensin-like peptides provides insights into origin and evolution of the CSαβ defensins

(2007) Shunyi Zhu   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY