Histatins: salivary peptides with copper(II)- and zinc(II)-binding motifs

An evolutionary perspective of mammal salivary peptide families: Cystatins, histatins, statherin and PRPs

(2013) Patrícia de Sousa-Pereira et al.   ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY

Recombinant expression of novel protegrin-1 dimer and LL-37-linker–histatin-5 hybrid peptide mediated biotin carboxyl carrier protein fusion partner

(2013) Santhasiri Orrapin et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

Salivary concentration of the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in children

(2012) Sotiria Davidopoulou et al.   ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY

Mass Spectral Studies Reveal the Structure of Aβ1–16–Cu2+ Complex Resembling ATCUN Motif

(2012) Yamini P. Ginotra et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Anti-Candidal Activity of Genetically Engineered Histatin Variants with Multiple Functional Domains

(2012) Frank G. Oppenheim et al.   PLoS One

The effect of histatin 5, adsorbed on PMMA and hydroxyapatite, onCandida albicanscolonization

(2012) D. Vukosavljevic et al.   YEAST

Metallic ions as therapeutic agents in tissue engineering scaffolds: an overview of their biological applications and strategies for new developments

(2011) V. Mourino et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Structural Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of the Zn(II) Complex with P113 (Demegen), a Derivative of Histatin 5

(2010) Elena Porciatti et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Titanium Immobilized with an Antimicrobial Peptide Derived from Histatin Accelerates the Differentiation of Osteoblastic Cell Line, MC3T3-E1

(2010) Seicho Makihira et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Salivary histatin 5 internalization by translocation, but not endocytosis, is required for fungicidal activity in Candida albicans

(2010) Woong Sik Jang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Defensin-1, an antimicrobial peptide present in the saliva of patients with oral diseases

(2010) N. Mizukawa et al.   ORAL DISEASES

Antimicrobial peptides: The ancient arm of the human immune system

(2010) Jochen Wiesner et al.   Virulence

Characterization of zinc-releasing three-dimensional bioactive glass scaffolds and their effect on human adipose stem cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation

(2009) Suvi Haimi et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Concentration and fate of histatins and acidic proline-rich proteins in the oral environment

(2009) Melanie Campese et al.   ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY

Prevention of biofilm formation on titanium surfaces modified with conjugated molecules comprised of antimicrobial and titanium-binding peptides

(2009) Masao Yoshinari et al.   BIOFOULING

The stimulation of angiogenesis and collagen deposition by copper

(2009) Catherine Gérard et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A plausible role of salivary copper in antimicrobial activity of histatin-5—Metal binding and oxidative activity of its copper complex

(2009) William M. Tay et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Kinetics of histatin proteolysis in whole saliva and the effect on bioactive domains with metal-binding, antifungal, and wound-healing properties

(2009) Xiuli Sun et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Structure-activity analysis of histatin, a potent wound healing peptide from human saliva: cyclization of histatin potentiates molar activity 1000-fold

(2009) Menno J. Oudhoff et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Comprehensive Defensin Assay for Saliva

(2008) Michael S. Gardner et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

On the mechanisms of biocompatibility

(2008) David F. Williams   BIOMATERIALS

Salivary trefoil factor 3 enhances migration of oral keratinocytes

(2008) Trond Storesund et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES

Histatins are the major wound-closure stimulating factors in human saliva as identified in a cell culture assay

(2008) Menno J. Oudhoff et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

In vitro susceptibility of the Streptococcus milleri group to antimicrobial peptides

(2008) K. L. Bartie et al.   INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL

Transcriptional Regulation of the Salivary Histatin Gene: Finding of a Strong Positive Regulatory Element and Its Binding Protein

(2008) Y. Imamura et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY

Uptake of the antifungal cationic peptide Histatin 5 byCandida albicansSsa2p requires binding to non-conventional sites within the ATPase domain

(2008) Jianing N. Sun et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Antimicrobial Peptide Histatin-5 Causes a Spatially Restricted Disruption on the Candida albicans Surface, Allowing Rapid Entry of the Peptide into the Cytoplasm

(2008) A. Brian Mochon et al.   PLoS Pathogens