Trp-26 Imparts Functional Versatility to Human α-Defensin HNP1

A lectin from the Chinese bird-hunting spider binds sialic acids

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Human  -Defensins Inhibit Hemolysis Mediated by Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins

(2009) R. I. Lehrer et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Electropositive Charge in  -Defensin Bactericidal Activity: Functional Effects of Lys-for-Arg Substitutions Vary with the Peptide Primary Structure

(2009) R. A. Llenado et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Through the Looking Glass, Mechanistic Insights from Enantiomeric Human Defensins

(2009) Gang Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Multivalent Binding of Carbohydrates by the Human  -Defensin, HD5

(2009) R. I. Lehrer et al.   JOURNAL OF 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

Mechanism of Adenovirus Neutralization by Human α-Defensins

(2008) Jason G. Smith et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Human α-Defensins Inhibit Clostridium difficile Toxin B

(2008) Torsten Giesemann et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Anionic Amino Acids near the Pro-α-defensin N Terminus Mediate Inhibition of Bactericidal Activity in Mouse Pro-cryptdin-4

(2008) Sharel M. Figueredo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The Conserved Salt Bridge in Human α-Defensin 5 Is Required for Its Precursor Processing and Proteolytic Stability

(2008) Mohsen Rajabi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Molecular Determinants for the Interaction of Human Neutrophil α Defensin 1 with its Propeptide

(2008) Guozhang Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY