Cytokeratins mediate epithelial innate defense through their antimicrobial properties

Deciphering the Mode of Action of the Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide Bac8c

(2011) E. C. Spindler et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of LL-37 and its truncated variants against Burkholderia pseudomallei

(2011) Sakawrat Kanthawong et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Rapid degradation of cyclooxygenase-1 and hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase through ubiquitin–proteasome system in response to intracellular calcium level

(2011) Misato Yazaki et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Antibiotic activities of host defense peptides: more to it than lipid bilayer perturbation

(2011) Miriam Wilmes et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

3D Quantitative Imaging of Unprocessed Live Tissue Reveals Epithelial Defense against Bacterial Adhesion and Subsequent Traversal Requires MyD88

(2011) Connie Tam et al.   PLoS One

Peptide Fragments of a  -Defensin Derivative with Potent Bactericidal Activity

(2010) N. L. Reynolds et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Novel Synthetic, Salt-Resistant Analogs of Human Beta-Defensins 1 and 3 Endowed with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity

(2010) O. Scudiero et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Correlation of Charge, Hydrophobicity, and Structure with Antimicrobial Activity of S1 and MIRIAM Peptides

(2010) Sebastian Leptihn et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Membrane binding and perturbation studies of the antimicrobial peptides caerin, citropin, and maculatin

(2010) C. S. Brian Chia et al.   BIOPOLYMERS

Role of Defensins in Corneal Epithelial Barrier Function againstPseudomonas aeruginosaTraversal

(2010) Danielle K. Augustin et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The keratin-filament cycle of assembly and disassembly

(2010) A. Kolsch et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

New Insights into the Regulation of Signalling by Toll-Like Receptors and Nod-Like Receptors

(2010) Rebecca C. Coll et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

The innate immune system in the intestine

(2010) Satoshi Uematsu et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Keratins in health and cancer: more than mere epithelial cell markers

(2010) V Karantza   ONCOGENE

Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a Healthy Ocular Surface Involves Surfactant Protein D and Is Compromised by Bacterial Elastase in a Murine Null-Infection Model

(2009) J. J. Mun et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

CAMP: a useful resource for research on antimicrobial peptides

(2009) Shaini Thomas et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A generic method for assignment of reliability scores applied to solvent accessibility predictions

(2009) Bent Petersen et al.   BMC STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

First evidence of the pore-forming properties of a keratin from skin mucus of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, formerlySalmo gairdneri)

(2008) Virginie Molle et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

HELIQUEST: a web server to screen sequences with specific  -helical properties

(2008) R. Gautier et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

The human keratins: biology and pathology

(2008) Roland Moll et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Microbe sensing, positive feedback loops, and the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases

(2008) Bruce Beutler   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Ubiquitin-Proteasome-mediated Degradation of Keratin Intermediate Filaments in Mechanically Stimulated A549 Cells

(2008) Ariel Jaitovich et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

(2008) Guangshun Wang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The Role of Antimicrobial Peptides at the Ocular Surface

(2008) Alison M. McDermott   OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH

The Incidence of Contact Lens–Related Microbial Keratitis in Australia

(2008) Fiona Stapleton et al.   OPHTHALMOLOGY