Gene‐encoded antimicrobial peptides are an important component of host defense in
animals ranging from insects to mammals. They do not target specific molecular receptors …

Antibiotic peptides are a key component of the innate immune systems of most multicellular
organisms. Despite broad divergences in sequence and taxonomy, most antibiotic peptides …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a group of immune proteins that protect the host from
infection. In Drosophila, seven groups of inducible AMPs have been identified, with activities …

The virulence of Bacillus cereus requires that bacteria have the capacity to colonize their
host, degrade specific tissues, and circumvent the host immune system. To study this aspect …

Insects possess an effective innate immune system against foreign microorganisms. Innate
immunity of insects is divided into two major reaction types: humoral and cellular reactions …

Three potent antimicrobial proteins were purified from cheeseweed (Malva parviflora) seeds.
These antimicrobial proteins, named CW-3, CW-4, and CW-5, showed different antimicrobial …

Antimicrobial peptides, Enbocin and Gloverin isoforms from the silkworm Bombyx mori, were
analyzed for expression of these peptide genes. Tissue-specific expression of Enbocin and …

C-type lectins (CTLs) are an important family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that
regulate immune responses. The CTL5 gene of the silkworm Bombyx mori L.(Lepidoptera …

This review begins with a brief discussion of the biological importance and chemical
features of peptides. A description of the existing synthetic methods follows with emphasis …

Since a plant miRNA (miR168) cross-regulating a mammalian transcript was reported,
miRNA-mediated cross-kingdom communication has become one of the most compelling …