Antimicrobial peptides are host-encoded immune effectors that combat pathogens and
shape the microbiome in plants and animals. However, little is known about how the host …

There is a developing interest in how immune genes may function in other physiological
roles, and how traditionally non-immune peptides may, in fact, be active in immune contexts …

Insects respond to septic infection in part by producing a suite of antimicrobial peptides that
may be subject to host-pathogen coevolutionary dynamics. In order to infer population …

Antimicrobial peptides act as a host defense mechanism and regulate the commensal
microbiome. To obtain a comprehensive view of genes contributing to long-term memory we …

Insects produce various anti-microbial peptides in response to injury and infection. In
Drosophila, diptericin has previously been studied as an anti-bacterial immune response …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important defense molecules of the innate immune
system. High levels of AMPs are induced in response to infections to fight pathogens …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short and generally positively charged peptides found in
a wide variety of life forms from microorganisms to humans. Their wide range of activity …

Vertically transmitted endosymbionts persist for millions of years in invertebrates and play an
important role in animal evolution. However, the functional basis underlying the …

Antimicrobial proteins/peptides (AMPs) are effectors of innate immune systems against
pathogen infection in multicellular organisms. Over half of the AMPs reported so far come …

Genes of the immune system often evolve rapidly and adaptively, presumably driven by
antagonistic interactions with pathogens [1–4]. Those genes encoding secreted …