Insect antimicrobial peptides and their applications
HY Yi, M Chowdhury, YD Huang, XQ Yu - Applied microbiology and …, 2014 - Springer
Insects are one of the major sources of antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs). Since
observation of antimicrobial activity in the hemolymph of pupae from the giant silk moths …
observation of antimicrobial activity in the hemolymph of pupae from the giant silk moths …
Insect antimicrobial peptides: structures, properties and gene regulation
P Bulet, R Stocklin - Protein and peptide letters, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the armament that insects have developed to fight
off pathogens. Insect AMPs are typically cationic and often made of less than 100 amino acid …
off pathogens. Insect AMPs are typically cationic and often made of less than 100 amino acid …
Plectasin is a peptide antibiotic with therapeutic potential from a saprophytic fungus
PH Mygind, RL Fischer, KM Schnorr, MT Hansen… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
Animals and higher plants express endogenous peptide antibiotics called defensins. These
small cysteine-rich peptides are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Here we describe …
small cysteine-rich peptides are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Here we describe …
Immunity in lepidopteran insects
Lepidopteran insects provide important model systems for innate immunity of insects,
particularly for cell biology of hemocytes and biochemical analyses of plasma proteins …
particularly for cell biology of hemocytes and biochemical analyses of plasma proteins …
A comprehensive transcriptome and immune-gene repertoire of the lepidopteran model host Galleria mellonella
Background The larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella are increasingly used (i)
as mini-hosts to study pathogenesis and virulence factors of prominent bacterial and fungal …
as mini-hosts to study pathogenesis and virulence factors of prominent bacterial and fungal …
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of insect immunity
C Rosales, S Vonnie - Insect physiology and ecology, 2017 - books.google.com
Multicellular organisms constantly encounter potentially harmful microorganisms. Although
insects lack an adaptive immune system, they do have powerful means of fighting infections …
insects lack an adaptive immune system, they do have powerful means of fighting infections …
Two structurally different defensin genes, one of them encoding a novel defensin isoform, are expressed in honeybee Apis mellifera
J Klaudiny, Š Albert, K Bachanová, J Kopernický… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Two defensins showing high mutual similarity have previously been characterized in
honeybee Apis mellifera: royalisin, a peptide isolated from the royal jelly, and defensin …
honeybee Apis mellifera: royalisin, a peptide isolated from the royal jelly, and defensin …
Transgenic expression of gallerimycin, a novel antifungal insect defensin from the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella, confers resistance to pathogenic fungi in …
G Langen, J Imani, B Altincicek, G Kieseritzky… - 2006 - degruyter.com
A cDNA encoding gallerimycin, a novel antifungal peptide from the greater wax moth
Galleria mellonella, was isolated from a cDNA library of genes expressed during innate …
Galleria mellonella, was isolated from a cDNA library of genes expressed during innate …
Antimicrobial peptide-like genes in Nasonia vitripennis: a genomic perspective
C Tian, B Gao, Q Fang, G Ye, S Zhu - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an essential component of innate
immunity which can rapidly respond to diverse microbial pathogens. Insects, as a rich …
immunity which can rapidly respond to diverse microbial pathogens. Insects, as a rich …
The dlt Operon of Bacillus cereus Is Required for Resistance to Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides and for Virulence in Insects
Z Abi Khattar, A Rejasse… - Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
The dlt operon encodes proteins that alanylate teichoic acids, the major components of cell
walls of gram-positive bacteria. This generates a net positive charge on bacterial cell walls …
walls of gram-positive bacteria. This generates a net positive charge on bacterial cell walls …