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DEFA3 gene

Known as: DEFENSIN, ALPHA, 3, DEF3, HNP3 
National Institutes of Health

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DEF6 geneDEFA1 geneDEFA1A3 geneDEFA4 gene

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Chemoattraction of Macrophages, T Lymphocytes, and Mast Cells Is Evolutionarily Conserved within the Human α-Defensin Family1
Human defensins are natural peptide antibiotics. On the basis of the position and bonding of six conserved cysteine residues… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Crystal structures of human α‐defensins HNP4, HD5, and HD6
Six α‐defensins have been found in humans. These small arginine‐rich peptides play important roles in various processes related… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Antibacterial Activity and Specificity of the Six Human α-Defensins
ABSTRACT We developed a kinetic, 96-well turbidimetric procedure that is capable of testing the antimicrobial properties of six… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Antibacterial activity and specificity of the six human {alpha}-defensins.
We developed a kinetic, 96-well turbidimetric procedure that is capable of testing the antimicrobial properties of six human… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Isolation, Characterization, cDNA Cloning, and Antimicrobial Properties of Two Distinct Subfamilies of α-Defensins from Rhesus Macaque Leukocytes
ABSTRACT Experiments to isolate and characterize rhesus macaque myeloid α-defensins (RMADs) were conducted. Seven RMAD peptides… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Identification of Defensin-1, Defensin-2, and CAP37/Azurocidin as T-cell Chemoattractant Proteins Released from Interleukin-8-stimulated Neutrophils (*)
Reports that interleukin-8 (IL-8) induces the infiltration of neutrophils followed by T-cells into injection sites led us to… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Monocyte-chemotactic activity of defensins from human neutrophils.
We investigated the monocyte-chemotactic activity of fractionated extracts of human neutrophil granules. Monocyte-chemotactic… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Inhibition of protein kinase C by defensins, antibiotic peptides from human neutrophils.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Direct inactivation of viruses by human granulocyte defensins
Human neutrophils contain a family of microbicidal peptides known as defensins. One of these defensins, human neutrophil peptide… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Defensins. Natural peptide antibiotics of human neutrophils.
We extracted a granule-rich sediment from normal human neutrophils and subjected it to chromatographic, electrophoretic, and… 
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