apidaecin
National Institutes of Health
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Honey bee venom is a complex mixture of toxic proteins and peptides. In the present study we tried to extend our knowledge of the…
ABSTRACT Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PrAMPs) from insects and mammals have recently been evaluated for their…
Apidaecins are a series of proline-rich, 18- to 20-residue antimicrobial peptides produced by insects. They are predominantly…
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a major component of Gram-negative bacteria, signals bacterial invasion and triggers defensive host…
Functional mapping was carried out to address the amino acid residues responsible for the activity of the antibacterial peptide…
Insect resistance to bacterial infections is dependent on the production of specialized defense peptides. We report here that…
A unique antibacterial peptide derivative found in immune honeybee lymph, apidaecin 1b (AP1), was randomly mutagenized and…
Apidaecins are the most prominent components of the honeybee humoral defense against microbial invasion. Our analysis of cDNA…