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pyrrhocoricin protein, Pyrrhocoris apterus

Known as: pyrrhocoricin, pyrrhocoricin, Pyrrhocoris apterus 
National Institutes of Health

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Antimicrobial Cationic PeptidesInsect Proteins

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Structures of proline-rich peptides bound to the ribosome reveal a common mechanism of protein synthesis inhibition
With bacterial resistance becoming a serious threat to global public health, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have become a… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Comparative Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Different Antimicrobial Peptides against a Range of Pathogenic Bacteria
Analysis of a Selected Set of Antimicrobial Peptides The rapid emergence of resistance to classical antibiotics has increased the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The 70 kDa Heat Shock Protein Assists during the Repair of Chilling Injury in the Insect, Pyrrhocoris apterus
Background The Pyrrhocoris apterus (Insecta: Heteroptera) adults attain high levels of cold tolerance during their overwintering… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
On the nature of pre-freeze mortality in insects: water balance, ion homeostasis and energy charge in the adults of Pyrrhocoris apterus
SUMMARY Three acclimation groups [i.e. non-diapause (LD), diapause (SD) and diapause, cold-acclimated (SDA)] of the adult bugs… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Identification of crucial residues for the antibacterial activity of the proline-rich peptide, pyrrhocoricin.
Members of the proline-rich antibacterial peptide family, pyrrhocoricin, apidaecin and drosocin appear to kill responsive… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
The short proline-rich antibacterial peptide family
  • Jr L. Otvos
  • Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 12776628
Abstract: From the many peptide families that are induced upon bacterial infection and can be isolated from all classes of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Development of novel antibacterial peptides that kill resistant isolates
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The antibacterial peptide pyrrhocoricin inhibits the ATPase actions of DnaK and prevents chaperone-assisted protein folding.
Recently, we documented that the short, proline-rich antibacterial peptides pyrrhocoricin, drosocin, and apidaecin interact with… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Interaction between heat shock proteins and antimicrobial peptides.
Drosocin, pyrrhocoricin, and apidaecin, representing the short (18-20 amino acid residues) proline-rich antibacterial peptide… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Antibacterial peptides isolated from insects.
  • L. Otvos
  • Journal of peptide science : an official…
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 25551458
Insects are amazingly resistant to bacterial infections. To combat pathogens, insects rely on cellular and humoral mechanisms… 
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