pyrrhocoricin protein, Pyrrhocoris apterus

Background The Pyrrhocoris apterus (Insecta: Heteroptera) adults attain high levels of cold tolerance during their overwintering… Expand

SUMMARY Three acclimation groups [i.e. non-diapause (LD), diapause (SD) and diapause, cold-acclimated (SDA)] of the adult bugs… Expand

The alarming rate of bacterial resistance induction highlights the clinical need for antimicrobial agents that act by novel modes… Expand

Members of the proline-rich antibacterial peptide family, pyrrhocoricin, apidaecin and drosocin appear to kill responsive… Expand

Abstract: From the many peptide families that are induced upon bacterial infection and can be isolated from all classes of… Expand

The rapid emergence of bacterial strains that are resistant to current antibiotics requires the development of novel types of… Expand

Recently, we documented that the short, proline-rich antibacterial peptides pyrrhocoricin, drosocin, and apidaecin interact with… Expand

Drosocin, pyrrhocoricin, and apidaecin, representing the short (18-20 amino acid residues) proline-rich antibacterial peptide… Expand

Insects are amazingly resistant to bacterial infections. To combat pathogens, insects rely on cellular and humoral mechanisms… Expand

Antibacterial glycopeptides isolated from insects are exciting bio-oligomers because they represent a family of compounds in… Expand