Yanjing Xiao

A genome-wide screen identifies a single β-defensin gene cluster in the chicken: implications for the origin and evolution of mammalian defensins

Yanjing Xiao, Austin L. Hughes, Junko Ando et al. · BMC Genomics · 2004 · 287 citations · Full text

Identification and Functional Characterization of Three Chicken Cathelicidins with Potent Antimicrobial Activity

Yanjing Xiao, Yibin Cai, Yugendar R. Bommineni et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2005 · 243 citations · Full text

Molecular Biology, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Drug Resistance +19

Structure–activity relationships of fowlicidin‐1, a cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide in chicken

Yanjing Xiao, Huaien Dai, Yugendar R. Bommineni et al. · FEBS Journal · 2006 · 87 citations · Full text

Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides, Peptide Engineering, Peptide Science +21

The Central Kink Region of Fowlicidin-2, an α-Helical Host Defense Peptide, Is Critically Involved in Bacterial Killing and Endotoxin Neutralization

Yanjing Xiao, Alvaro I. Herrera, Yugendar R. Bommineni et al. · Journal of Innate Immunity · 2008 · 80 citations · Full text

RNA Interference-Mediated Silencing of Ornithine Decarboxylase and Spermidine Synthase Genes in <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> Provides Insight into Regulation of Polyamine Biosynthesis

Yanjing Xiao, Diane E. McCloskey, Margaret A. Phillips · Eukaryotic Cell · 2009 · 46 citations · Full text

Genetics, Molecular Biology, Spermidine Synthase +19