Innate antimicrobial peptide protects the skin from invasive bacterial infection

Magainins, a class of antimicrobial peptides from Xenopus skin: isolation, characterization of two active forms, and partial cDNA sequence of a precursor.

M Zasloff · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 2.3K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +14

β-Defensins: Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity Through Dendritic and T Cell CCR6

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Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Defensins. Natural peptide antibiotics of human neutrophils.

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Ll-37, the Neutrophil Granule–And Epithelial Cell–Derived Cathelicidin, Utilizes Formyl Peptide Receptor–Like 1 (Fprl1) as a Receptor to Chemoattract Human Peripheral Blood Neutrophils, Monocytes, and T Cells

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Human β-Defensin-1 Is a Salt-Sensitive Antibiotic in Lung That Is Inactivated in Cystic Fibrosis

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Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17