Recombinant expression of human cathelicidin (hCAP18/LL-37) in Pichia pastoris

Human cathelicidin, hCAP-18, is processed to the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 by extracellular cleavage with proteinase 3

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Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +9

Activities of LL-37, a Cathelin-Associated Antimicrobial Peptide of Human Neutrophils

Jeffrey S. Turner, Yoon Cho, Nhu-Nguyen Dinh et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1998 · 793 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Antimicrobial Resistance +13

The human antimicrobial and chemotactic peptides LL-37 and α-defensins are expressed by specific lymphocyte and monocyte populations

Birgitta Agerberth, Jehad Charo, Joachim Werr et al. · Blood · 2000 · 748 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +12

Isolation of the Pichia pastoris glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene and regulation and use of its promoter

Hans R. Waterham, Mary Ellen Digan, P J Koutz et al. · Gene · 1997 · 441 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology +8

The Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Activates Innate Immunity at the Airway Epithelial Surface by Transactivation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

G. Sandra Tjabringa, Jamil Aarbiou, Dennis K. Ninaber et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2003 · 396 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17