Defensin
From Proteopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
'''Defensins''' (DEF) are small cationic defense proteins active against bacteria, fungi and viruses. DEF are found in cells of the immune system. DEF binds to microbial cell membrane forming pores and thus allowing outflow of essential nutrients thus killing them.<ref>PMID:8528769</ref> For details on plant DEF see [[Plant defensin]]. | '''Defensins''' (DEF) are small cationic defense proteins active against bacteria, fungi and viruses. DEF are found in cells of the immune system. DEF binds to microbial cell membrane forming pores and thus allowing outflow of essential nutrients thus killing them.<ref>PMID:8528769</ref> For details on plant DEF see [[Plant defensin]]. | ||
| + | *'''alpha defensins''' are antibiotic peptides produced in the Paneth cells of the small intestines defending against pathogens<ref>PMID:24246978</ref> . | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 13 June 2024
| |||||||||||
References
- ↑ White SH, Wimley WC, Selsted ME. Structure, function, and membrane integration of defensins. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 1995 Aug;5(4):521-7. PMID:8528769
- ↑ Bevins CL. Innate immune functions of α-defensins in the small intestine. Dig Dis. 2013;31(3-4):299-304. PMID:24246978 doi:10.1159/000354681
- ↑ Ganz T, Selsted ME, Szklarek D, Harwig SS, Daher K, Bainton DF, Lehrer RI. Defensins. Natural peptide antibiotics of human neutrophils. J Clin Invest. 1985 Oct;76(4):1427-35. PMID:2997278 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI112120
- ↑ Zhuravel OV, Gerashchenko OL, Khetsuriani MR, Soldatkina MA, Pogrebnoy PV. Expression of human beta-defensins-1-4 in thyroid cancer cells and new insight on biologic activity of hBD-2 in vitro. Exp Oncol. 2014 Sep;36(3):174-8. PMID:25265350
