Antimicrobial function of SHβAP, a novel hemoglobin β chain-related antimicrobial peptide, isolated from the liver of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis. Seo JK, Lee MJ, Jung HG, Go HJ, Kim YJ, Park NG., Fish Shellfish Immunol., 2014, Feb 2. doi:... Read more
Antimicrobial properties and interaction of two Trp-substituted cationic antimicrobial peptides with a lipid bilayer. Bi X, Wang C, Dong W, Zhu W, Shang D., J Antibiot (Tokyo)., 2014, Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/ja.2014.4. [Epub ahead of print] Tryptophan (Trp) residues... Read more
New Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide Screened from Boiled-Dried Anchovies by Immobilized Bacterial Membrane Liposome Chromatography. Tang W, Zhang H, Wang L, Qian H., J Agric Food Chem., 2014, Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print] DOI:10.1021/jf4052286 An efficient immobilized... Read more
Host plant peptides elicit a transcriptional response to control the Sinorhizobium meliloti cell cycle during symbiosis. Penterman J, Abo RP, De Nisco NJ, Arnold MF, Longhi R, Zanda M, Walker GC., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]... Read more
Site-specific pegylation of an antimicrobial peptide increases resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase. Falciani C, Lozzi L, Scali S, Brunetti J, Bracci L, Pini A., Amino Acids., 2014, Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print] DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1986-2 M33 is a... Read more
An important side reaction using the thiol, 3,6-dioxa-1,8-octanedithiol (DODT), in 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-based solid phase peptide synthesis Paul W. R. Harris, Renata Kowalczyk, Sung-Hyun Yang, Geoffrey M. Williams and Margaret A. Brimble, J. Pept. Sci., 2014,... Read more
Antiviral potential of cathelicidins. Barlow PG, Findlay EG, Currie SM, Davidson DJ., Future Microbiol., 2014, 9, 55-73. doi: 10.2217/fmb.13.135. The global burden of morbidity and mortality arising from viral infections is high; however, the development of effective... Read more
Analgesic Effects of Huwentoxin-IV on Animal Models of Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain. Liu Y, Wu Z, Tang D, Xun X, Liu L, Li X, Nie D, Xiang Y, Yi J, Yi J., Protein Pept Lett., 2014, 21, 153-8. DOI: 10.2174/09298665113206660119 Huwentoxin-IV (HWTX-IV), a peptide... Read more
Neuropeptide S interacts with the basolateral amygdala noradrenergic system in facilitating object recognition memory consolidation. Han RW, Xu HJ, Zhang RS, Wang P, Chang M, Peng YL, Deng KY, Wang R., Neurobiol Learn Mem., 2014, 107, 32-6. doi:... Read more
A novel α4/7-conotoxin LvIA from Conus lividus that selectively blocks α3β2 vs. α6/α3β2β3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Luo S, Zhangsun D, Schroeder CI, Zhu X, Hu Y, Wu Y, Weltzin MM, Eberhard S, Kaas Q, Craik DJ, McIntosh JM, Whiteaker P., FASEB J. 2014... Read more
