Identification and distribution of SIFamide in the nervous system of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. Gellerer A, Franke A, Neupert S, Predel R, Zhou X, Liu S, Reiher W, Wegener C, Homberg U, J. Comp. Neurol., 2015, 523, 108-25. SIFamides are a family of... Read more
Analgesic Properties of a Peripherally Acting and GalR2 Receptor-Preferring Galanin Analog in Inflammatory, Neuropathic, and Acute Pain Models. Metcalf CS, Klein BD, McDougle DR, Zhang L, Smith MD, Bulaj G, White HS, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 2015, 352, 185-93. ... Read more
Importance of Tryptophan in Transforming an Amphipathic Peptide into a Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Targeted Antimicrobial Peptide. Zhu X, Ma Z, Wang J, Chou S, Shan A., PLoS One, 2014, 9(12), e114605. Here, we found that simple substitution of amino acids in the... Read more
Ghrelin effects expression of several genes associated with depression-like behavior Poretti MB, Rask-Andersen M, Kumar P, Rubiales de Barioglio S, Fiol de Cuneo M, Schiöth HB, Carlini VP, Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry, 2015, 56, 227-34. Ghrelin (Ghr) is... Read more
A rationally designed monomeric peptide triagonist corrects obesity and diabetes in rodents. Finan B, Yang B, Ottaway N, Smiley DL, Ma T, Clemmensen C, Chabenne J, Zhang L, Habegger KM, Fischer K, Campbell JE, Sandoval D,Seeley RJ, Bleicher K, Uhles S, Riboulet... Read more
Semax, an ACTH4-10 peptide analog with high affinity for copper(II) ion and protective ability against metal induced cell toxicity. Tabbì G, Magrì A, Giuffrida A, Lanza V, Pappalardo G, Naletova I, Nicoletti VG, Attanasio F, Rizzarelli E, J Inorg Biochem. 2015, 142,... Read more
LL-37 modulates human neutrophil responses to influenza A virus. Tripathi S, Verma A, Kim EJ, White MR, Hartshorn KL., J. Leukoc. Biol., 2014, 96, 931-8. Recent studies have shown that the human cathelicidin, LL-37, has antiviral activity against IAV in vitro and in... Read more
Quantitative Peptidomics Study Reveals That a Wound-Induced Peptide from PR-1 Regulates Immune Signaling in Tomato. Chen YL, Lee CY, Cheng KT, Chang WH, Huang RN, Nam HG, Chen YR., Plant Cell. 2014 Oct 31. [Epub ahead of print] Many important cell-to-cell... Read more
Synthesis of α-Amino Acid Derivatives and Peptides via Enantioselective Addition of Masked Acyl Cyanides to Imines Kin S. Yang and Viresh H. Rawal, J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/ja510135t Publication Date (Web): November 4, 2014 ... Read more
