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Vipericidins: a novel family of cathelicidin-related peptides
Vipericidins: a novel family of cathelicidin-related peptides from the venom gland of South American pit vipers. Falcao CB, de La Torre BG, Pérez-Peinado C, Barron AE, Andreu D, Rádis-Baptista G., Amino Acids., 2014, 46, 2561-71. Cathelicidins are phylogenetically...
Ctriporin, an anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Peptide from Scorpion Venom.
Solution structures and model membrane interactions of Ctriporin, an anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Peptide from Scorpion Venom. Bandyopadhyay S, Junjie RL, Lim B, Sanjeev R, Xin WY, Yee CK, Hui Melodies SM, Yow N, Sivaraman J, Chatterjee C.,...
Recent Studies on the Antimicrobial Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin.
Recent Studies on the Antimicrobial Peptides Lactoferricin and Lactoferrampin. Yin C, Wong JH, Ng TB, Curr. Mol. Med., 2014 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] Lactoferricin and lactoferrampin, peptides derived from the whey protein lactoferrin, are...
Paneth cell α-defensin 6 (HD-6) is an antimicrobial peptide.
Paneth cell α-defensin 6 (HD-6) is an antimicrobial peptide. Schroeder BO, Ehmann D, Precht JC, Castillo PA, Küchler R, Berger J, Schaller M, Stange EF, Wehkamp J., Mucosal Immunol., 2014, Nov 5. [Epub ahead of print] Defensins protect human barriers from...
Laterosporulin, a Class IId Bacteriocin, Conceals Human Defensin-like Structural Module.
Intra-molecular Disulfide-Stapled Structure of Laterosporulin, a Class IId Bacteriocin, Conceals Human Defensin-like Structural Module. Singh PK, Solanki V, Sharma S, Thakur KG, Krishnan B, Korpole S., FEBS J., 2014, Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print] The growing...
Dipeptide Phe-Cys suppresses oxidative stress in cultured human hepatocytes.
Dipeptide Phe-Cys derived from in silico thermolysin-hydrolysed RuBisCO large subunit suppresses oxidative stress in cultured human hepatocytes. Je JY, Cho YS, Gong M, Udenigwe CC., Food Chem., 2015, 171, 287-91. A dipeptide (Phe-Cys) was predicted to be bioactive...
Four residues of propeptide are essential for precursor folding of nattokinase.
Four residues of propeptide are essential for precursor folding of nattokinase. Jia Y, Cao X, Deng Y, Bao W, Tang C, Ding H, Zheng Z, Zou G., Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin (Shanghai). , 2014, 46, 957-64. Subtilisin propeptide functions as an intramolecular chaperone...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 induces formation of new elastic fibers in human cardiac fibroblasts
The anti-diabetic hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 induces formation of new elastic fibers in human cardiac fibroblasts after cross-activation of IGF-1R. Qa'aty N, Wang Y, Wang A, Mao S, Vincent M, Husain M, Hinek A., Endocrinology, 2014, Oct 29:en20141519. [Epub...
Antibacterial Peptide Derived From Fish NK-lysin
NKLP27: A Teleost NK-Lysin Peptide that Modulates Immune Response, Induces Degradation of Bacterial DNA, and Inhibits Bacterial and Viral Infection. Zhang M, Li MF, Sun L, PLoS One, 2014, 9, e106543. NK-lysin is an antimicrobial protein produced by cytotoxic T...
Indolicidin Stabilizes Duplex DNA and Prevents DNA Replication and Transcription
Indolicidin Targets Duplex DNA: Structural and Mechanistic Insight through a Combination of Spectroscopy and Microscopy. Ghosh A, Kar RK, Jana J, Saha A, Jana B, Krishnamoorthy J, Kumar D, Ghosh S, Chatterjee S, Bhunia A, ChemMedChem, 2014, 9, 2052-8. Indolicidin...
Novel Cyclic Biphalin Analogue with Improved Antinociceptive Properties
Novel Cyclic Biphalin Analogue with Improved Antinociceptive Properties Adriano Mollica, Alfonso Carotenuto, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Limatola, Roberto Costante, Francesco Pinnen, Azzurra Stefanucci,Stefano Pieretti, Anna Borsodi, Reza Samavati, Ferenc Zador, Sándor...
Antibacterial Peptide from Bee Venom
Production of antibacterial peptide from bee venom via a new strategy for heterologous expression. Hou C, Guo L, Lin J, You L, Wu W., Mol Biol Rep. 2014 Sep 5. [Epub ahead of print] Honey bee is important economic insect that not only pollinates fruits and crops but...
Neuropeptide SIFamide from Desert Locust Schistocerca grearia
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. 2014 Sep 4. doi: 10.1002/cne.23671. [Epub ahead of...
Short Neuropeptide F is a Critical Factor for Initiating Insect Metamorphosis
Short neuropeptide F (sNPF) is a stage-specific suppressor for juvenile hormone biosynthesis by corpora allata, and a critical factor for the initiation of insect metamorphosis. Kaneko Y, Hiruma K., Dev Biol., 2014, 393, 312-9. Molting and metamorphosis are essential...
Correlation of plasma oxytocin with autistic symptom load
Oxytocin plasma concentrations in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: correlation with autistic symptomatology. Taurines R, Schwenck C, Lyttwin B, Schecklmann M, Jans T, Reefschläger L, Geissler J, Gerlach M, Romanos M., Atten. Defic. Hyperact....
Peptide Inhibitors for Anti-inflammatory Therapy
Targeting human secretory phospholipase A2 with designed peptide inhibitors for inflammatory therapy. Wang P, Li Y, Shao Q, Zhou W, Wang K., J Drug Target., 2014 Sep 19:1-7. [Epub ahead of print] Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is potentially an important target for...
Selective Agonists to Neuromedin U Receptors Types 1 and 2
Discovery of Selective Hexapeptide Agonists to Human Neuromedin U Receptors Types 1 and 2 Kentaro Takayama, Kenji Mori, Koji Taketa, Akihiro Taguchi, Fumika Yakushiji, Naoto Minamino, Mikiya Miyazato, Kenji Kangawa, and Yoshio Hayashi, J. Med. Chem., Articles ASAP (As...
The Cu2+ Binding Properties of Branched Peptides Based on l-2,3-Diaminopropionic Acid
The Cu2+ Binding Properties of Branched Peptides Based on l-2,3-Diaminopropionic Acid Åukasz Szyrwiel , Åukasz Szczukowski, József S. Pap, Bartosz Setner, Zbigniew Szewczuk, and WiesÅ‚aw Malinka, Inorg. Chem., Article ASAP; Publication Date (Web): July 14,...
