Visualizing Attack of Escherichia coli by the Antimicrobial Peptide Human Defensin 5

Visualizing Attack of Escherichia coli by the Antimicrobial Peptide Human Defensin 5

Human α-defensin 5 (HD5) is a 32-residue cysteine-rich host-defense peptide that exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and contributes to innate immunity in the human gut and other organ systems. Despite many years of investigation, its antimicrobial mechanism of action remains unclear. In...

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Main Authors: Chileveru, Haritha Reddy (Contributor), Lim, Shion A. (Contributor), Chairatana, Phoom (Contributor), Wommack, Andrew (Contributor), Chiang, I-Ling (Contributor), Nolan, Elizabeth Marie (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2016-08-30T16:23:59Z.
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