LL-37: Structures, Antimicrobial Activity, and Influence on Amyloid-Related Diseases

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), as well as host defense peptides (HDPs), constitute the first line of defense as part of the innate immune system. Humans are known to express antimicrobial precursor proteins, which are further processed to generate AMPs, including several types of α/β defensins, hist...

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Main Authors: Surajit Bhattacharjya, Zhizhuo Zhang, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/3/320