Oxidative stress and the presence of bacteria increase gene expression of the antimicrobial peptide aclasin, a fungal CSαβ defensin in Aspergillus clavatus
Background Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a broad class of naturally occurring antimicrobial compounds. Plants, invertebrates and fungi produce various AMPs as, for example, defensins. Most of these defensins are characterised by the presence of a cysteine-stabilised α-helical and β-sheet (...
Main Authors: | Gabriela Contreras, Nessa Wang, Holger Schäfer, Michael Wink |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2019-02-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/6290.pdf |
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