A bacterial mutant library as a tool to study the attack of a defensin peptide.
Chembiochem 2014;
15:2684-8. [PMID:
25430675 DOI:
10.1002/cbic.201402354]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Defensin attack! Here we report the screening of human defensin 5 against the Keio Collection of E. coli strains. The results of this screen further our understanding of how this important hostdefense peptide kills bacteria and how bacteria protect themselves against the attack from the human host.
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