Functional Insights From the Evolutionary Diversification of Big Defensins

Functional Insights From the Evolutionary Diversification of Big Defensins

Big defensins are antimicrobial polypeptides believed to be the ancestors of β-defensins, the most evolutionary conserved family of host defense peptides (HDPs) in vertebrates. Nevertheless, big defensins underwent several independent gene loss events during animal evolution, being only retained in...

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Main Authors:	Marco Gerdol, Paulina Schmitt, Paola Venier, Gustavo Rocha, Rafael Diego Rosa, Delphine Destoumieux-Garzón
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:	Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:	antimicrobial peptide defensin evolution nanonet host defense (antimicrobial) peptides
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00758/full

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