Kassorins: novel innate immune system peptides from skin secretions of the African hyperoliid frogs, Kassina maculata and Kassina senegalensis.

Chen, Hang; Wang, Lei; Zeller, Martin; Hornshaw, Martin; Wu, Youjia; Zhou, Mei; Li, Jia; Hang, Xinxing; Cai, Jiqun; Chen, Tianbao; Shaw, Chris

Chen, Hang; Wang, Lei; Zeller, Martin; Hornshaw, Martin; Wu, Youjia; Zhou, Mei; Li, Jia; Hang, Xinxing; Cai, Jiqun; Chen, Tianbao; Shaw, Chris.

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Chen H; Molecular Therapeutics Research, School of Pharmacy, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK.

Mol Immunol ; 48(4): 442-51, 2011 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21040978

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Anura/immunology; Immunity, Innate/immunology; Peptides/metabolism; Skin/metabolism; Africa; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology; Base Sequence; Candida albicans/drug effects; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Complementary/genetics; Guinea Pigs; In Vitro Techniques; Mass Spectrometry; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Sequence Data; Muscle, Smooth/drug effects; Peptides/chemistry; Peptides/isolation & purification; Rats; Sequence Alignment; Skin/drug effects; Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects; Urinary Bladder/drug effects

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Anura / Peptides / Skin / Immunity, Innate Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Mol Immunol Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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