-
responsible for
defensin production are
highly polymorphic.[citation needed]
Vertebrate defensins are
primarily α-
defensins and β-
defensins. Some primates...
-
Plant defensins (formerly gamma-thionins) are a
family of primitive,
highly stable, cysteine-rich
defensins found in
plants that
function to
defend them...
-
functioning to protect.
Human Paneth cells produce two α-
defensins known as
human α-
defensin HD-5 (DEFA5) and HD-6 (DEFA6). HD-5 has a wide
spectrum of...
- Beta-
defensin 1 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the DEFB1 gene.
Defensins form a
family of
microbicidal and
cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils...
- Theta-
defensins (θ-
defensins, retrocyclins, or demidefensins) are a
family of
mammalian antimicrobial peptides. They are
found in non-human 'Old World'...
- Beta
defensins are a
family of
vertebrate defensins. The beta
defensins are
antimicrobial peptides implicated in the
resistance of
epithelial surfaces...
-
pattern of
disulfide bonding,
mammalian defensins are
classified into alpha, beta and
theta categories. Alpha-
defensins,
which have been
identified in humans...
-
convergent evolution of
venom genes from
existing immune system genes (
defensins). A
unique feature of the
venom is the
presence of a D-amino acid. This...
-
Arthropod defensins are a
family defensin proteins found in mollusks, insects, and arachnids.
These cysteine-rich
antibacterial peptides are primarily...
- anti-microbial
defensins that fuse with
phagocytic vacuoles.
Azurophils may
contain myeloperoxidase,
phospholipase A2, acid hydrolases, elastase,
defensins, neutral...
