Cathelicidins—a rich seam of antimicrobial peptides waiting for exploitation

A Tossi, M Gerdol, A Caporale, S Pacor… - Frontiers in Drug …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cathelicidins are a ubiquitous family of host defence antimicrobial peptides in vertebrate
animals. Unlike other antimicrobial peptide families, it is defined by a large and relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Cathelicidins: Opportunities and Challenges in Skin Therapeutics and Clinical Translation

L Dzurová, E Holásková, H Pospíšilová… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cathelicidins are a group of cationic, amphipathic peptides that play a vital role in the innate
immune response of many vertebrates, including humans. Produced by immune and …

Optimal Design, Characterization, and Structure-Function Analysis of Two Variants of Cathelicidin-2

Z Liu, H Wang, J Cai, B Yao - Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Two variants of cathelicidin-2 were designed and their antimicrobial activity and structure–
function relationship were evaluated and discussed. The MICs of LH22 and VL22 against …