Attacins: A Promising Class of Insect Antimicrobial Peptides

• Main Authors: Francesco Buonocore (Author), Anna Maria Fausto (Author), Giulia Della Pelle (Author), Tomislav Roncevic (Author), Marco Gerdol (Author), Simona Picchietti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Insects produce a large repertoire of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as the first line of defense against bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. These peptides are produced from a large precursor that contains a signal domain, which is cleaved in vivo to produce the mature protein with antimicrobial...