Paneth cell defensins: Endogenous peptide components of intestinal host defense

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1280-1289

  Ouellette, Andre J ^a   Selsted, Michael E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial peptides; epithelium; gene; mouse; mucosal immunity; secretory granules

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PANETH CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029819784     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.11.8836041     Document Type: Review

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