Antibacterial and antiviral roles of a fish β-defensin expressed both in pituitary and testis.

Defensins are a group of cationic peptides that exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. In this study, we cloned and characterized a β-defensin from pituitary cDNA library of a protogynous hermaphroditic orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Interestingly, the β-defensin was shown to...

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Main Authors: Jun-Yan Jin, Li Zhou, Yang Wang, Zhi Li, Jiu-Gang Zhao, Qi-Ya Zhang, Jian-Fang Gui
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/934300265f1f45488ead9fd73fa8c78f
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