Reawakening retrocyclins: ancestral human defensins active against HIV-1.
Human alpha and beta defensins contribute substantially to innate immune defenses against microbial and viral infections. Certain nonhuman primates also produce theta-defensins-18 residue cyclic peptides that act as HIV-1 entry inhibitors. Multiple human theta-defensin genes exist, but they harbor a...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/f8b480c4c8ed42c79bbeceed7bb3ce6f |
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