Article
Gram-positive three-component antimicrobial peptide-sensing system.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 May 2007
Li Min, Lai Yuping, Villaruz Amer E, Cha David J, Sturdevant Daniel E, Otto Michael
Abstract excerpt
To survive during colonization or infection of the human body, microorganisms must circumvent mechanisms of innate host defense. Antimicrobial peptides represent a key component of innate host defense, especially in phagocytes and on epithelial surfaces. However, it is not known how the clinicall...
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