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The antifungal plant defensin AhPDF1.1b is a beneficial factor involved in adaptive response to zinc overload when it is expressed in yeast cells.
MicrobiologyOpen - 1 Jun 2015
Mith Oriane, Benhamdi Asma, Castillo Teddy, Bergé Muriel, MacDiarmid Colin W, Steffen Janet, Eide David J, Perrier Véronique, Subileau Maeva, Gosti Françoise, Berthomieu Pierre, Marquès Laurence
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Antimicrobial peptides represent an expanding family of peptides involved in innate immunity of many living organisms. They show an amazing diversity in their sequence, structure, and mechanism of action. Among them, plant defensins are renowned for their antifungal activity but various side acti...
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