| Literature DB >> 18332171 |
Kerstin Hinrichsen1, Rainer Podschun, Sabine Schubert, Jens M Schröder, Jürgen Harder, Ehrhardt Proksch.
Abstract
Searching the database for mouse homologs of the antimicrobial peptide human beta-defensin-3 (hBD-3) revealed highest identity (69%) to mouse beta-defensin-14 (mBD-14). Recombinant mBD-14 exhibited broad-spectrum, nanomolar microbicidal activity. Treatment of keratinocytes with gamma interferon or transforming growth factor alpha increased mBD-14 gene expression. These data suggest that mBD-14 is the functional ortholog of hBD-3.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18332171 PMCID: PMC2346663 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01308-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191