A novel inducible antibacterial peptide of Drosophila carries an O-glycosylated substitution.
Bulet P, Dimarcq JL, Hetru C, Lagueux M, Charlet M, Hegy G, Van Dorsselaer A, Hoffmann JA.
Bulet P, et al. Among authors: hetru c.
J Biol Chem. 1993 Jul 15;268(20):14893-7.
J Biol Chem. 1993.
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The best characterized of these peptides are the cecropins (ibid.), 4-kDa peptides devoid of cysteines, and the insect defensins (Hoffmann, J. A., and Hetru, C. (1992) Immunol. Today 13, 411-415), 4-kDa peptides with three intramolecular disulfide bridges. ...
The best characterized of these peptides are the cecropins (ibid.), 4-kDa peptides devoid of cysteines, and the insect defensins (Hoffmann, …