..., we summarize diverse evidence that support the role of peptides in this endeavor. Of particular interest to the present review are antimicrobial peptides (AMP) and cell-penetrating peptides (CPP). Different experimental evidence indicates that AMP/CPP are able to regulate autophagy, which in turn...

... BY) . antimicrobial peptides breast cancers cationic peptides drug development new cancer treatments Cancer is defined as a broad group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled and abnormal cell growth, which frequently invades adjacent organs or tissues and spreads into the body. The latter feature...

... a Creative Commons licence. antimicrobial peptides breast cancers cationic peptides new cancer treatments drug development 1 2 3 Bioactive Cationic Peptides as Potential Agents for Breast Cancer Treatment 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Marcela Manrique-Moreno1*, Gloria A. Santa-González2, Vanessa Gallego1...

... © 2020 The Author(s). 2020 This is an open access article published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY) . Antimicrobial peptides Insect defensin Triatoma pallidipennis...

... Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY) . Anthracnose Antifungal Antimicrobial Peptides Fungi Pepper Plant defensins are basic low-molecular-weight peptides ranging from 5 to 6 kDa, have 45 to 55 amino acid...

... have been identified; amongst them, Triatoma (Meccus) pallidipennis is an endemic species reported to have high percentages of infection with T. cruzi . Defensins, cysteine-rich cationic peptides, are a family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); the synthesis of these molecules is crucial for insect’s...

...). 2018 This is an open access article published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CC BY) . Antimicrobial peptides apoptosis Candida tropicalis extracellular pH Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs...

... cluster) were proteins with cationic nature and rich in cysteine content, that are characteristic of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their expression were all significantly up-regulated after challenge with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). These strongly suggested that Ly2.1–3 are potential AMPs, but firm...