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Reawakening Retrocyclins: Ancestral Human Defensins Active Against HIV-1
Human alpha and beta defensins contribute substantially to innate immune defenses against microbial and viral infections. Certain nonhuman primates also produce theta-defensins—18 residue cyclic peptides that act as HIV-1 entry inhibitors. Multiple human theta-defensin genes exist, but they harbor a...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19402752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000095 |