Defense peptides play a crucial role in insect innate immunity against invading pathogens.
From the hemolymph of immune-challenged greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (Gm) …

Hsp70, so-called stress proteins, were studied in the centipedeLithobius mutabiliswhen
exposed in laboratory tests to different concentrations of the insecticide dimethoate (DMT; 0, …

Insect immune response relies on the humoral and cellular mechanisms of innate immunity.
The key factors are the antimicrobial polypeptides that act in concert against invading …

The protein by-products from carp (Cyprinus carpio) are normally discarded as industrial
waste during fish processing. The objective of this study was to identify and characterise the …

This work documents that normal menstrual vaginal blood of healthy females is exceptionally
rich in hemocidins—hemoglobin (Hb) fragments having bactericidal properties. The …

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a common commensal bacterium colonizing the skin
and mucosal surfaces of household animals. However, it has recently emerged as a …

Deprived of heme and partially unfolded hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochrome c display
microbicidal activity against a broad spectrum of microorganisms with half maximal lethal …

mRNA 5′-cap recognition by the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E has been
exhaustively characterized with the aid of a novel fluorometric, time-synchronized titration …

The lysozymes are well known antimicrobial polypeptides exhibiting antibacterial and
antifungal activities. Their antibacterial potential is related to muramidase activity and non-…

MATERIALS AND METHODS Last-instar Galleria mellonella larvae were pricked with a
needle dipped into a pellet of viable Escherichia coli D31 and Micrococcus luteus cells (1: 1). …