- Drosophila.
Drosocin is
regulated by the NF-κB Imd
signalling pathway in the fly. The
Drosocin gene
encodes two peptides: its
namesake Drosocin peptide and...
- is
encoded by the gene
Drosocin.
Flies lacking Drosocin are
highly susceptible to
Enterobacter cloacae infection. The
Drosocin gene
itself encodes two...
- rich in proline, arginine, phenylalanine, glycine,
tryptophan abaecin and
drosocin, apidaecin, diptericin, and
attacin from insects,
prophenin from pigs,...
-
alongside other antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) such as cecropins, diptericin,
drosocin,
metchnikowin and attacin,
serves as a
first line
defence upon
septic injury...
- for
activity through O-glycosylation. Like the
antimicrobial peptides drosocin and abaecin,
pyrrhocoricin binds to the
bacterial protein DnaK, inhibiting...
- this
protein includes a proline-rich
domain with
similarities to the AMPs
drosocin, pyrrhocoricin, and abaecin, and a glycine-rich
domain with similarity...
