Defensins of vertebrate animals.

By R. Lehrer, T. Ganz. Current Opinion in Immunology, 2002

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Innate immunity: an overview. (2004, background): “Defensins ( Ganz and Lehrer, 1998; Lehrer and Ganz, 2002b ) consist of three subfamilies (alpha-, beta- and theta-defensins).”
Cathelicidins, multifunctional peptides of the innate immunity (2004, background): “disulfide bonds [10], cathelicidin AMPs are highly heteroge-”
Toll-like receptors. (2003, background): “LPS induces expression of mouse β-defensin-2, -3, and -6 (282).”
A genome-wide screen identifies a single β-defensin gene cluster in the chicken: implications for the origin and evolution of mammalian defensins (2004, background): “Defensins have been identified in species ranging from plants, insects to animals and humans [1-5].”
Cytokine Milieu of Atopic Dermatitis, as Compared to Psoriasis, Skin Prevents Induction of Innate Immune Response Genes 1 (2003, background): “Molecular mechanisms of their transcriptional regulation are, however, only starting to be delineated (35).”