title: Defensins versus pathogens: an unfolding story.
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Kudryashova
authors: Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: Wuyuan
authors: W
authors: Lu
authors: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.|Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 USA.
authors: Dmitri S
authors: DS
authors: Kudryashov
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D023082:Defensins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D011485:Protein Binding; D055550:Protein Stability; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D023082:Defensins
keywords: Immune response; Immunity; Immunology and Microbiology Section; Innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides