WANG Yi-Peng, LAI Ren. 2010. Insect Antimicrobial Peptides: Structures, Properties and Gene Regulation. Zoological Research, 31(1): 27-34. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2010.01027
Citation: WANG Yi-Peng, LAI Ren. 2010. Insect Antimicrobial Peptides: Structures, Properties and Gene Regulation. Zoological Research, 31(1): 27-34. DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1141.2010.01027

Insect Antimicrobial Peptides: Structures, Properties and Gene Regulation

  • Insect antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an important group of insect innate immunity effectors. Insect AMPs are cationic and contain less than 100 amino acid residues. According to structure, insect AMPs can be divided into a limited number of families. The diverse antimicrobial spectrum of insect AMPs may indicate different modes of action. Research on the model organism Drosophila indicate that insect AMPs gene regulation involves multiple signaling pathways and a large number of signaling molecules.
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